American Idioms and Expressions

Put (someone) In The Picture 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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put (someone) in the picture
What does put (someone) in the picture mean?
to tell someone what the situation isThe supervisor has finally decided to put me in the picture about the new policy at work.

Some Random Idioms
best bud
What does "best bud" mean?
a close friend
wide of the mark
What does "wide of the mark" mean?
far from the target, incorrectHis ideas for the company are wide of the mark from what everybody expected.
let (something) ride
What does "let (something) ride" mean?
continue without changing a situationWe should forget about the recent problems at work and let the whole matter ride.
hand in hand
What does "hand in hand" mean?
holding handsThe young couple walked hand in hand along the beach.
French
What does "French" mean?
kiss using the tongue
Go west
What does "Go west" mean?
If something goes west, it goes wrong. If someone goes west, they die.
a match for (someone)
What does "a match for (someone)" mean?
equal to someone in a contestThe German soccer team was a match for the Brazilian team.
by leaps and bounds
What does "by leaps and bounds" mean?
rapidly, by large movements forwardThe construction of the new airport is progressing by leaps and bounds.
as a duck takes to water
What does "as a duck takes to water" mean?
easily and naturallyThe little boy started to swim just as a duck takes to water.
on again, off again
What does "on again, off again" mean?
to be unsettled/changeable/uncertainThe plans for the fireworks display were on again, off again because of the rainy and windy weather.
swing
What does "swing" mean?
be current; modern; with it

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