Dupe

 Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! To dupe someone is to deceive or trick them; to dupe someone especially means to trick someone into doing something they did not want to do or did not intend to do. It can also mean to make them believe something that is not … Read more

Flak

 Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! The word flak comes from a military word related to aircraft. In the military, flak refers to antiaircraft guns or the shells or bullets fired from them. In the military, flak refers to antiaircraft guns or the shells or bullets fired from … Read more

Army Brat

Army brat is an English colloquialism that is used to refer to a child of a military parent, especially in the United States army.  A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. Army … Read more

And How

And how is an English colloquialism that is used to emphasize that something happening in many different possible ways. A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. And how is an exclamation used to provide … Read more

A couple (of)

A couple (of) is an English colloquialism that is used to emphasize that something happening in many different possible ways. A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. A couple is used very … Read more

Ain’t

Ain’t is an English colloquialism that has been used since at least the 1700s.  A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. Ain’t is probably a derivative of amn’t, a contraction for ‘am … Read more

Kind Of (kinda)

Kind of is an English colloquialism that is used to emphasize that something happening in many different possible ways. A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. Kind of is used very frequently … Read more

Any Which Way

Any which way is an English colloquialism that is used to emphasize that something happening in many different possible ways. A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. Some sources consider this phrase … Read more

Common English Colloquialisms

What is a Colloquialism? A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. A colloquial phrase may also be considered an idiom. A colloquialism may also be considered slang, in some cases. Many colloquialisms, unlike … Read more