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Does anybody know some American Idioms?

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Mayumi  +  320575 Sat, 27 Jan 07 07:51 AM

Would you guys please post some American Idioms that you know? I need it for my job.
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Annvan  +  321038 Sun, 28 Jan 07 05:12 PM
Hi Mayumi! Here are some interesting-looking websites:...

www.englishdaily626.com/idioms.php
www.eslmania.com/students/idioms/Business_idioms.htm
www.pride-unlimited.com/probono/idioms1.html

Ann :-)
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Flygonwings, 2 yr 297 days ago
" It's raining cats and dogs!"

I'm not totally sure it is an idiom, but I am pretty sure.
Mayumi, 2 yr 289 days ago
oh thanks a lot Ann...hey what about british idioms?
Mayumi, 2 yr 289 days ago
Thanks a lot Fly, but what does it mean then?
Tanit  +  327987 Sun, 11 Feb 07 11:29 PM

It means "it's raining heavily"; "it's pouring down".

I don't think it's an American Idiom ... you can hear that also in the UK.
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Annvan  +  328444 Mon, 12 Feb 07 10:44 PM
Hi Mayumi, here's a great website - which also mentions which idioms are American and which are British:

www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms
Annvan
Flygonwings, 2 yr 287 days ago
"the world is your oyster"? I think that means that the world is your place to be.
spinnaker, 2 yr 286 days ago
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