American Idioms and Expressions

Pay Homage To (someone) Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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pay homage to (someone)
What does pay homage to (someone) mean?
to praise/respect/honor someoneThe entire country paid homage to their dead leader.

Some Random Idioms
jack off
What does "jack off" mean?
masturbate (men only)
pose as (someone)
What does "pose as (someone)" mean?
to pretend to be someoneThe man was posing as a reporter in order to get information about the company.
eat one`s cake and have it too
What does "eat one`s cake and have it too" mean?
to use or spend something but still keep itThe man wants to eat his cake and have it too and he will never give up anything.
tie (someone's) hands
What does "tie (someone's) hands" mean?
to prevent someone from doing something The principal tied our hands and we were not able to start the project.

hang five
What does "hang five" mean?
surf while standing towrd the front of the board
freeze (someone) out or freeze out (someone)
What does "freeze (someone) out or freeze out (someone)" mean?
to prevent someone from getting a share in something by unfriendly or dishonest treatment The man froze his partner out of the profits from the sale of the land.

Heads up!
What does "Heads up!" mean?
Raise your head and be careful about some nearby danger!"Heads up," the construction worker yelled at the other worker.
strike out
What does "strike out" mean?
to failWe struck out in our attempt to gather enough support to build a new cafeteria in our building.
be fucked
What does "be fucked" mean?
find oneself in a desparate or difficult situation. We're so fucked.
crack down on (someone or something)
What does "crack down on (someone or something)" mean?
enforce a rule or law more strictlyThe police recently decided to crack down on speeding cars.
grab (someone) by the throat
What does "grab (someone) by the throat" mean?
to feel very interested or excited or frightened because of a performance or book or idea The ballet performance grabbed the audience by the throat and everyone left the auditorium speechless.

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