American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases […]

[as usual] {adv. phr.} In the usual way; as you usually […]

[be on the verge of] {v. phr.} To be about to […]

[black day] {n.} A day of great unhappiness; a disaster. * […]

[break up] {v. phr.} To end a romantic relationship, a marriage, […]

[build on sand] {v. phr.} To lay a weak or insufficient […]

[business] See: [DO THE BUSINESS], [HAVE NO BUSINESS], [LAND-OFFICE BUSINESS], [MEAN […]

[buy off] {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a […]

[carry on] {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. […]

[carry the ball] {v. phr.}, {informal} To take the most important […]