Read Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook Online
Authors: Gail Brenner
Do you see?
Do you see my point?
Do you understand?
do/fix (hair)
Does that make sense?
dog/cat lovers
dog-eared
dogged determination
doggie bag
doing poorly in school
doing well in school
doing without
don’t ask me
don’t give it away
don’t let it happen again
don’t make me laugh
don’t overeat
Don’t put off till tomorrow
don’t tell (a soul)
don’t worry about it
double date
double talker
double-crosser
dough
down
down and out
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
down on one’s luck
down to one’s last cent
downsized
doze off
drag on
drag one’s feet
dream up
dress (dressing) down/up
dressed to kill
dressed to the nines
drift off
drink
drink up
drinker
drive around
drive on
drive over
drive someone crazy/nuts
drive under the influence (DUI)
drop
drop in
drop off
drop off (something)
drop out
drop over
dropped off
drunk
drunk as a skunk
dry as a bone
DUI (drive under the influence)
dumb luck
dump
dump someone
dunce
dustbin, British
dying of thirst
dysfunctional family
earn one’s bread and butter
earn one’s keep
earning a living
ease up
easy to read
eat a balanced meal
eat it
eat like a bird/horse/pig
eat one’s fill
eat one’s heart out
eat out
eat right
eat someone out of house and home
eat up
eating habits
egg on
egged on
Einstein
either way
eleventh hour
empty-handed
end it
enough is enough
envy
essay test
every dog has its day
exam
excuse me
Excuse me?
expression, defined
extended family
eye for an eye
eye someone
eyes are at half mast
eyes light up
eye-to-eye
face
Face it!
face something
Face the facts!
face the music
face up to
face up to something
fag, American versus British use
fag, British
fagged out, British
fair-weather friend
faithful
fall
fall (for)
fall asleep
fall down
fall flat (on one’s face)
fall for something
fall in love
fall in with
fall off
fall on hard times
fall out laughing
fall out of our seats
fall over, British
fall short
fall through
fall under
falling apart
falling asleep
falls on deaf ears
family
family man
fantastic
farewell
fart around
fast/slow eater
father’s side
fatten up
feast
feather one’s nest
feature-length film
fed up with
feed one’s face
feed someone a line
feel at home
feel edgy
feel jittery
feel like
feel like two cents
feel miserable
feel rotten
feel something in one’s gut
feel up to
feeling it
feeling no pain
feet
feet haven’t touched the ground
fell down
fell into their lap
fender bender
fess up
fetch, American versus British use
fib
fifth wheel
fifty-fifty
fight off
figure in
figure out
fill in
fill in the blanks
fill in the gaps, British
fill in/out
fill up
fill up on
filled up
filling up
fill-in-the-blank questions
film noir
filters
final exams
finals
find Mr. Right
find out
find the one
finger
finger food
finish up
first
first and foremost
first base
first come, first served
first helping
first love
first of all
first off
first things first
firsthand
fish tale/story
fit
fit in
fits of laughter
five
five-o’clock shadow
fix a meal
fix dinner
fix/do (hair)
fixer-upper
fizzy drink, British
flesh and blood
flick
flipping someone off
flipping the bird
flop
flu
flunk (the test)
flunks out
fly off the handle
fly over
flying colors
foam at the mouth
fold
folks
follow through
fool around
fool for love
fooling around
foot
foot someone a loan
foot the bill
footloose and fancy free
for here or to go?
for real
For real?
for safety’s sake
forget it
forget (about) it
forgive me
fork out/over
fork over
forty winks
four corners of the earth
four-letter word
fox
freak out
French kiss
freshen up
friends
from day one
Full Stop!, British
full time
full-time job
funnier than all (as all) get out
funnier than (as) heck
funny
funny girl/man
fuss around
future together
gain the upper hand
gain weight
gave up the ghost
gay and lesbian (homosexual) clients
gay bars
gazillion
g-bye
geek
geezer
Gen Xers
generation gap
Generation X
Generation Y
generous to a fault
get a chance
get a deal
get a lucky break
get a move on
get about, British
get ahead
get an offer
get around
get around to
get around town
get away
get away from it all
get away with
get back at someone
get back together
get better
get by
get by on nothing
get cold feet
get down
get down on
get engaged
get going
get hitched
get in on
get in shape
get it on
get lost
get off my back
get off one’s feet
get on someone’s nerves
get one’s foot in the door
get one’s nose (bent) out of shape
get one’s walking papers
get one’s/someone’s back up
get on/off
get out
get out of
get out of bed
get out of hand
get out of here
get out of my face
get out of shape
get over
Get over it!
