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" E) D8 Z+ _+ m) K/ K! T$ A W6 D( q引用:, S$ v! J# Z. r0 u# r
5 C2 B$ C% F- R美国俚语大全
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· ace3 f8 G8 x# }4 b0 @, v
· He's an ace reporter.7 r( i" V5 r0 r$ k( D
· MEANING: very good
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Z7 R7 H! `9 A* O5 z· action
) o. b$ M# J5 V$ s! _' B· Do you know where the action is in this town?
' F* Z) M0 s$ K· MEANING: excitement, J2 V3 R e5 A, y" y' l( [) z
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· airhead
/ E% v; R" r1 a- h( m· My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.: u& }! \) c* ^3 q
· MEANING: stupid person6 D. h/ l0 U+ n- n1 `# T, u8 G
6 O% H: b0 H& x· all wet2 L4 b& h$ ^- D& E* {' h+ G
· Your ideas about politics are all wet.
3 m+ r( w. s5 g* g! O# o! P· MEANING: completely wrong+ k# |7 b! V7 p% V
+ U8 a% p6 f" b2 o· all-nighter
3 X: z+ t( f [- U/ l0 I· I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.$ {5 _6 [( Y! L3 x
· MEANING: after studying all night.: {; v: O# d3 {" F6 p
5 Q- k ]8 X. c7 M" g· ammo1 L$ T. w2 A( o
· The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.5 t% g: L1 {% D# F4 j* W2 t* o
· MEANING: ammunition Q* ?$ M5 v! _% s3 F5 U
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· antifreeze
$ n8 \0 U7 C, B· I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.
; E' X2 `8 _: Q7 b· MEANING: liquor4 B! d0 I/ P9 j' Q: f& w
. S5 G$ s b( A· armpit
0 r: Q& C( k8 H4 }8 {7 w· This town is really an armpit.: O1 m2 c3 ~$ |$ {& _) V$ v
· MEANING: undesirable place9 W1 L5 _6 D4 K
) ^; E) e5 f8 D* i! b! |! C· awesome
4 l" H# G0 {* C2 K% p- g· What an awesome sunset.& Z" W. D/ J( u6 R H5 q
· MEANING: great
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· bad
. I0 P8 H$ F7 Y$ `6 x· Wow, that was really a bad movie.# B" c+ O4 u, ^2 e7 w+ C
· MEANING: intense
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· barf
7 H* i& K% u5 A1 g8 s· He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.2 L* B+ g3 z! n3 h0 Z
· MEANING: vomitted
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5 D+ \5 x {6 {. R· bashed
2 A: j7 b. A9 \5 c/ c/ ?! d( |9 A· The boat was bashed beyond recognition.
* X8 C/ _6 i& p6 n( y$ P& ~4 B8 l· MEANING: crushed6 ~- e$ x; k3 `* e( d
4 ^& o* y& r5 g( U+ h· beat6 O; T) m7 N, P; B H! c5 r
· After working all day I am really beat.9 ~8 s+ b3 A, H0 C! y
· MEANING: exhausted# s! @5 Y6 T7 i) M& E
$ I/ q) ]1 l7 T P& A! _+ B8 @$ m· beemer
2 H1 |! |$ n# @ @' V6 c· He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.2 q* L; _0 Y( G/ b. ^1 y
· MEANING: B.M.W. car# d: m/ p3 x1 F2 c7 n
; s6 b* h4 Q+ r0 C; @· bench
( o0 Z) [5 i6 D. p9 T, c· He was benched during the basketball playoffs.& j; `4 a' @6 A& J0 b
· MEANING: taken out of the game
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0 |+ o7 D3 H% S+ u) T0 D: }1 P5 m2 l· bent" Y# M3 V( N$ f/ T
· It's OK. Don't get so bent.
) }* ?/ H5 k/ i' ]; i+ S· MEANING: angry& c' J; ^: M' f4 x9 b
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· bent out of shape4 r# X- P& `! I2 O% z4 {9 {1 Z2 |1 y
· Don't get so bent out of shape.* c0 A, z$ O5 v5 \6 o$ N- I
· MEANING: become upset
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· big gun R* h% X( q1 N# a1 ?
· The president brought two big guns to the meeting.( s, b5 r6 }" f# _( w
· MEANING: powerful people
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· big mouth
! I" o! K* i) q2 k! \. G2 `4 ~, T· Shut up! You really have a big mouth.; e) U; M5 ?! D( O# T" x- _
· MEANING: talk too much4 N3 C0 U* F& \& V+ K5 s# t3 z
3 J1 p' |1 U9 y3 q5 w6 {2 V· big stink
' Y2 l( M. T: q! Y9 L# A· The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.
7 C. Y6 T, }( `3 y· MEANING: big issue# ?4 A" {/ @. m- K' |$ L
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· blade
/ U3 U, ]. T0 Z1 m# N2 h9 Z& J· He carried a ten inch blade with him.
( s. h$ e# l5 T, ]; A8 j· MEANING: knife
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' R5 K+ m7 N. i. j. W7 i% ^7 g1 T· blimp. ^7 z6 g I0 F) A/ M b, z
· I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.4 s' o! Q# {! h4 D2 N8 A8 G
· MEANING: very fat person
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0 H8 ^6 T: I0 |2 |5 a· blow7 m7 P, k y9 F' Q8 {
· I'm going to blow out of here now.! s7 T& h M% e' f/ l8 r
· MEANING: leave9 K8 r( ]; Z9 q% D, Y$ j
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· blow
+ _ M0 |- j3 Q) ?$ X* H( F2 y· He blew all his money gambling.
1 O3 @5 [$ N/ D( h7 H2 i· MEANING: lost
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· blow a fuse3 L. u! l9 h% N3 I
· Hey, don't blow a fuse.0 O: q8 ?% C: x6 H% x, N4 U! _
· MEANING: lose your temper.
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· blow one's cool+ M0 f4 {9 R5 K2 t1 ~
· Calm down. Don't blow your cool.
* c, M9 V, o; G· MEANING: become angry
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· blown away
3 H1 _& J8 t ~& |0 N· I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.4 ?+ T Y% ]8 z$ B% r/ D
· MEANING: greatly impressed8 e4 y* G% j8 B' `
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· bomb. ]2 t C- i# k; `* Y7 f, U
· The movie was a bomb.
% r( a. F1 t& W* ~· MEANING: bad( _/ @7 z2 s3 e- J) _
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· bombed ) w0 n( b3 w8 ]- P( M
· The driver of the car was bombed.
$ B8 g; h5 N7 \7 ?; a· MEANING: intoxicated
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· bonkers- o F8 Z3 j. r) I9 } Q
· I think I am going bonkers.
