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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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put out (some) feelers
What does put out (some) feelers mean? | to attempt to find out something without being too obvious about it | I put out some feelers to see if it would be easy to find another job.
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wolf down (something)
What does "wolf down (something)" mean? | to gulp down something, to eat something quickly |
I wolfed down my dinner and left the house for the movie.
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flare up
What does "flare up" mean? | to become suddenly angry, to begin again suddenly | The fighting flared up again after the United Nations soldiers left the town.
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Sure thing.
What does "Sure thing." mean? | of course, certainly | "Sure thing, I would be happy to help you move next Saturday."
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ride the gravy train
What does "ride the gravy train" mean? | to exploit something for easy profit or advantage, to experience excessive success or profit without deserving it | We have been able to ride the gravy train and make a lot of money at our job recently.
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prick
What does "prick" mean? | dumb person of little worth |
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No harm, no foul
What does "No harm, no foul" mean? | There's no problem when no harm or damage is done, such as the time my sister-in-law stole the name we'd chosen for a boy and we both ended up having girls. |
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make an issue of (something)
What does "make an issue of (something)" mean? | turn something into an important matter | Our supervisor often tries to make an issue of events that are not important at all.
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follow suit
What does "follow suit" mean? | play a card of the same suit, follow the example of another
| play a card of the same suit, follow the example of another The small university followed suit with the other universities and decided to raise their tuition fees.
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hit it off with (someone)
What does "hit it off with (someone)" mean? | get along well with someone | We really hit it off at the party.
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come to a pretty pass
What does "come to a pretty pass" mean? | to develop into a bad or difficult situation |
Things have come to a pretty pass and nobody knows what to do about the problem.
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