American Idioms and Expressions

Pull The Wool Over Someone`s Eyes 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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shitcan
What does "shitcan" mean?		garbage can
in the cards
What does "in the cards" mean?		 possible or likely (as in using playing cards or tarot cards to tell the future) possible or likely (as in using playing cards or tarot cards to tell the future)Although the airport expansion was in the cards nobody knew exactly when it would begin.
come to the fore
What does "come to the fore" mean?		 to come into an important place or position, to come to the front Several members of the class came to the fore and took important positions in the club.

rat race
What does "rat race" mean?		 an endless hurried existence, a fierce struggle for successThe man sometimes finds it too much of a rat race to live and work in a big city.
all night long
What does "all night long" mean?		 throughout the whole night We could hear the people next door talking all night long.

lay/light into (someone)
What does "lay/light into (someone)" mean?		 attack someone with wordsAs soon as I came into work this morning my boss laid/lit into me about my poor sales performance last month.
taste blood
What does "taste blood" mean?		 be able to harm an opponent and therefore want to try to do even more harmI could taste blood when I discovered the weak points of the supervisor who I hated.
black sheep (of a family)
What does "black sheep (of a family)" mean?		 a person who is a disgrace to a family or groupThe man is the black sheep in his family and has not made a success of his life.
bound hand and foot
What does "bound hand and foot" mean?		 to have one's hands and feet tied up The bank manager was bound hand and foot by the three bank robbers.

able to take a joke
What does "able to take a joke" mean?		 to be able to let others laugh and joke about youOur boss is not able to take a joke and we must be careful what we say to him.
flaky
What does "flaky" mean?		 spacey; absentminded; unreliable
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