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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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wet behind the ears
What does wet behind the ears mean? | inexperienced and naive. | "Don't include Fred as part of the bargaining team.He's just started working here and is still too wet behind the ears."
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wet behind the ears
What does wet behind the ears mean? | inexperienced, immature | He is a little wet behind the ears and doesn`t know much about his job yet.
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wet behind the ears
What does wet behind the ears mean? | to be young and inexperienced, to be new in a job or place | The man is still wet behind the ears and does not know very much about his company.
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wet behind the ears
What does wet behind the ears mean? | to be young and inexperienced, to be new in a job or place |
The man is wet behind the ears and does not know very much about his company.
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wet behind the ears
What does wet behind the ears mean? | inexperienced, immature |
The new employee is wet behind the ears and does not know much about his job yet.
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Some Random Idioms
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hack
What does "hack" mean? | cough |
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kinky
What does "kinky" mean? | unusual, possibly deviant (sexual activity) |
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Easy peasy
What does "Easy peasy" mean? | (UK) If something is easy peasy, it is very easy indeed.
('Easy peasy, lemon squeezy' is also used.) |
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feel free to do (something)
What does "feel free to do (something)" mean? | to feel like you are permitted to do something |
Everybody felt free to walk around the restaurant after the party began.
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Wipe the smile of someone's face
What does "Wipe the smile of someone's face" mean? | If you wipe the smile of someone's face, you do something to make someone feel less pleased with themselves. |
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learn (something) by heart
What does "learn (something) by heart" mean? | memorize something | I quickly learned my library card number by heart.
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A lost ball in the high weeds
What does "A lost ball in the high weeds" mean? | A lost ball in the high weeds is someone who does not know what they are doing, where they are or how to do something. |
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(have something) going for you
What does "(have something) going for you" mean? | to be or have something as an advantage | The woman should do very well as she has many things going for her.
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toy with (someone or something)
What does "toy with (someone or something)" mean? | to tease someone, to play or fiddle with something | The woman in the bank was toying with me when she began to ask me many questions.
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get off to a flying start
What does "get off to a flying start" mean? | to have a successful beginning | The new restaurant got off to a flying start when many people came during the first weekend.
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