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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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red-letter day
What does red-letter day mean? | a day that is memorable because of some important event | Saturday was a red-letter day when we finally won the school championship.
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red-letter day
What does red-letter day mean? | a day that is memorable because of some important event | It was a red-letter day when my sister received her graduation diploma.
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Red letter day
What does Red letter day mean? | A red letter day is a one of good luck, when something special happens to you. |
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red-letter day
What does red-letter day mean? | a day that is memorable because of some important event |
It was a red-letter day when my sister received her graduation diploma.
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red-letter day
What does red-letter day mean? | a day that is memorable because of some important event |
Saturday was a red-letter day when we finally won the school championship.
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Some Random Idioms
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run around in circles
What does "run around in circles" mean? | to act confused, to do a lot but accomplish little | I have been running around in circles all day but I can`t seem to get anything done.
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answer to (someone)
What does "answer to (someone)" mean? | to explain or justify one's actions to someone | The manager had to answer to the company president about the problems in the office.
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after all
What does "after all" mean? | considering the fact that something happened or is usually assumed | "You don't need to phone him. After all, he never phones you."
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let sleeping dogs lie
What does "let sleeping dogs lie" mean? | don`t make trouble if you don`t have to | "You should let sleeping dogs lie and not worry about what your friend said to you last summer."
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a fool and his money are soon parted
What does "a fool and his money are soon parted" mean? | someone who acts unwisely with money will soon lose it | someone who acts unwisely with money will soon lose itA fool and his money are soon parted and the man quickly spent the money that he had won in the lottery.
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bitten by (some kind of) bug
What does "bitten by (some kind of) bug" mean? | to become interested and excited about a particular activity and want to start doing it | The man has been bitten by a gold bug and he only thinks about gold.
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sit idly by
What does "sit idly by" mean? | to sit and watch something while others work, to ignore a situation that calls for help | The man sat idly by while the others worked hard.
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go jump in a lake
What does "go jump in a lake" mean? | go away; get out |
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in ruin
What does "in ruin" mean? | destroyed | Most of the hotels along the beach were in ruin after the hurricane.
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brain drain
What does "brain drain" mean? | the loss of talented and educated people from one place/country to other places/countries where conditions are better | There is a brain drain from many poor countries to wealthy countries where conditions are better.
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