Home > Blossary: American Idioms, figure of speech
Collection of American Idioms- I have heard from native speakers over 20 years.

Category: Languages

44 Terms

Created by: evergreen1225

Number of Blossarys: 6

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An unpleasant or disappointing experience. One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints.

Domain: Language; Category: Slang

Sleight of hand is methods and techniques used by performing artists in many art forms to entertain or manipulate. It is closely associated and often mistaken for close-up magic, card cheating and ...

Domain: Language; Category: Idioms

Without giving it too much thought or without precise knowledge.

Domain: Language; Category: Idioms

Тот, кто имеет молодцом отображает мужество перед лицом невзгод, или осуществляет большую сдержанность в выражении эмоций. Фраза чаще всего слышится как частью идиома «держать молодцом» и традиционно ...

Domain: Language; Category: Idioms

One who has a stiff upper lip displays fortitude in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion. The phrase is most commonly heard as part of the idiom "keep ...

Domain: Language; Category: Idioms

Infer an unexpressed meaning. An early method of transmitting written coded messages was to write the secret information in invisible ink between the lines of a document. The recipient would then ...

Domain: Language; Category: Idioms

Too deeply involved with someone or something, beyond what one can deal with.

Domain: Language; Category: Idioms

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