American Idioms and Expressions

Very Last 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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very last
What does very last mean?
the end of somethingWe were able to buy the very last tickets to the concert.

Some Random Idioms
lick one's lips
What does "lick one's lips" mean?
show eagerness or pleasure about a future eventI began to lick my lips when I heard about the chance to go on the training course.
have none of (something)
What does "have none of (something)" mean?
not tolerate or endure somethingOur teacher will have none of our talking loudly in the class.
hands off
What does "hands off" mean?
leave alone, don`t interfereThe government decided to take a hands-off approach to the teachers during the strike.
up one`s alley
What does "up one`s alley" mean?
something one is good at or enjoysComputer programming is right up his alley and he is very good at it.
Shoot your wad
What does "Shoot your wad" mean?
When you have shot your wad, you have expended everything and have no more to say or do about a matter.
pour one's heart out (to someone)
What does "pour one's heart out (to someone)" mean?
to tell all of one's hopes/fears/feelings to someoneMy friend poured her heart out to me when we went to the coffee shop last evening.
get cold feet
What does "get cold feet" mean?
to become timid or afraid to do or try somethingI wanted to go to Europe with my cousin but he got cold feet and decided not to go.
take off
What does "take off" mean?
to leave (used for an airplane)The flight took off right on time.
Streets ahead
What does "Streets ahead" mean?
If people are streets ahead of their rivals, they are a long way in front.
rat out on (someone)
What does "rat out on (someone)" mean?
to desert or betray someone, to leave someone at a critical timeThe boy's friend ratted out on him and refused to support him in his fight with the neighborhood bully.
swelled head
What does "swelled head" mean?
a feeling that one is very important or more important than one really isMy sister has had a swelled head since she got her new job.
DQ
What does "DQ" mean?
Dairy Queen
in the context of (something)
What does "in the context of (something)" mean?
in the circumstances under which something has happenedIn the context of everyday work I could understand what my friend was saying.

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