American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases […]

[bow and scrape] {v.} To be too polite or obedient from […]

[butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth] {informal} You act very polite […]

[children and fools speak the truth] Children and fools say things […]

[come out] {v.} 1. Of a girl: To be formally introduced […]

[comfortable as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; […]

[coming-out] {adj.} Introducing a girl to polite society. * /Mary's parents […]

[dance to another tune] {v. phr.} To talk or act differently, […]

[good night] {interj.} 1. Used as a polite phrase when you […]

[in brief] or [in short] or [in a word] {adv. phr.} […]