- |: h" r( ]7 B: K. F4 X" u, ?· MEANING: crazy
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· boo-boo
6 x/ z. n. S, ?2 `· If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.. U1 u, `0 j0 D$ L
· MEANING: mistake# B; A2 K6 E9 y8 `' }# L; H
# \- ?, w9 k( t0 y3 P( f- [/ m· booze" d1 W4 [/ l" j$ k
· I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.- P) i- b( f7 M
· MEANING: alcohol
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· bread
) Z1 D; h% l8 d# J7 }: u· I need some bread to pay for my car.1 J9 m; K9 C* z+ v
· MEANING: money" P( `; K G/ q, i, a, w/ Z) @
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· break3 k# Z( R8 P6 c$ M& {) H3 w
· A lucky break helped him get the job.3 h* n- U5 @5 g2 t t0 }
· MEANING: opportunity! ]1 E$ R, L; z: R/ V/ R0 I
9 v6 w; p+ m" S$ m' J, q- [- f· break it up
, K2 W \! e+ N3 ]1 X· Break it up, or I will call the police.0 m2 ]4 q) e& ]; j
· MEANING: stop! d% u5 n6 S$ j) S! N
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· bring-down E+ e! ]4 n ]& A t1 v' @2 S
· The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.
/ | }$ k& M% a! o· MEANING: depressing! o9 M1 q* A; ~( F$ G0 O
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· buck( k* I( G5 ^% y/ u7 R3 F
· Do you have a buck I can borrow?' w* [0 `2 @/ v7 B1 x
· MEANING: dollar
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$ `0 \5 x2 l3 O· bummed
- s2 ?% p7 u3 R, i* n6 i· I was really bummed after I heard the news.
# V) g% c" C* X· MEANING: depressed
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· bummer* ]" C- b- W2 @) b9 a0 @/ s" q0 o! I. y
· My trip to New York was a bummer.; |; z( t4 @6 \5 B, u5 f9 N
· MEANING: bad experience4 l) G" Y& b. H5 A1 I1 K
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· bust
. c+ k% E! t9 Q0 Y3 i" _· The whole idea was a bust.2 K( Y$ a6 |# \7 K- \9 ~1 k' \2 B
· MEANING: failure; D/ ]5 e/ m( F$ I
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· buy it
, u( ^9 }* M7 Z' e# S1 U· If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.! ]) y8 E% k. S o4 R! l
· MEANING: die
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* U4 `% V, x9 b, z9 y; G0 h7 |· call
. W2 n1 p& d4 O5 ~& {· The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come.
$ {8 P3 a/ y- |# x7 v· MEANING: prediction
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· can
0 p) |- \6 ~1 }: O· Do you know where the can is?) m& n/ c0 u1 Q6 b2 y( R6 h/ L
· MEANING: bathroom! n. ^6 M1 P+ ?9 X0 l$ T( I9 F& ?2 F
3 A2 U- z- p5 A8 ^2 @ r$ [" n; ]9 Z2 Q· carb
) ?6 i9 P8 v$ T9 z# B· My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.
( }" K0 _/ |/ d8 H' i5 X0 B/ P% _· MEANING: carburetor+ i3 i, c, [# b
# U" c B& u% e· catch some rays6 B+ n R# M4 f. H; q, i
· I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.4 J$ B6 t. n8 p! w# P5 T6 ]
· MEANING: get some sunshine.* ]5 E1 J8 `! J! y, Y( {8 t
" F% K7 _" D2 I6 Z: o, W1 Y- ]5 E1 {· catch some Z's! V. k h) U' h& s7 v* S9 U
· I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.+ u& u3 }- q6 H; E4 }5 N
· MEANING: get some sleep
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· cheesy) p u6 V" W, }9 P! x$ f7 U: o
· That is really a cheesy looking outfit.
1 g8 u, x) H) L7 K; x· MEANING: cheap* \ s4 W' \( g& [ O" K
, c# ~8 B7 Z4 G5 M- i' n· chicken
9 H+ S" a+ I3 w3 Y· Don't be a chicken.
0 G& P; i* D, K6 N9 @. h9 R· MEANING: coward
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· chintzy
" P" ~; z" J; ?, ]& V" \· That really was a chintzy present you got him.+ h! m% Y2 P5 w6 G3 W/ A9 d/ q
· MEANING: cheap
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· chow down/ u- `) K7 I8 A" [
· I need to find a place to chow down.) p- L# D8 M/ o8 b0 U1 D8 y8 t3 J
· MEANING: eat a lot
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· clip
" a6 Y) H0 R/ Q; f2 _& v· Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.
4 p+ t6 ^5 `5 [ a0 @· MEANING: cheat
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; U: ~( S6 l" T( I( E· clunker+ v/ m' E3 e# i0 n* ?5 Y
· I can't go on a date in that clunker.8 F( E6 u9 k, A H* E+ T$ j
· MEANING: old car
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0 r! l2 k5 Q" P* N( Z1 Q: S· cold fish
1 |! o- J& Q( k1 y· My date for the dance was a cold fish.- w8 j. N, }) O* ? w5 x
· MEANING: dull
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$ Q4 m f4 w" Q' H+ _: N. ^· collar6 i5 h6 d6 g% T3 Y7 ?1 k d3 N" t
· I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later.
2 c' G6 d2 H/ X: a· MEANING: arrest
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) W' q$ i& x# t+ ]8 t· come up for air( r; b1 Z( m4 w; v7 n1 G- j+ o
· He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.! o+ e: {# o9 x3 r3 Q( |4 {
· MEANING: take a break3 D- F' x: R! ]7 L* i
0 E% c% X& T# q% V! {2 x: M) ~: |0 M· con' {+ p: z4 q( {; A1 ]( q
· Don't try to con me.
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· cool. @; ^5 Z+ V5 O3 W9 k# c9 T& f, Q8 Z
· This is a really cool place to work.. S' h3 N, N F
· MEANING: good& J& K$ ?# W' @' X& a" |% h
1 ?1 j2 C3 g" t· cool down- n5 Q) E$ w* r6 }2 z: Q
· Things should cool down in a day or two.
; M2 c( n% c6 O4 m/ s- P· MEANING: calm down
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4 w* k" a% L9 U0 N+ ~' @, s· cop1 j4 l0 A! L" f, s0 K% Z
· How did you get the road sign? I copped it./ P9 `1 h4 L! t. a0 o
· MEANING: robbed: \8 q1 _6 b' C: v
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· cop
2 J9 @* ?8 o7 F" G& O( ~( L· The cop showed me his badge.. z" F# N3 @* }
· MEANING: policeman' w1 \% D# n4 }, u& ~# l
: i" t, N8 h8 d. x/ X· couch potato2 C3 C$ h3 n4 @% b. F+ H+ Y3 L e
· He is a couch potato.
( e' D. x5 B3 I7 P @' L· MEANING: lazy person" k4 H. T' p1 k
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· crack open a bottle+ y6 p: e! m. y7 G: |
· Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.
8 x F3 L5 x( }3 E8 }$ p5 m· MEANING: open2 c2 E* h4 ]' _8 t# R) S! u( V
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· cram
) l) T/ \7 d8 L# @1 i l3 T) x· I need more time to cram for the test. u. v! h8 Z/ v7 U [: P. I' [$ f& W
· MEANING: study hard. t# z. @. k% a6 ^: m$ G+ v+ p$ Q
4 M0 n( o* |" |1 Q8 ?& E· cream
( r2 \$ |* n, B ]· Our team creamed them badly.
