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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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serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean? | to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone | The students served as a guinea pig for the school board's plan to change the school curriculum.
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serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean? | to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone | I was not happy that I had to act as a guinea pig for the managers who were testing the new training material.
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serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean? | to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone |
I was not happy that I had to serve as a guinea pig for the new training material.
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serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean? | to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone |
The students served as a guinea pig for the school board's plan to change the school curriculum.
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Some Random Idioms
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Gardening leave
What does "Gardening leave" mean? | (UK) If someone is paid for a period when they are not working, either after they have given in their notice or when they are being investigated, they are on gardening leave. |
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green
What does "green" mean? | to be inexperienced or immature |
The young man is rather green and does not have enough experience to drive the large machinery.
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shake a leg
What does "shake a leg" mean? | to go fast, to hurry | "Please try and shake a leg. We are already late for the concert."
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put (someone) away
What does "put (someone) away" mean? | to put someone in a mental institution/hospital | The man was doing much damage to himself and had to be put away in a mental institution.
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stink
What does "stink" mean? | commotion; argument; dispute |
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done for
What does "done for" mean? | to be ruined/defeated/dying | I think that our team is done for this season.
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toot/blow one's own horn
What does "toot/blow one's own horn" mean? | to boast or praise oneself | My friend is always tooting his own horn when he thinks that he has done something well.
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bona fide
What does "bona fide" mean? | "in good faith" (from Latin), without any element of dishonesty or fraud | The mediator asked the two sides in the dispute to make a bona fide effort to solve the dispute.
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get one's act together
What does "get one's act together" mean? | to become more organized | My sister finally got her act together and was able to find a new job.
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an old hand at (doing something)
What does "an old hand at (doing something)" mean? | to be experienced at doing something | My father is an old hand at building kitchen furniture.
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