American Idioms and Expressions

Put On An Act 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 on an act
What does put on an act mean?		 to pretend that one is something other than what one isThe girl was putting on an act when she said that she no longer loved her boyfriend.
put on an act
What does put on an act mean?		 to pretend that something is different than it really is The girl was putting on an act when she said that she no longer loved her boyfriend.


Some Random Idioms
cold fish
What does "cold fish" mean?		 a person who is unfriendly or does not mix with othersThe man is a cold fish and he has very few friends.
blood, sweat and tears
What does "blood, sweat and tears" mean?		 signs of great personal effort We put much blood, sweat and tears into building the house.

blow Idioms


twist (someone's) words around
What does "twist (someone's) words around" mean?		 to restate someone's words inaccurately when quoting him or herThe supervisor twisted my words around when he repeated my complaint to the manager.
play fair
What does "play fair" mean?		 avoid cheating avoid cheatingThe boxer was an honorable athlete and always played fair when he was in the boxing ring.
a dime a dozen
What does "a dime a dozen" mean?		 common, easy to get and of little valueUsed books are a dime a dozen and it is dificult to sell them.
lose heart
What does "lose heart" mean?		 to feel discouraged because of failure, to lose the hope of successI tried not to lose heart even though I had failed my driver`s exam for the second time.
sell (something) off
What does "sell (something) off" mean?		 to sell much or all of somethingThe computer company decided to sell off some of their real estate business.
come to blows
What does "come to blows" mean?		 to begin to fight The two men came to blows when they were trying to fix the car.

Carpetbagger
What does "Carpetbagger" mean?		 A carpetbagger is an opportunist without any scruples or ethics, or a politican who wants to represent a place they have no connection with.
behind schedule
What does "behind schedule" mean?		 to fail to do something by the time on the scheduleThe trains were behind schedule because of the accident early in the morning.
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