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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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run-down
What does run-down mean? | (1) not well; weak; fatigued. | "Are you eating regularly and getting enough sleep?You look run-down."
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coin
What does "coin" mean? | money; cash. | You can make some serious coin by working here.
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run around like a chicken with its head cut off
What does "run around like a chicken with its head cut off" mean? | to run around frantically and with no aim or purpose | I ran around like a chicken with its head cut off all morning as I prepared for my trip.
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turkey
What does "turkey" mean? | failure; loss |
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uptight
What does "uptight" mean? | nervous; anxious; edgy |
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crack
What does "crack" mean? | joke; bad joke |
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cram
What does "cram" mean? | try to learn as much as possible in a very short
time. | "Sidney did well on the test because he crammed forit. However, he probablywon't remember any of the information a couple of days from now."
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earful
What does "earful" mean? | scolding; tirade; verbal assault |
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puke
What does "puke" mean? | vomit; vomitus. | Look at the puke all over this bus station. It's disgusting.
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pay to (do something)
What does "pay to (do something)" mean? | to be beneficial to do something | I decided that it would pay to buy a new car rather than fix my old car.
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read (someone's) mind
What does "read (someone's) mind" mean? | to guess what someone is thinking (as if one has special powers to see someone's thoughts) | The girl told her boyfriend that she cannot read his mind and that he must tell her what he wants.
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line up (someone for something)
What does "line up (someone for something)" mean? | arrange, schedule someone for something | We were unable to line up a speaker for Sunday evening so we must cancel the meeting.
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small fry
What does "small fry" mean? | unimportant people, children (small fry are young newly-hatched fish) | The police were only able to catch some of the small fry in the organized crime gang.
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