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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rain cats and dogs
What does rain cats and dogs mean? | rain very hard. | "You can't leave just now! It's raining cats anddogsand you don't have an umbrella or raincoat!"
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rain cats and dogs
What does rain cats and dogs mean? | to rain very hard | It has been raining cats and dogs all morning.
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rain cats and dogs
What does rain cats and dogs mean? | to rain very hard | It has been raining cats and dogs all day.
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rain cats and dogs
What does rain cats and dogs mean? | to rain very hard |
It has been raining cats and dogs all day.
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rain cats and dogs
What does rain cats and dogs mean? | to rain very hard |
It has been raining cats and dogs all morning.
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Renaissance man
What does "Renaissance man" mean? | A Renaissance man is a person who is talented in a number of different areas, especially when their talents include both the sciences and the arts. |
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Clean as a whistle
What does "Clean as a whistle" mean? | If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean, spotless. It can also be used to mean 'completely', though this meaning is less common nowadays. If somebody is clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal. |
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shit
What does "shit" mean? | feces; the act of defacating; a despicable pesron; something completely worthless; nonsense. | There's shit all over the place. What happened?
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One-man band
What does "One-man band" mean? | If one person does all the work or has all the responsibility somewhere, then they are a one-man band. |
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live off the fat of the land
What does "live off the fat of the land" mean? | to grow one's own food, to live on the resources of the land | The family is able to live off the fat of the land on their small farm.
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stretch
What does "stretch" mean? | time period |
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Just around the corner
What does "Just around the corner" mean? | If something is just around the corner, then it is expected to happen very soon. |
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have other fish to fry
What does "have other fish to fry" mean? | have other or more important things to do | I have other fish to fry and do not want to get involved with the small problems in my company.
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have one's nose in a book
What does "have one's nose in a book" mean? | to be reading a book |
The boy loves to read and always has his nose in a book.
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catch (someone`s) eye
What does "catch (someone`s) eye" mean? | to attract someone`s attention | I tried to catch my friend`s eye at the movie theater but he did not notice me.
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Hell for leather
What does "Hell for leather" mean? | If you do something hell for leather, especially running, you do it as fast as you can. |
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cold turkey
What does "cold turkey" mean? | immediate and complete withdrawal from something on which one has become dependent
(used when someone stops taking addictive drugs or tries to stop a bad habit) |
The government program helped the drug addicts stop using heroin cold turkey.
The man plans to quit smoking cold turkey.
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