2 j$ f+ c( ]1 ?· MEANING: beat$ |8 I. v& ^# V+ `# P
$ c2 E+ L1 ^& h5 v: j% ~· croak
" e0 k$ h+ M( t, ^· I feel like I am going to croak.
d: V+ G% X( U2 w3 g) b· MEANING: die% l4 E: K6 A) T
, J5 K! z& ]; f" i7 D· cruise
) K: X2 N* y( V: h: R· The skier was cruising down the hill
! [7 w) q9 u6 i* C( I5 w' i· MEANING: going very fast
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; T+ ~1 {; d$ e% k/ d( K· cuffs h5 m' I& C( H
· He put the cuffs on the killer.
% P, x1 X/ t& f7 M· MEANING: handcuffs/ N) q* N; i; ~ C s* f+ U& n
3 W: u8 g J6 [% z: z8 q- J· cushy
( C# |! T" A3 K: F G- f9 g: }· He has a really cushy job.
3 l3 Y% L0 |4 W5 i4 E/ L' p# F· MEANING: easy, K( w, T$ d8 \( ]3 I# ^* r
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· cut& o) X; B# j6 s% U3 k8 g6 y
· Could you cut my whiskey with a little water? L) x# c0 \5 \- p' |, n
· MEANING: dilute
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· cut out
. q& w3 \" J' T$ L9 G* ~% u' h· It is late. I have to cut out.
* [: D. ?& B8 t [7 q9 d· MEANING: leave
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$ M) l$ f7 e' b2 U, h( \* j2 ~6 i· damage
& a) \( \! {" z, F* z. X' G· Lets get the bill and find out the damage.
& e6 A$ z5 A$ z* T% b6 K( Z· MEANING: cost K$ \& ]" z: E: Z9 X$ r
4 v0 w0 ]6 Z" e4 v· dead
$ C: d% O$ s% J: r5 p4 R2 ^; z· This disco is really dead tonight.
: {# B: d- B3 E n% L5 e0 n· MEANING: quiet
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· deck
$ f! T, }$ J$ o/ }· He was decked in the fight.
% Z2 `6 M' w1 P3 S· MEANING: knocked down
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· deep pockets. i$ b* O! M4 P7 x1 i+ r2 g5 ~
· Her boyfriend has deep pockets.
+ b1 u9 t( S5 Z; V· MEANING: is a good source of money
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s, N( A) r8 d· dicey( p: U; N% f8 V' v" B7 {
· Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.
3 d( N8 d5 Y* G6 u) {3 G3 U· MEANING: chancy
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' E$ N2 V$ n2 d· dirty
- m0 `) |. F# A2 V2 T· I hear that it's a dirty movie.1 _$ B- g7 K* @: b0 N+ B
· MEANING: an obscene# ^) t6 b: c) J4 a/ G
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· I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.
+ x" H1 ]$ b. e& d: Z· MEANING: leave
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; X) d/ Z4 _- O0 ]· do a snow job on
- z" A& T% ]4 {* l! Q7 x0 F· Don't try to do a snow job on me.
5 R3 e- u. S- k· MEANING: deceive
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- @% n+ j" D& q% a! k( K· dope
* V5 {) i% f1 C2 S. {0 a0 i· He is such a dope.
+ n( ` L' p1 b+ u! v, W, `' |· MEANING: stupid person
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, Y! [: ~" @* U* u3 e4 Z· dope2 D j" l2 a* K$ m" E+ {
· There are a lot of dope dealers around here.. e' R# k& S' ]+ y, e) b. _
· MEANING: drug
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* ?5 T6 G) a l4 k· dork1 s' t- D% M2 \4 P$ x
· He is such a dork. r$ W# I/ U& G& v) R- F9 d
· MEANING: strange person
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· dough
3 R: P/ b* j& e q- b, H· I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.# q8 b! L' _) J
· MEANING: money8 K0 R: T T$ r$ ^$ B
5 n u+ f" N+ ]· down8 S3 S7 t+ O9 l2 }3 i- r
· Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.4 U) T k2 d6 H7 q8 v
· MEANING: drink quickly/ `8 V: z3 A; E% M& f1 {0 u
' H5 T7 I7 ^( t8 `0 O# O· drag
, q$ r' H( B/ ~% m; d# o8 T· Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.
# a# k& B3 S, W( R· MEANING: boring, K, m- M- c& y$ s2 w
# R4 p3 M) U! F; w/ E8 I· dynamite) v: E$ O$ P; {6 Z5 C
· This drink is really dynamite.% B) ?# m4 Y0 D; y/ x# a
· MEANING: powerful; great
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· earful Q q- W; o5 ]& m
· My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.
9 Y, V# p/ `. ~" U* {· MEANING: a lot of gossip
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· easy mark
' e! e6 t" j( t' z1 w* }1 D9 E· The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.6 f- v3 P) s- Z. }5 Z
· MEANING: likely victims
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! t7 c5 g9 n! C5 N6 h· eat k: W. n$ w+ }4 k( z
· The problem is really eating away at me.
4 V# I! R( v8 d2 p3 E* Z$ ^$ K· MEANING: bothering
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· excellent8 q7 |; E) q6 b
· That's excellent man.
, o5 b& y) \( x# K6 {1 O· MEANING: fine( e* h H1 F" U6 e( s. w$ s$ J
1 `+ d) B( T8 d# @+ D/ ?· face-off
- B" y( ~* P) s* U· The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.
; S1 z; o& L# g; x9 Y' E. b· MEANING: confrontation
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) `% @1 e3 ~9 @8 C( T. k9 ]$ N· far-out
- m/ s$ }, S4 ]9 P$ @· This music is really far-out.7 B. S$ ^# Q0 [: Q% N
· MEANING: great
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: L0 S4 h: B9 U1 [, F- O· fix
C4 z7 @9 i8 M· The addict needs another fix.
% i8 v% \) Q7 X% D# j· MEANING: dose of drugs
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9 f: g3 ~& [( o· flaky% A- s0 A! Q6 [1 W, S4 v' r
· He is too flaky to do the work.8 }' n4 `& O; {$ H* {) |" s+ \
· MEANING: unreliable5 q9 Y& L' u! z% E, D/ H8 l
# f' `1 v! p2 q· flashback8 Z# P/ P. {: @! Y
· At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.* m9 z8 I5 b% O* |6 V1 k! Z! U
· MEANING: remembered
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4 q* W& g0 ^: M. g" m) c· flick
, U) Y! U) K3 G: u, `) e· I haven't seen a flick in a long time.
: A# @4 [) ^1 i( u; ?· MEANING: movie* n* f( n4 U9 w# l* W- _ [. x& C* Q
4 p7 R: I/ \. i2 {; K2 W3 v3 K$ M· flip out
8 G. @" N/ J( ]' k· He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.% G5 i3 q4 v! G& a# o9 B
· MEANING: lost control
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' w: P" d& w! ]1 |8 y* r8 h· flip side6 l1 V# T4 @$ c8 Y
· What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?
