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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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take heart
What does take heart mean? | to be encouraged, to feel brave and want to try something | I took heart from my previous failure and decided to try again.
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take heart
What does take heart mean? | to be encouraged, to be brave | The father took heart in the fact that his son was still going to university even though he was failing most of his courses.
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take heart
What does take heart mean? | to be encouraged, to be brave |
The father took heart in the fact that his son was still going to university even though he was failing most of his courses.
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take heart
What does take heart mean? | to be encouraged, to feel brave and want to try something |
I took heart from my previous failure and decided to try again.
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on the double
What does "on the double" mean? | very fast | My father asked me to bring him the newspaper on the double.
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get out of the way
What does "get out of the way" mean? | to stop obstructing or interfering with someone or something, to escape from something |
The car was unable to get out of the way of the truck.
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bad-mouth (someone or something)
What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean? | to say bad things about someone or something | The football player began to bad-mouth his coach.
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day-to-day
What does "day-to-day" mean? | daily, everyday |
The president was not involved in the day-to-day running of the university.
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take a leak
What does "take a leak" mean? | to urinate | The man stopped at the side of the road to take a leak when he was walking home last night.
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at last
What does "at last" mean? | finally, after a long time |
I waited all morning for my friend's call until at last it came.
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eyeball-to-eyeball
What does "eyeball-to-eyeball" mean? | face to face | I sat eyeball-to-eyeball with our boss during the meeting.
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in drag
What does "in drag" mean? | wearing the clothes of the opposite sex | The tourists were shocked when they went to the stage show and found many of the performers in drag.
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Shades of meaning
What does "Shades of meaning" mean? | Shades of meaning is a phrase used to describe the small, subtle differences in meaning between similar words or phrases; 'kid' and 'youth' both refer to young people, but carry differing views and ideas about young people. |
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grinder
What does "grinder" mean? | sandwich made with Italian bread sliced lengthwise, filled with cold cuts, cheese, and vegetables (used in the Boston area) |
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out of consideration for (someone or something)
What does "out of consideration for (someone or something)" mean? | with consideration for someone or something | The police did not release the names of the accident victims out of consideration for the family members.
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have a score to settle with (someone)
What does "have a score to settle with (someone)" mean? | have a problem to clear up with someone | I had a score to settle with the soccer coach which I wanted to talk about.
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