pick

bandbox

See: LOOK AS IF ONE HAS COME OUT OF A BANDBOX.

No categories:

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

Subscribe to: American Idioms

English Slang

✉

We are in Telegram

Our RSS-feeds

Show All

See as well

look as if one has come out of a bandbox

[look as if one has come out of a bandbox] {v. phr.}, {informal} To look very clean and fresh; look as if you had just had a bath and put […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

as if one has come out of a bandbox

[as if one has come out of a bandbox] See: [LOOK AS IF ONE HAS COME OUT OF A BANDBOX]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of a bandbox

[out of a bandbox] See: [LOOK AS IF ONE HAS COME OUT OF A BANDBOX]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

come

[come] See: [CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST], [CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT], [EASY COME, EASY GO], [FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED], [GET WHAT'S COMING TO ONE], [HAVE IT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Recent updates

Ed Greif

It takes about a week of treatment to cure a cold, but without treatment it takes about seven days.

Idioms to Learn Today

Learn/refresh your knowledge against this set!Then check yourself by running flashcard test by definitions or by descriptions.

clear the air

[clear the air] {v. phr.} To remove angry feelings, misunderstanding, or confusion. * /The President's statement that he […]

every single

[every single] or [every last] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every […]

ESL Podcasts

Selected multimedia related to general English learning

Kurt Benirschke

U.S. scientist Extinct is forever.

sitting pretty

[sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman […]

sunbelt

[sunbelt] {n.}, {informal} A portion of the southern United States where the winter is very mild in comparison to other […]