" F, `# b9 Z$ E5 a! c+ K. i: v· MEANING: other side
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4 [1 @( n% U* ?1 t& f# k' [· fox
4 }1 Z3 i+ Y( u& J7 e· His older sister is a fox.7 d. F/ T6 Q# f7 e+ z- j5 u, A2 Y
· MEANING: very attractive, _- S. S; l' V6 b6 f9 A
1 U, S: a# ?; B. ^· foxy5 H+ _3 y! J! k0 s$ H( L; A
· She is a foxy lady.9 X7 p6 v7 D( C7 E, F, ]7 z1 G
· MEANING: sexy
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1 `# ^. W9 i/ `( m· freebie0 t: n6 c" [- j4 I
· The pillow was a freebie* s; c' [$ J, R% W
· MEANING: free v0 X" C" o/ g; g) D; }: e, w
* z" O0 P. \" h6 Q· get into something
$ i! H4 i) D' g" j3 }: [8 ?% _· I got into gardening in high school.
! {! a" X4 p2 x. A· MEANING: became seriously interested in
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· get it& l+ h2 {1 b( d! x
· I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.8 i( ]5 b: k/ K$ K
· MEANING: understand
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* a$ `( H/ j' E. o· get with it
- U i9 }% `% p+ o7 L/ y· If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.
! H$ R5 p/ [) K* ]2 Y- c· MEANING: hurry up0 V4 N* ~2 f' o6 t
- q1 ]2 {5 G, G3 n· gig
3 l* D+ X. Y$ R- ~* S· I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.
( j9 @0 P U8 Q% t· MEANING: job- X! ?! N4 i# m8 F7 K0 j ~: B/ l8 u! k, Z
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· glitch& W6 j# \& i+ [" |( x
· This computer program has a glitch.6 x% X$ ]' T! E2 K, q" b+ H# m
· MEANING: defect* X% S" g# ?7 C' e% @ A/ P
6 E! ?# t& z3 e· glitzy
4 y u* M. T, D" Q9 U+ R· This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.
% g+ E2 {! j' p· MEANING: fashionable1 I K4 L; w' U; T5 H" P! O$ T
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· go
; E& ?& D _/ J N# O) I· Let me have a go at solving the problem.
2 q3 w( y' t- n# X· MEANING: try0 _- _1 [5 I9 v
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· go bananas+ a; | S- x7 L9 n m" J7 F: m3 t
· I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon." `* p- j5 j: S
· MEANING: go crazy2 D' y3 J, H3 X$ [
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· go down. u8 U: p# [4 y7 B
· What is going down?8 s1 A9 K: |) q, y- P1 }3 Z; ^: g
· MEANING: happening
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· goof5 r$ Q7 G+ K& R% D. f. {( p
· I am really a goof at times.. o( _1 A) G( V1 r: _
· MEANING: fool
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, b9 M3 ?; E& z) P& ]· goof up5 _$ e3 u# |6 e, q0 x5 F. F
· I really goofed up when I painted my room green.
4 v0 C2 x1 q$ F: r" M8 q· MEANING: made a serious mistake
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3 e1 w4 c2 X, @4 W* v· goofy; a# ~, h3 ^# Y1 Q. d, m* c) [
· You are always acting goofy these days.
1 r. R! S+ _. T3 _, u· MEANING: silly& V" P5 s. Y* C) w
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· gourd/ l2 ^- O+ ^- Y% C4 Z
· Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.
Z, G) x0 L. i% ~· MEANING: head) R2 X0 N: ~# w- D; O! t: \1 @- d- r
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· grand
6 d& Q2 g0 g) K& I; T* x· His salary is twenty grand.' }( o' M' R; l& h% P
· MEANING: thousand dollars
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! T( _* S4 M; T' T# M6 I· grass
( \5 o. L8 a5 E0 f, ~1 }- G· Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.
" ~1 h/ P% _. J5 G7 Q- Q5 @· MEANING: marijuana# ?8 q4 d" |2 H0 ]
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· gravy
7 G3 s" h* ]. q. T J) @& S· This job is pure gravy.; z# U# X! x# `7 H
· MEANING: easy money4 n y/ o* Q: x+ l& a1 v* K
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· groovy
3 h/ x8 v% e c! o% C4 M· This music is groovy.% i$ l6 i2 ?5 v7 E5 V: ?2 N
· MEANING: pleasant
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) I3 Q- c* ?) N) x$ X* p· gross
8 g& k; L0 r) d! H7 c· Picking your nose is really a gross habit.
) }8 @6 u' u4 R: D· MEANING: disgusting
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) J$ P* q& k. S2 q7 D8 b$ ~5 Z· gross-out4 @/ j. v- \- X9 Y- h: k
· The party was a gross-out.
M1 _$ {, @+ v- R$ T4 M1 Z, E: A· MEANING: digusting time
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· grub
; O4 E9 E) c% ]/ j7 P$ {# }· Where is the best place to get some grub around here?
2 U( ^) U0 w2 P· MEANING: food
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· grubby! D3 N6 P' M$ i4 {0 u
· Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.( D) @3 y/ {) `. V
· MEANING: unclean and untidy( s' ^ d" a$ a# T
6 G) z# ]2 H8 A5 J· grungy: r- L9 v8 Q" H0 S" {
· That is a really grungy jacket.
* n8 E; e0 h: T3 p" g· MEANING: dirty4 O; J$ o" J9 y9 R# r4 Z& x/ W
" S, F. |6 s' L9 l8 S$ A0 {8 P O· gut
$ {6 x6 I- U( K% @3 g% h· He got shot in the gut.
5 u$ P6 O R6 ^& e0 P8 [· MEANING: stomach.! M3 M7 R/ W3 _; c
% h- X! U1 n4 K/ H6 T8 q+ ?· gut
) V5 i) x& S9 o* E( |' Z· The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.
6 f$ e! M$ @. D1 J* s0 y· MEANING: basic- H9 d( B( r M* i
% N7 H( q" K" p6 V V· guts
% b8 O! l1 \2 ^& n7 Z, r9 u F· It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.
* R5 w; p% N+ W% y· MEANING: courage
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· hairy
8 L* e2 v8 ?* |: w8 I2 C( j· That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.
% C+ X. z0 ^9 i9 x· MEANING: dangerous
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· hammer
* d M; u5 b7 z5 y, h+ y· Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.
3 Y9 h+ P( v1 m* C) ~· MEANING: accelerator0 ^9 a4 u) ]& i
# G2 V! @7 w- l# D( k· hang it up# u# G* r8 ~% }% ]' X# v( a
· I have decided to hang up my teaching job.1 {: y7 r: g+ q9 b0 X7 I4 ]
· MEANING: quit: J$ A. g+ l/ a# d6 h5 p
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· hang loose$ ^; H& ]5 h% }! G; {' C8 z
· Just hang loose for another few days.
