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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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see eye to eye (with someone)
What does see eye to eye (with someone) mean? | to agree with someone | We do not always see eye to eye on things but generally I have a good relationship with my friend.
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see eye to eye (with someone)
What does see eye to eye (with someone) mean? | to agree with someone, to have the same opinion as someone else | I never see eye to eye with my friend about which television program to watch.
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kissyface
What does "kissyface" mean? | kissing |
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Mad as a cut snake
What does "Mad as a cut snake" mean? | One who is mad as a cut snake has lost all sense of reason, is crazy, out of control. |
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fast buck
What does "fast buck" mean? | money earned quickly and easily |
The man is always trying to make a fast buck without working hard.
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prey on/upon (someone)
What does "prey on/upon (someone)" mean? | to cheat/rob someone | Criminals often prey on people who are the weakest members of society.
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wring one's hands
What does "wring one's hands" mean? | to worry and be upset about something and not be able to do anything about it |
The woman stayed up most of the night wringing her hands while she waited for her son to come home.
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at the mercy of (the court/someone)
What does "at the mercy of (the court/someone)" mean? | having no defense against the court or someone |
My friend was at the mercy of the court when he went before the judge.
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Wag the dog
What does "Wag the dog" mean? | To 'wag the dog' means to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else of lesser significance. By doing so, the lesser-significant event is catapulted into the limelight, drowning proper attention to what was originally the more important issue.The expression comes from the saying that 'a dog is smarter than its tail', but if the tail were smarter, then the tail would 'wag the dog'. The expression 'wag the dog' was elaborately used as theme of |
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bring (someone or something) to its/their knees
What does "bring (someone or something) to its/their knees" mean? | to have a negative effect or destroy someone or a group of people, to defeat someone/something | The strike by the teachers quickly brought the school to its knees.
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cut (someone) off
What does "cut (someone) off" mean? | to stop someone from saying something, to interrupt someone | My friend cut me off when I was speaking.
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