American Idioms
Hi everyone! Can you name some idiomatic American English expressions? But the ones which were made in American and are closely connected with the American life. For example, to go west - to die, to be destroyed/lost; to go south - to make an escape; to disappear - ; to be from Missouri - to be skeptical about something, to need a proof; to look like a million dollars. Thank you in advance!
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Here is a useful site with 40 American idioms that might confuse a Brit. com/blog/40-american-slang-words-and-phrases-you-need-to-know /
- Here is a useful site with 40 American idioms that might confuse a Brit.
- com/blog/40-american-slang-words-and-phrases-you-need-to-know /
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Here is a useful site with 40 American idioms that might confuse a Brit.
https://www.smartling.com/blog/40-american-slang-words-and-phrases-you-need-to-know/
0Hi vivian,
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0I am an American, and I never heard "go west" as an expression. To go south means to fail disastrously nowadays. To be from Missouri is not an expression. I think we look like a million bucks, not dollars.
The expressions to do with the Indians are surely American. We bury the hatchet when we want to call an end to a feud, or we could smoke a peace pipe. We go on the warpath when we set
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