" r' n* r0 C* }: c· MEANING: relax
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· hang tough
! a5 g) D# F! t8 s' O' ?· We need to hang tough on our decision.5 n0 d/ [5 U. k+ ~
· MEANING: stick with
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0 }! H5 j6 G5 p0 d: K& l· hardware
( X2 p- C6 J7 O# D2 r8 ^· The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.5 _6 U! s; p! ^! |! O
· MEANING: weapons4 K3 H, Y5 T% M; q9 E" j Y* r
# F! S: H. d* e6 k5 \· have a buzz on9 d; L3 M/ M, S; T0 b# l
· I had a buzz on after the third martini.! h+ E3 b7 ?8 v# E& v& j- ^
· MEANING: was slightly intoxicated
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+ ~/ b k6 q8 p4 k8 I4 Q· have good vibes
( d$ N0 e$ B& {& ?6 O· I have good vibes about our new secretary.3 X6 L8 |) N3 F4 U3 k! \
· MEANING: feel good about
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6 @% l8 Y; y2 a2 N. B4 ~* A7 y· have it all together; }* v N, p' ~( s. y' T* |
· Recently I don't have it all together.
3 s; ]& @. }5 T/ g' M0 j! z4 n· MEANING: feel mentally all there.* ?/ E1 ?/ L0 ]( B2 A {
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· heave* U9 O/ N0 t4 U2 k F: s
· I heaved up on the floor.
4 W R: R. E. h9 G3 s2 w! H1 f· MEANING: vomited1 B _, d* H/ g( R
; k# l$ d4 \* H! N, Q$ ~& a" Q· high
, S! z$ W- S9 V6 H* I· The teenagers look high to me. O! ]* b; t/ O, T* }
· MEANING: intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
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( k0 Y6 [% K3 G. V* ^0 T· hip-shooter4 ]5 r5 M" [' \2 ^& u
· He is such a hip-shooter.$ _+ L! f# h8 J
· MEANING: always talking without thinking
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: K- _' K9 x9 \1 o3 Z· history. S' _' D1 ^4 q/ d
· I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history.
: L8 h( w; ^) E0 k+ k) e· MEANING: something in the past! q% E6 p o1 E J
/ k' {# F' ]* ~% I4 ?" U$ `· hit
8 A1 _1 d% l2 w* L· Your proposal was a hit with the boss.
; E5 t9 m M, y9 J' ^· MEANING: successful. ^# n1 l7 Z; n+ I! [
# {$ g; M7 `, z" r· hole up
; H0 O% I( L6 _6 |0 t2 p· I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me.5 i$ q1 Z6 E/ a% a9 @
· MEANING: hide; @) r; d3 k! n; r* B' L
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· honcho
2 t5 M/ u( [9 w1 q" c k* u· The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.
! v! z/ q, l2 p· MEANING: boss
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0 f6 W0 c6 r& h& C# f· hooker
4 w! x0 @! s7 i· Her clothes make her look like a hooker.' H! y! ^$ i! \6 C( w* n
· MEANING: prostitute. p d7 a0 e3 X1 q/ [) x
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· hot
$ J& f. j! ~* X& q· The police stopped them because they though the car was hot.
% y4 S: y6 ]. A, @4 d0 x· MEANING: stolen
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9 u4 F# T0 D- }4 \- A, k2 O· huffy& R) \/ H9 I1 U! j% r
· I will do it soon so please don't get huffy.
, ^* v. D0 K# O0 r· MEANING: angry
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· hungry
0 j+ G, i( {6 G2 S, D3 b· If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business.& X2 A0 q/ n) [/ {5 r
· MEANING: eager to make money
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1 g- Z+ X( l _· hustle
: l" h7 t' x/ w) `/ ^; K" f· If you don't hustle, we will be late again.* E, n+ u$ r; O3 }6 U
· MEANING: hurry up
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: J+ z( ~" w& Q· hyped& E* h/ f6 J, L" D- \9 X- y
· The fans were all hyped up for the football game.
( b I4 S: {$ a9 E# Z* o" y, l· MEANING: excited
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· hyper0 a" H& J7 C2 a' j6 i
· Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.( y: u# |0 E/ P% l- z, O
· MEANING: over excited& @1 U5 l5 B# f7 j
% {$ p1 T1 U3 V6 r5 p1 ~2 g0 x· I.D.; t+ I5 B! K# h8 V( g' l
· Can you show me some I.D. please?" D8 c8 M C, i1 z. `% K) j
· MEANING: identification
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· The tie you are wearing is really in.
( |* }; ]% z, E8 l. Z; b· MEANING: fashionable
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· in deep; n3 S2 S) P( S P: j- O* a
· They are really in deep with each other.7 e1 z2 x F/ _9 N+ I
· MEANING: deeply involved# p$ Q0 q4 D2 [# `; A
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· in the bag
7 ?' I$ E- A# D· Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.
: ?( E! k/ o; k7 b· MEANING: settled, p- H1 C4 d4 M/ E9 X6 G5 p
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· intense
8 Q/ j; `% D: X# c· This is a very intense situation we are discussing.
3 [. o* d! ^- w/ h· MEANING: serious
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9 W: v& `/ S' g2 U( j! w, k# O· jam! c4 U# v z2 |8 {. X! F M
· I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.9 `7 u7 e9 o' B* e
· MEANING: trouble' G/ |7 N, b; A$ A; O5 J
' S6 f$ l1 L. m9 r" m· jerk someone around
" y4 {5 i' p5 n( t· Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around.
0 A0 [1 Q$ f' {; ?" L· MEANING: wasting my time and causing me trouble
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6 J' i# U. N$ K: O5 {· jock5 @2 r9 F$ B. p
· My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.
& F0 J. K: J& G; N2 C· MEANING: an athlete
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4 l) T7 Y0 ^5 l. t· john. p' h9 |9 V; |, q( T, o
· The john really smells.
7 R; W( w. Y* ]; \2 S0 f· MEANING: bathroom. ]. X; Q& g+ r/ X3 p4 r
& | I& \9 k. N5 v) d8 D· joint
' Y" ^( T7 @. F6 i6 q· Where is the closest joint to here.
& d7 X) U% k6 Q+ T· MEANING: cheap bar1 \0 x$ ^$ ?# z5 A0 F
- G f8 w, ~. k) X# g4 D· joint. [7 i+ l. w# l( x* z
· He is good at rolling joints.+ |0 [) i0 n5 F: E+ f: o; c
· MEANING: marijuana cigarettes, k" N/ T/ P5 C( G
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· junkie, z% I, N. E; c2 X. b' D4 k$ R
· Sam is a junkie.
* r6 D# X, J7 P6 w' \3 k+ L· MEANING: rug addict
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· just off the boat6 n! q& V3 U6 P. o8 L8 p' M
· He acts like he is just off the boat.1 j8 {4 S4 n1 ^
· MEANING: naive
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; {. f1 O& c% L; {· keep one's cool
( z8 C6 o% z# o: ]: Y: q, O· He kept his cool when his house burned down.0 M; \$ V" r: b- l" U1 O+ {" [
· MEANING: remained calm
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2 `* c. H( g1 p% q# e· kegger
* N0 T: ~2 H# a· I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.
