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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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to mix it up
What does to mix it up mean? | to argue or fight | The two groups of young men were mixing it up outside of the school yard.
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in the red
What does "in the red" mean? | to be losing money, to be unprofitable | The company has been in the red since the price of oil began to rise rapidly.
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run into a brick wall
What does "run into a brick wall" mean? | to come to a barrier against further progress | I run into a brick wall whenever I try to talk to my boss about a problem at work.
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More holes than Swiss cheese
What does "More holes than Swiss cheese" mean? | If something has more holes than a Swiss cheese, it is incomplete,and lacks many parts. |
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Kick in the teeth
What does "Kick in the teeth" mean? | Bad news or a sudden disappointment are a kick in the teeth. |
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small fry
What does "small fry" mean? | unimportant people, children (small fry are young newly-hatched fish) |
The police were only able to catch some of the small fry in the organized crime gang.
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not in the same league with (someone or something)
What does "not in the same league with (someone or something)" mean? | to be not anywhere nearly as good as someone or something | The new coach is not in the same league as the coach who we had last season.
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off one`s chest
What does "off one`s chest" mean? | remove something so it doesn't bother one anymore | I talked to my friend for a long time and was able to get some problems off my chest.
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in one fell swoop
What does "in one fell swoop" mean? | in one incident, as one event | In one fell swoop my friend got a new car, a new job and a new girlfriend.
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bullshit
What does "bullshit" mean? | a strong way to reject or challenge someone else's statement or claim. | Bullshit! That can't be true.
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roll out a product
What does "roll out a product" mean? | to release a product for sale |
The company will roll out their new computers soon.
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to the naked eye
What does "to the naked eye" mean? | as something is seen exactly as you look at it |
To the naked eye, it looked like there was little damage to the car but actually there was much damage.
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live in a fish bowl
What does "live in a fish bowl" mean? | to live where many people know about your life and personal business | The small town was like living in a fish bowl. Everybody knew what I was doing.
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wedge
What does "wedge" mean? | sandwich made with Italian bread sliced lengthwise, filled with cold cuts, cheese, and vegetables |
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