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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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way the wind blows
What does way the wind blows mean? | direction something may go, what may happen | We will have to see which way the wind blows with our plans to go to London or not.
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fall head over heels in love with (someone)
What does "fall head over heels in love with (someone)" mean? | to fall deeply in love with someone | My sister fell head over heels in love with a boy in her English class.
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let the dead bury their dead
What does "let the dead bury their dead" mean? | to think about the present and try not to remember and think about past events and people | It would be better for the woman to let the dead bury their dead and stop thinking about what happened with her sister many years ago.
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take a trip
What does "take a trip" mean? | to go for a journey | We plan to take a trip to Italy in November.
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uncut
What does "uncut" mean? | unmodified; unedited |
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burn the midnight oil
What does "burn the midnight oil" mean? | to study until very late at night | We burned the midnight oil for three nights in order to study for the exam.
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way it plays
What does "way it plays" mean? |
idiom. how things are; the real situation |
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Slower than molasses going uphill in January
What does "Slower than molasses going uphill in January" mean? | To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed! |
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under oath
What does "under oath" mean? | having taken an oath (solemn promise) | The man was under oath when he spoke before the judge.
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cluster fuck
What does "cluster fuck" mean? | group rape |
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of one mind
What does "of one mind" mean? | to have the same opinion about something, to agree on something with someone else | The finance committee was of one mind when they made this year's budget.
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knock somebody up
What does "knock somebody up" mean? | get a woman pregnant |
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quick on the draw
What does "quick on the draw" mean? | to be quick to respond to something, to be quick to draw a gun and shoot | The man is quick on the draw and can answer most questions immediately.
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heavy going
What does "heavy going" mean? | difficult to do | Moving the furniture was heavy going and we became tired quickly.
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all in a day's work
What does "all in a day's work" mean? | to be part of what is expected | It was all in a day's work when the firefighters rescued the cat.
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