6 }4 V9 R0 c7 _# u! h1 @· MEANING: beer party
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( D' `# r% X! _& k/ f$ [9 j" Y· kick
& y5 ?& }. N3 d' m. @1 j. [· I get a kick out of watching him paint., Q" g2 X5 j: @
· MEANING: enjoy9 B) x2 Z m9 Y+ j, f5 G
4 e# i" `, {' ]; l· klutz
: X3 P5 q: ^% P: B0 X- S· He is a real klutz.' L: d4 u9 s' l* ?0 m9 _
· MEANING: stupid and clumsy person
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· knock% Y# \ Q- c+ N f& y& W
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.$ o9 y4 [) q6 f
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· knocked up
& a; X- g; x' M) j& U* }( v· My dog gets knocked up once a year.
8 a5 p3 A% [! c& M, J& s· MEANING: pregnant
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# r; @1 O4 A6 a& l& j1 C" m( }· knockout: J6 t+ l/ I p0 y9 Y, B1 @ [) Y
· Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?3 t2 X7 `; S3 T3 t7 X6 ?6 [4 K
· MEANING: stunning person2 u$ m6 M2 K# w/ w \" U( @
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· knuckle sandwich
/ w9 z3 r1 w5 t( j* `7 }1 T· Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich." s& M9 v3 o, b0 \. D0 G
· MEANING: punch in the mouth
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# T& f n0 }/ ~& B· kook
7 V/ h! K8 u0 ?& P· Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood.
2 [- m2 a2 r: F6 F" w: v5 m· MEANING: strange people9 I' ^. i+ A+ P V6 j9 t/ T7 s
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· laid-back
$ s- g* U9 M( n# A8 p7 q1 n4 G· You need to be more laid-back. L7 b) ~- @* A7 y$ h- s" g) a
· MEANING: calm and relaxed
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· lame! [ M7 M! G) N1 x
· That is really a lame excuse.
$ Y# h8 e0 s3 J% O) g" h; Z9 G8 e% V e· MEANING: an inadequate
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; x2 }3 |3 T6 b/ n· line* x P1 \+ @! [8 i
· I have heard that line a million times.! Q/ r5 ?4 N' f5 X; N% {6 {
· MEANING: story; ?& M" ?$ g. Z) }0 M& c
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· loser
( I3 R( F. d! ?! Z· John is a loser.& a3 S# v' A3 O$ K0 o: S9 @& ?. x
· MEANING: annoying and useless
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' b% g5 {: _+ z· love handles4 E3 m8 C- q' Q- N& U, `
· I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.9 b& \+ F$ O7 g( Q1 ^
· MEANING: rolls of fat around my stomach% @+ u T, {1 N5 s% K
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· make waves( b$ i" ~! l. ~0 i1 {: r
· Try not to make waves around the office.6 ~0 A* I1 E. M/ B. k
· MEANING: cause trouble2 D2 a& }, i z! V2 `9 x9 x8 P9 f
: T1 }, q* X3 F& x# `· maxed out
4 T) E3 v7 A! ], b( Q· I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
/ u7 @3 m* _" a8 m+ E* k$ a· MEANING: exhausted4 U0 |. R4 R$ n% E& I% g
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· mean- y: W4 m8 }2 W- N3 j
· He plays a mean violin.8 c! E# S0 R% [! t2 h3 O' E" k- c
· MEANING: performs well on5 k1 n* G. e; P* j
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· mega
+ o" v3 G+ C# R· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.: [9 @2 O( k/ @" x" ~
· MEANING: large! K o) p& [% m% \+ D
& m2 P$ m' D. `9 }& B: m· megabucks# x9 I% M) s$ t
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
0 n8 r! }7 `( S# [3 [8 j; D· MEANING: a lot of money
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3 B- Q: Y, \9 ?8 Q5 v7 R8 X· knock
7 s: k% Y1 P" C1 v· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.- f+ r; E4 W8 J3 V% J) K
· MEANING: criticize. \5 }7 o* ~& s7 N! p. k& k3 a+ y
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· mellow% `7 F, O' c$ }) n- K
· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.* ^9 v) p- @# p% f5 s( D
· MEANING: calm down and relax" Q- g& k( E. W. d1 r! e
; o/ Y$ f3 o% I. R" z· meltdown; S6 m. L% A& @! `
· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
. R# H* ?* w. b6 b' t· MEANING: total collapse
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· mickey mouse$ X# q" u Z: F5 g3 D, i& K
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.1 S- ^4 c: P6 O3 X
· MEANING: nonsense and a waste of time
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· move on someone9 ]. i; } h* k
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.: h1 C+ x, `: e
· MEANING: pick up and seduce: T4 `* ]- e) S# @) g
6 s) l7 ~0 u h8 s) v$ j# Z; m1 @. [6 y· mush: L. o% T. G" a% F! @5 b) g' v
· That is total mush and you know it.
3 W+ R2 ]& ^& L) q# `9 m. `- y; X· MEANING: nonesense! ]- @; X: ~* c( T0 L: r+ ^
B) _ w) ^$ k/ U y· nark
- D! H. B* t# d# h+ k· Watch out for the narks in the airport.; ?; Y; L7 O7 [; }
· MEANING: drug police
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* j2 r1 }# G% P6 }- k" z* B0 v/ R+ b v· neat
1 C7 _! A8 a1 ]( D: y- l· That was a neat idea that you had.
9 q1 H, p2 m7 r; S· MEANING: good: o# O! P* k" N2 V: b; F
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· negative
& [+ I3 B. U! W$ `9 H· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
" Q' i+ ]8 }6 O2 l( u· MEANING: bad things3 O$ z( u _# w2 M( w
# k) f/ P' C; S! Y· nick* `2 |) m" Q9 w6 q' E0 }
· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.( U$ V2 q+ H& X8 F
· MEANING: arrested/ q4 O( S3 s) F' g3 j1 Z0 }6 r
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· nip
v2 s5 A$ h9 u+ y# a, C· He took a nip out of the bottle.; L1 t( E- s/ C+ X6 z
· MEANING: a quick drink% \- \2 [6 T3 s; T6 L& U$ Y) c
) ^) `. O) k' u: L) p, n· no sweat
; J) t$ {1 D1 [% H· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
+ t0 ^3 H7 D1 J: z) t& D6 `) F· MEANING: no problem
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· nuke6 e# {: d+ m% \: p! ^3 _% N
· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.( o) B H d5 X
· MEANING: heat up in the microwave
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· nuke
2 J2 T7 m, a, ~6 v2 p+ G· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
7 A# Y; @9 r( e; r n: L0 i( Q4 B· MEANING: nuclear weapons
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· nut; t; h8 s) t. B0 a4 Z- r* [
· I think that he is a nut.
