American Idioms and Expressions

Top (someone Or Something) Idiom

This 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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top (someone or something)
What does top (someone or something) mean?		 to do or be better than someone or somethingThe young woman topped everyone in her class with the excellent job that she did in her exam.

Some Random Idioms
clam up
What does "clam up" mean?		 to stop talking, to refuse to talk (like a clam closes its shell)I had to clam up during the meeting so my boss would not become angry with me.
yank around
What does "yank around" mean?		 annoy; harass; irritate
in one fell swoop
What does "in one fell swoop" mean?		 as a single incident or eventIn one fell swoop we sold our car, furniture and apartment and moved to Germany.
blow one's top/stack
What does "blow one's top/stack" mean?		 to become very angryThe customer blew his stack when they refused to exchange his purchase at the store.
scuzzbag
What does "scuzzbag" mean?		disgusting, worthless person
Carry the can
What does "Carry the can" mean?		 If you carry the can, you take the blame for something, even though you didn't do it or are only partly at fault.
on behalf of (someone)
What does "on behalf of (someone)" mean?		 representing someoneThe lawyer went to the meeting on behalf of his client.
two of a kind
What does "two of a kind" mean?		 people or things that are of the same type or are similar in character/attitude etc.The boys are two of a kind and they love to spend time together.
fly into the face of danger
What does "fly into the face of danger" mean?		 to take great risksThe pilot was flying into the face of danger when he went to fight the forest fire.
in stock
What does "in stock" mean?		 having something ready to sell or useThe store didn`t have any computer discs in stock so we bought some over the Internet.
dead to the world
What does "dead to the world" mean?		 to be sleeping soundlyThe little boy was dead to the world when his father took him out of the car.
rat
What does "rat" mean?		person who is disgusting
see (something) out
What does "see (something) out" mean?		 to finish something, to not quit doing somethingI decided to stay with my company in order to see out the restructuring process.
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