American Idioms and Expressions

Vibes Idiom

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vibes
What does vibes mean?
atmosphere; feelings; sense of what's what (short for "vibrations")

Some Random Idioms
Here's mud in your eye!
What does "Here's mud in your eye!" mean?
Drink up! (a drinking toast) "Here's mud in your eye," I said as we drank a toast to my new job.

big enchilada
What does "big enchilada" mean?
the biggest and most important thing or personThe new accounting manager is the big enchilada in our company.
fall head over heels
What does "fall head over heels" mean?
to fall downThe little boy fell head over heels down the hillside.
across the board
What does "across the board" mean?
applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position) applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)The workers received an across the board wage increase and most of them were happy.
dick
What does "dick" mean?
nothing; nothing at all
like I care
What does "like I care" mean?
idiom. I am not interested at all (used to indicate that something does not matter)
paint the town red
What does "paint the town red" mean?
to go out and party and have a good timeWhen my cousin came to visit us we decided to go out and paint the town red.
get it on
What does "get it on" mean?
have sexual relations
bad hair day
What does "bad hair day" mean?
a day when one's hair looks messy, a day of mishaps and other problems The girl is having a bad hair day. She looks terrible.
I am having a bad hair day. Everything is going wrong.

a new broom sweeps clean
What does "a new broom sweeps clean" mean?
a new person makes many changesA new broom sweeps clean and when our new boss came he changed many things in our organization.
come to a head
What does "come to a head" mean?
to come to a point where a problem must be solvedThe issue came to a head and everyone was forced to talk about the problem.

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