3 U, m$ u i' u" z6 ^8 t$ {/ u$ n· MEANING: crazy person6 }$ ]) K/ L7 l" F7 m* k
( [6 p) l5 E( Y8 R9 s· nuts: _: N/ n5 z; k" b4 V0 Y- n1 U+ D1 `
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
O8 f) m5 G5 | H- {7 e& c· MEANING: crazy
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/ y' r" G0 E6 ~" c4 p! U$ D· pad# a; u0 U' p, \+ }7 h" g! O
· Have you found a pad yet?; J7 m. p0 _! q& ^
· MEANING: a place to live, F0 F9 H0 d$ [
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· pain in the neck) j8 Y1 j I' i
· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.- p" k1 w' R& l q! n. Y9 u0 U: g
· MEANING: annoying. c! l% I' L2 m. W6 Z
- {! h3 g: K& W4 j* h· paper-pusher/ G+ X: ? O% o3 y
· My office is filled with paper-pushers.! B$ _+ W* U7 |7 v: k7 q6 @: d
· MEANING: bureaucratic office workers7 r7 T+ B. B$ e( |+ R$ `
8 P% d2 W) k7 l, j4 e· party animal
0 }4 B% u) K2 ~% G2 F2 |· You're too old to be a party animal.
1 F- G9 z+ j% {3 k7 H· MEANING: love parties( f( e( o: f+ ]
( M: y! z3 u$ z- \ h· party-hearty
0 B8 [; D; f& D; R! K, H- o· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
" n' q, e8 I( n, t# P5 ^& i8 |3 V· MEANING: celebrate' C: ]' L" y3 m& M$ J) ~
) r7 D5 K0 A; ~ J$ h· paw9 P9 W& H1 D8 l! z$ X$ M
· Get your paws off of my body., K7 z2 M9 g, @4 F2 Z6 P
· MEANING: hands. v& ~# ]& G7 w0 s- i! k) \/ L" q
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· peanuts
* v @1 Z M3 d" O" q7 }· I am not going to work for peanuts.6 ]: T) B. o8 j' Z& y& ~: E9 Z/ R
· MEANING: practically no money
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4 y0 R$ B3 ^1 k$ t· pickled
; y$ t1 z4 Y; j* ?& I· He gets pickled after only one beer.
* t1 G2 h9 S2 ~' R· MEANING: intoxicated2 s! a2 U( Y( a- H0 s' s
: w0 S% k6 ]' o+ P· piece of cake+ g5 Y8 ^3 ~$ S& t1 }8 @
· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.( u( [1 [* @0 N- a5 w
· MEANING: easy to do5 W, \, U$ w, E& J
1 l. \: v: }% q· pig1 R& P1 M% A% b9 g4 Q: h
· He is a pig at parties.. @) X9 j6 v. U7 T* ^
· MEANING: eats too much
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· pig out
# g& a# H8 r% A3 k% h· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.7 ?( R: W0 N2 S4 ]
· MEANING: eat a lot or overeat
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# w! d* U; C2 D) g( }; B4 i· pit stop. |/ z2 g' P" W5 E! I1 }7 @
· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.8 C M4 S5 M; x2 d* E7 f
· MEANING: stop and go to the bathroom3 j+ q4 a4 \- T0 K9 d, J. k
# m. x: Z0 n: j· plastered
: \7 I$ r. I1 j# \) L) J$ u' R& ?· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
( L. x3 L- b7 A8 A; m3 f* z· MEANING: intoxicated
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· pooped out
$ o9 E" I& `. Q& O/ W% ~3 g3 v! q· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
% V( f% Z, h1 I; h2 s/ g# |) `· MEANING: quit4 O: \6 K8 `0 C1 B+ N3 l
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· pop' ^9 A) G- K7 E5 m2 a
· Shut up or I will pop you.! F7 ^" c0 ?2 A( |
· MEANING: hit
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· pop for something
& U6 D, E- Q4 l7 y· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.7 K' M& c0 z: {- c6 @. ^
· MEANING: buy
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· pro
: Z( `3 C; W+ \0 ?# z4 E· He is really a pro at his work.
! m- ?: {) g# r8 [+ R" Z· MEANING: professional2 I7 q( [( h1 s# M7 x8 {
' L: E8 A3 ~: Y) V· prod w0 r2 c7 ^# i Q. ~. C
· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?/ t2 {) `' n- ^, V
· MEANING: reminder. k, N8 u: W0 ?9 R/ t
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· psyched up
! a/ ]: y1 [3 O; p- j9 s" R4 s· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.1 y- |* V( O3 `4 o; K. g0 [8 M3 Q5 o
· MEANING: mentally ready$ N+ A4 P% Q6 b1 Q8 U& A. b
+ a& E7 M6 U* d; I· psycho7 Y7 C& P4 |1 i: X
· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
& {# t( O& l( e( i- z3 r' w4 V· MEANING: mentally ill
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D" X* E) [* \9 s9 C, \# m5 \$ B· puke
2 o+ K( N" }( m0 _2 |& l· I feel like I am going to puke.
: u' X9 g2 h& y· MEANING: vomit, T$ O8 S J$ f# M# o, _
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· push off
6 e6 @- b1 o& z$ I3 y· I am going to push off now.& Y& y+ }3 h+ T* c& U2 q7 e
· MEANING: leave
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· put the moves on
- N7 g3 d$ q/ x% w' K4 M i· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.* ~" \$ b O- D6 q
· MEANING: seduce& ^4 p5 r, `, C, |5 |- o l1 j2 p) ^
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· put-on
( }8 y: ^0 U% S· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
* r2 u! |% \& T T" `· MEANING: deception
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· quarterback* [8 F/ g2 u; P. Q& b
· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
- `" B$ F* i( o( U$ }+ x+ C: }· MEANING: lead
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6 j0 [/ k' z+ @, z% }+ K· quick buck
) r! T% n# X/ I· I need to make a quick buck." V/ h0 d4 u0 Y8 I. K4 r
· MEANING: some easy money
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; t: \4 Q- e) } d3 M; r% }+ |· rack* l6 _/ G* n* c3 ]( {
· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.6 l/ i* d; c5 v' D
· MEANING: bed" b) u+ `. t, N4 A u* t2 K
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· rack out! v+ c( U/ F% @! Q& q; i
· I am going to rack out for two hours.
% n4 R: V5 B9 p6 v2 Z· MEANING: sleep
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· racket" L! y; j! E/ k: |* f% I6 Y5 Y* f
· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.: M5 Y/ ?$ W5 Z. b' j+ u
· MEANING: noise
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· rag
) ?) G0 i! ~' E0 [/ R· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
9 N; B5 D* _1 B+ z· MEANING: newspaper
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6 [1 I, T; I- u, z3 K· rap
4 O4 i8 n' Y+ O' m· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
1 G, K5 o) a% w, U· MEANING: talk about
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· rathole
) d) l' Y; z; ]· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
2 m+ _0 k- E5 g& a2 s9 H· MEANING: run down place
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· raw
* T2 o% M4 ~7 Y· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
; @! z V q' v· MEANING: new
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· ream someone out& c- _) u8 k% j: Y0 i
· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
: ]) F2 U% U8 |* r8 V& t· MEANING: got angry with him
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· red hot
( A% B+ J- z, J+ Z: I; v1 l+ g· Your idea is really red hot.
