hardhearted

American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases is based on original book by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner and J.E. Gates - "A Dictionary of American Idioms". Please, […] Dictionary of American Idioms

little pitchers have big ears

[little pitchers have big ears] Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. - A proverb. * /Be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jack up

[jack up] {v.} 1. To lift with a jack. * /The man jacked up his car to fit a flat tire./ 2. {informal} To make (a price) higher; raise. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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point-blank

[point-blank] {adv.} Straightforwardly; bluntly; directly. * /Sue refused point-blank to discuss marriage with Sam./

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ай-да!

[ай-да!] {colloquial} {used by children} [aj-`da!] ~let us (let's) Let's go (do, play, etc.) * /Ребята, ай-да […]

fall into the habit of

[fall into the habit of] {v. phr.} To develop the custom of doing something. * /Jack has fallen into the bad habit of […]