American Idioms and Expressions

So Clean You Can Eat Off The Floor Idiom

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so clean you can eat off the floor
What does so clean you can eat off the floor mean?
very cleanMy mother's kitchen is so clean you can eat off the floor.
so clean you can eat off the floor
What does so clean you can eat off the floor mean?
very clean My mother's kitchen is so clean that you can eat off the floor.


Some Random Idioms
begin to see the light
What does "begin to see the light" mean?
to begin to understand (something)My sister began to see the light and decided to leave her boyfriend.
conspicuous by one's absence
What does "conspicuous by one's absence" mean?
to have one's absence noticed The teacher was conspicuous by her absence and everybody asked where she was.

Make your hair stand on end
What does "Make your hair stand on end" mean?
If something makes your hair stand on end, it terrifies you.
cuss out
What does "cuss out" mean?
curse someone; scold someone
pep (someone or something) up
What does "pep (someone or something) up" mean?
to make someone or something more active and energeticI drank a cup of coffee in order to pep myself up for my afternoon class.
get into (somewhere)
What does "get into (somewhere)" mean?
to enter somewhere - a car or a class or a university My friend wants to get into a good university.
I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.

as sound as a dollar
What does "as sound as a dollar" mean?
very secure and dependableThe company president believes that his business is as sound as a dollar.
ice
What does "ice" mean?
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA
dressed to the nines/teeth
What does "dressed to the nines/teeth" mean?
to be dressed elegantly, to be dressed very wellThe couple were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
sweat blood
What does "sweat blood" mean?
be very anxious and tenseI began to sweat blood when I heard that some of our staff would be transferred to another city.
strike out
What does "strike out" mean?
in baseball a player is "out" after three strikesThe baseball player did not strike out at all during the game.
a force to be reckoned with
What does "a force to be reckoned with" mean?
someone or something that is important and should not be ignored The young man is a force to be reckoned with in the wrestling world.

crack a joke
What does "crack a joke" mean?
to tell a jokeThe man was a lot of fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes.

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