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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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saddle (someone) with (something)
What does saddle (someone) with (something) mean? | to give someone something undesirable or difficult to deal with | I try not to saddle my friend with the problems that I am having at work.
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keep down (something)
What does "keep down (something)" mean? | keep from progressing or growing, keep within limits, control | The students were told to keep down the noise as some of the other classes were having exams.
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line of products
What does "line of products" mean? | a group/category of products that are similar to each other | Our company will introduce a new line of products in the autumn.
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heart is in one's mouth
What does "heart is in one's mouth" mean? | to feel very nervous or frightened or have strong emotions about something | My heart was in my mouth when I saw the little boy standing on the ladder.
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square off to do (something)
What does "square off to do (something)" mean? | to get ready for an argument or fight | The two candidates squared off to debate the important issues of the election.
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peace out
What does "peace out" mean? |
idiom. good-bye; bye now |
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Nice as pie
What does "Nice as pie" mean? | If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. "After our argument, she was nice as pie!" |
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thrash (something) out
What does "thrash (something) out" mean? | to discuss something thoroughly and solve any problems | We spent most of the meeting thrashing the new plan out.
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shut (something) up
What does "shut (something) up" mean? | to close the doors and windows of a building for a period of time | We decided to shut up our cottage for the winter as we will not use it anymore.
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get into
What does "get into" mean? | to secure a place in a college or university or course | My friend wants to get into a good university.
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get/have a frog in one's throat
What does "get/have a frog in one's throat" mean? | get soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well | I got a frog in my throat just as I answered the phone to talk to my professor.
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trump card
What does "trump card" mean? | something that you hold back to use to win success if nothing
else works (a trump card is a card that is chosen to temporarily be stronger
than the other cards) | something that you hold back to use to win success if nothing else works (a trump card is a card that is chosen to temporarily be stronger than the other cards)The boxer's trump card in his desire for another fight was his great popularity with the fans.
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lost on (someone)
What does "lost on (someone)" mean? | wasted or having no effect on someone | My attempt at telling a joke was lost on my former girlfriend.
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go like clockwork
What does "go like clockwork" mean? | to progress in a regular and dependable way | Everything was going like clockwork when suddenly the lights went out.
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