American Idioms and Expressions

Swap Spits Idiom

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swap spits
What does swap spits mean?
kiss

Some Random Idioms
slutty
What does "slutty" mean?
a sexually promiscuous or alluring appearance (used only in reference to women). She always looks slutty, even when she goes to church.
bite off more than one can chew
What does "bite off more than one can chew" mean?
to try to do more than one is able to do I bit off more than I can chew by agreeing to do another assignment.

in the market for (something)
What does "in the market for (something)" mean?
to be ready to buy something, to want to buy something We are in the market for a new computer.

white-tie event/affair
What does "white-tie event/affair" mean?
an event that requires guests to wear formal dress such as men wearing white bow ties with formal evening dress I attended a white-tie dinner in honor of the president of our university.

flake
What does "flake" mean?
a silly, giddy person. She's a total flake, so don't count on her to remember.
feel like going (somewhere)
What does "feel like going (somewhere)" mean?
to be in the mood to go somewhere, to want to go somewhere I did not feel like going to a movie so I stayed home.

Bottoms up!
What does "Bottoms up!" mean?
everybody should drink now (this expression is used at the end of a drinking toast) "Bottoms up," our host said at the beginning of the dinner.

honkie
What does "honkie" mean?
of or pertaining to white (Caucasian) behavior, ideas, etc.
bird
What does "bird" mean?
aircraft; airplane
put a bee in (someone's) bonnet
What does "put a bee in (someone's) bonnet" mean?
to give someone an idea (about something)I put a bee in my friend's bonnet with my plans to go to Germany to study.
Fire on all cylinders
What does "Fire on all cylinders" mean?
If something is firing on all cylinders, it is going as well as it could.

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