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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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show up
What does show up mean? | to appear, to arrive, to be present | "What time did your friend show up for the party?"
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show up
What does show up mean? | to become easy to see | After we cleaned the vase the design began to show up.
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show up
What does show up mean? | to appear, to arrive, to be present |
"What time did your friend show up for the party?"
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show up
What does show up mean? | to become easy to see |
After we cleaned the vase the design began to show up.
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Some Random Idioms
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Crash a party
What does "Crash a party" mean? | If you crash a party, or are a gatecrasher, you go somewhere you haven't been invited to. |
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In the gravy
What does "In the gravy" mean? | If you're in the gravy, you're rich and make money easily. |
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BCGs
What does "BCGs" mean? | birth control glasses, i.e. military glasses that repel women because they are very ugly |
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Spirit of the law
What does "Spirit of the law" mean? | The spirit of the law is the idea or ideas that the people who made the law wanted to have effect. |
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he who laughs last, laughs longest
What does "he who laughs last, laughs longest" mean? | the person who is successful in doing something last will have the most enjoyment or success | the person who is successful in doing something last will have the most enjoyment or successEverybody thought that the boy would not get the job because he was too young. However, he who laughs last laughs longest and in fact he got the job easily.
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find one's own level
What does "find one's own level" mean? | to find the position to which one is best suited | The teacher helped the child find his own level in the reading class.
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keep late hours
What does "keep late hours" mean? | stay up or stay out until very late | My friend keeps late hours now that he is working for the newspaper.
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buy a pig in a poke
What does "buy a pig in a poke" mean? | to buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory | It is like buying a pig in a poke if you buy that car without first inspecting it.
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slope
What does "slope" mean? | Asian person (so called because of the shape of the eyes) |
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toss (someone) out of (somewhere)
What does "toss (someone) out of (somewhere)" mean? | to force someone to leave, to dismiss someone | The boys were tossed out of the restaurant for their bad behavior.
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show-and-tell
What does "show-and-tell" mean? | in the lower grades of elementary school children bring something interesting to show to the rest of the class |
The little girl brought in a turtle shell to show-and-tell at school.
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first hand
What does "first hand" mean? | to see or experience or learn about something by direct personal experience |
We saw the car accident first hand when we were driving down the highway.
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