American Idioms and Expressions

Raw 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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raw
What does raw mean?		 lacking experience; new. You're totally raw. You've never done this, have you?

Some Random Idioms
Bless your pointy little head
What does "Bless your pointy little head" mean?		 This expression is used as to patronise someone, especially when they don't realise that they're not very clever.('Bless your pointes little head' is also used.)
grub
What does "grub" mean?		food; meal
vicious circle
What does "vicious circle" mean?		 unbroken sequence of cause and effect with bad resultsHe had fallen into a vicious circle of drinking too much and then losing his job and then drinking even more.
leave a bad taste in one`s mouth
What does "leave a bad taste in one`s mouth" mean?		 leave a bad impression, make one feel disgustedThe way that the company fired the workers left a bad taste in everyone`s mouth.
search one`s heart/soul
What does "search one`s heart/soul" mean?		 to study one`s reasons and acts, to try to discover if one has been fair and honest about somethingI searched my soul to try and discover why my girlfriend had left me.
drop by
What does "drop by" mean?		 to visit someoneMy uncle dropped by after work for a visit.
what's doing down
What does "what's doing down" mean?		 idiom. what's going on; what's happening
cross-examine (someone)
What does "cross-examine (someone)" mean?		 question a suspect or a witness in a trialThe lawyer was very careful when he began to cross-examine the witness.
look like the cat that swallowed the canary
What does "look like the cat that swallowed the canary" mean?		 to look very self-satisfied, to look as if you have just had a great successThe boy looked like the cat that swallowed the canary after he won the relay race.
null and void
What does "null and void" mean?		 to be canceled, to be worthlessThe credit card was null and void and I was unable to use it on my holiday.
go halves
What does "go halves" mean?		 to share equallyWe decided to go halves on buying a new computer.
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