American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- French Kiss

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

An open mouth kiss where tongues touch. 

Idiom of the day :- In The Buff

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Nude.

Idiom of the day :- Tie the knot

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Colloquially, when two people get married they tie the ( marriage ) knot. ‘Peter and Elizabeth have decided to tie the knot. They make a lovely couple, don’t they ?’ Also, the person performing the wedding ceremony ties the ( marriage ) knot. The priest at St Teresa’s tied the marriage knot for Peter and Elizabeth.

Idiom of the day :- Lose One’s Shirt

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

I happened to bump into Dole at lunch yesterday afternoon. What’s new with Dole these days ? He wasn’t doing so well. For one thing, he told me he lost his shirt at the races. Dole has always liked to bet on the horses. I’m not surprised that he lost a great deal of money. Yeah. At this rate he’ll never have a penny to his name.

Idiom of the day :- High on the Hog

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Living in Luxury.

Idiom of the day :- Flesh and Blood

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone’s family. 

Idiom of the day :- Forbidden fruit

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Something you are not allowed to have. ex. “Never underestimate the appeal of forbidden fruit.” 

Idiom of the day :- On a shoestring

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A shoestring is a shoelace. Because they are so common and, in particular, so cheap, a shoestring means a small amount of money. From that, to do something on a shoestring is to do it without spending much money. ‘We’ve been living on a shoestring since Tim lost his job,’ Tina said.

Idiom of the day :- Gobbledegook

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Complicated / obscure / meaningless language ( written or spoken ) A : My solicitor has sent me a letter which says something about $450 ! The problem is that he’s used so much jargon I can’t understand it. I really hate gobbledegook — can you help ? B : Yes of course. I used to be a solicitor myself so I’m sure I can tell you what it means. Let’s ….. Yes, he says that you owe him $450. A : Are you sure ? Oh dear. I don’t want to understand goobledegook. This word was invented by Maury Maverick, an American politician. He was very tired of language which was unnecessarily complicated and hard to understand and so decided to think of a name to describe it. In English the sound a turkey makes is gobble and the image of this stupid bird making a sound no one can understand gave Maverick the idea fro gobbledegook.

Idiom of the day :- New York Minute

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in a fast paced environment.