get rid of
get serious
get (getting) some shut-eye
get someone into something
get the ax/boot/heave-ho
get the green light
get the jitters
get the job
get the upper hand
get through
get under (in) the shower
get up
get washed up
get wind of
get worked up
get/go out of town
gets bad/poor grades
gets good grades
getting a buzz
getting a raw deal
getting away from it all
getting back at
getting frisky
getting laid/some
getting nowhere fast
getting physical
getting revenge
getting serious
getting to first/second/home base
girlfriend
give a second chance
give an offer
give an order
give away
give in
give it a rest
give it up for
give me a break
give me five (gimme five)
give of oneself
give off
give one the creeps/willies
give one’s right arm
give out
give over
give someone a bath
give someone a big hand
give someone a call
give someone a hand
give someone a pat on the back
give someone a tinkle, British
give someone backing
give someone full backing
give someone light
give someone the eye
give someone the finger
give someone the shirt off one’s back
give someone your hand
give something a miss, British
give something up
give up
given the ax/boot
given the chance
gives a test
giving person
gloss over
go after it
go all up, British
go away
go back
go back on
go bad
go bad/sour
go beddy-bye
go belly up
go black
go broke
go bust/under
go by
go dancing
go down
go downhill
go for
go for it
go for the neck
go get ’em
go in on
go in with one’s eyes open
go nighty-night
go off
go off, British
go on
go on holiday
go on vacation
go one’s separate ways
go on/go ahead
go out
go out (together)
go out on
go out to eat
go over
go over the test
go through
go (off) to bed
go to bed together/with
go to sleep
go to the dogs
go under
go up to
go up/down
go with
go without
go versus come
go/be on a date
God be with you
goes in one ear and out the other
going all the way
going around
going dutch
going great guns
going like gangbusters
going on
going on a diet
going out
going out for a drink
going out on the town
going over
going steady
going to my head
going to the bathroom
going without
gold
golden anniversary
golden handcuffs
golden handshake
golden opportunity
golden parachute
golden rule
golden years
good afternoon/evening/morning
good deed for the day
good deeds
good for you
good going
Good Luck!
good together
goodbye
goodnight
good-paying job
goof off
got the blues
got to go
got wind of
grammar school
graveyard shift
gray area
gray hairs
gray matter
Greatest Generation
green
green around the gills
green thumb
green with envy
greenback
grind
grinning from ear to ear
grouchy
grow old together
grow out of
grown up
grub
grumpy
grunt
grunt work
guilt-ridden
gut
gut reaction
gutless
gutsy
guy film/movie
had too many
had us on the edge of our seats
hair (do/fix)
half awake
half bath
ham
hand(s)
hand down
hand down/off
hand in
hand in hand
hand it to someone
hand out
hand over
hand someone a line
hand something on a silver platter
hand-crafted
hand-done
handed back
handed down
handed in
handed out
hand-made
hand-me-downs
hands down/off/on
Hands up!
hang around
hang on
hang on (a minute)
hang on to
hang one’s head
hang out
hang up
hanky-panky
happen only once
happily married couple
happy as a clam/lark
happy-go-lucky
hard liquor
hard to read
hard-headed
hard-hearted
hard-nosed
has a chip on his shoulder
has a quick temper
has a run of bad luck
has a short fuse
has departed
has left us
has made it
has the right stuff
has what it takes
hate someone’s guts
have (health problems)
have a bad day
have a bath/shower, British
have a big mouth
have a call
have a cash-flow problem
have a cold
have a conversation
have a crush on
have a date
have a disagreement
have a discussion
have a fit
have a foot in both camps
have a future together
have a go, British
have a good day
have a good head on one’s shoulders
have a good one
have a good time
have a great time
have a green thumb
have a gut feeling
have a heart
have a heart of gold
have a lie-in, British
have a misunderstanding
have a (good) point
have a plan
have a red face
have a strong stomach