7 d$ y" O. G5 z) D# E' c- P: L· MEANING: important. f( y% g! {* D7 v' c$ S) Y
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· repo
5 K* |% J) X: j, P# o6 a7 b, c· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week." U, i t W& ^" `% Y; k8 ?% O
· MEANING: repossess6 O: y& J: p' ~* ^5 P
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· rinky-dink
. \. ?" S7 p* f# E5 b; [· The circus was really rinky-dink.( @# L, b+ U# X' P- Y8 P
· MEANING: inferior
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
" f2 }* w9 p3 J· MEANING: funny2 }3 g# ?, g/ {3 g ~. k
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· road hog# Y) H* s4 T% C) |1 F) Y
· That driver is a road hog.
2 J; z. K+ d% g) I0 D4 k· MEANING: takes up too much of the road
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4 e' c, g9 C3 D8 |6 i4 y# n· rocks
$ l' L! x. Z" H; U% F4 @" R· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
0 g; j3 |; t X+ f5 W· MEANING: with ice( A9 C1 R+ ~8 @
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· rough time- [: s1 _. w* c" P' z
· We have had a rough time this winter.
- K8 ^9 t" @7 t9 k% E) Q( Y· MEANING: hard time) E+ r+ l7 m4 k
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· rug
" D& K3 @) q" V9 S· Is that a rug on his head?+ P9 F+ ` ?0 M2 | j
· MEANING: wig0 j2 e& y- {- w
3 z+ e% U4 Q# P; K! P+ d· rug rat' g1 N1 d7 o& c" r1 }
· My sister has three rug rats.5 ]" o1 [, {' u/ B* P* a0 G' p
· MEANING: children
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· rule- a! v$ X9 G. E8 {' F$ {1 A# a; Q
· My wife rules the house.0 v z8 b- Z- j1 w, K
· MEANING: dominates
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· run off at the mouth
]! \) d8 \- B, y7 e# ?& S$ c· He is always running off at the mouth.
' ^3 u) h: C3 j" X/ i9 i· MEANING: talking too much
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· run out of gas% B7 D1 U3 F2 J- b! _+ K
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.& ]6 d8 o9 C: P* ?' @1 E6 N. {! h
· MEANING: lost interest or momentum
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· sack* U; V& d% R B: i' ~2 _
· When did you hit the sack last night?
5 G0 @- [3 h( A8 W, ^· MEANING: go to bed! ]* V* l3 |) ^# Q2 {( R6 B8 E
) ?& X, b3 A1 }! `) A+ p. z% k· scam$ N; Z# ^, y% H8 r7 x
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam./ H2 C2 D5 _7 ]. _! g; b
· MEANING: swindle# b1 e& k% e5 e0 ] Q# g
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· scarf" p# F! ]: r! ]6 c
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.) G9 G9 q2 M `, v: P) S% R, g! C
· MEANING: ate quickly8 U; V) a* H0 N9 P9 [; H. R
) ^3 b5 z* o7 z! I6 o2 g· schmuck
. z0 j6 f. d- q0 \+ ]· What a stupid schmuck.
$ `! C' q" Z' \% I( e" D1 \/ u6 T· MEANING: jerk5 y9 B/ o# I- d: |- Q( P. p
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· screw around
+ ~6 `5 M& U. x% w) q· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
5 O& f, p3 v; T· MEANING: waste time
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6 o \1 ?! s" T5 g- B, N4 m· screw up
9 L% P$ `" |7 P: f· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
: q# u E& M; b% Y( G5 D$ F· MEANING: make a mistake
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2 y: {- C0 f, x: Z( J' k· sharp
% r7 n5 M3 f8 b, `· He is very sharp with numbers7 b, u- l3 u6 l' j! f
· MEANING: intelligent, N( d Q. T9 m: N* V5 v4 G* Z
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· shot
' K8 c" o! a+ f( E* @2 a1 z" Q· I'll give the puzzle another shot.! n( Y) U* O9 ?
· MEANING: try" I6 [, S7 b) z8 B
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· shot down
0 t5 l; K- W. C, S8 H- e· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
3 \9 ^' K3 w4 Y) ^+ m1 A8 C! u· MEANING:
9 ?" t4 J, y6 I {, a, Q. F· disagreed with
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( x* V* p4 r( j7 P: n- I) ~· slammer
* y: O3 Y# F- R5 m+ ?7 a a· The police threw them both in the slammer.% E3 h# m% A9 _7 p/ S. U1 u
· MEANING: jail1 g2 j$ L" R, @9 Z3 ~
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· smashed
5 {8 [" n- G( d) |- ~( j1 u· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.8 J+ K8 l3 m/ C9 l6 u) Z3 f, B
· MEANING: intoxicated2 a! V, J+ D, g$ U" ?* n
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· smoke eater
2 Z' o2 L9 ? D" ]3 l( \· My father is a smoke eater.& J$ M/ K, T* p; S' |
· MEANING: fireman
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· split
6 W6 ~7 D" Q! K( g; }( \· It is time to split and go see the movie.
1 J8 h; u# ]# o· MEANING: leave' ~$ T- M, f+ Z0 X( \/ g
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· spook4 q5 [$ N, e- x! b
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
9 q6 I4 G/ E. T/ V% ]· MEANING: frightened
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( Y. o" t. G, A$ Y· spud/ g/ G" W% h8 O+ x k; w- p" s
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?1 f/ s* u1 v$ B4 b0 F) X6 X
· MEANING: potatoes
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/ b. Q: K/ ~( p& V h+ ~· square8 y& x z/ g) F! o: |) s( F* [
· My father looks square in his jacket.& ~8 |* A; X) T* b
· MEANING: old-fashioned
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· steamed up$ A6 R( V( F& b
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.. m$ F7 g7 L# D( X, U7 `; q, U
· MEANING: angry; D7 w' l6 ?' Y" M9 b2 g4 f% T7 C
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· stink
3 z u5 S/ h5 `& x. d% R· This whole operation stinks." a& @% f' i0 i
· MEANING: is repulsive6 t# }3 q9 E5 N- O/ X% r3 p
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· straight
4 ?/ [# b$ L- |7 X* [6 [) M+ S· I want you to give me a straight answer.) f: s) B8 b5 f2 ~. R
· MEANING: honest( v3 X( e* g5 F. s3 V# R3 h8 D1 G
# |1 a R+ O5 u· stressed
u$ }! ^9 }+ ?# l, k( I& K! \· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
) j$ g4 I( N3 {5 @" v, w· MEANING: upset
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% B$ r6 D" u0 g' _6 t/ D· sucker
) k& m: {( X. c7 L- L· Don't be a sucker.! {1 y8 |, ]; a. S& [
· MEANING: be deceived
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, {; n2 w- V# E$ c6 {3 W# N· take a hike
) p$ f) b5 N8 [/ Y· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.4 F m; D, P4 d5 |% z# T3 v% M
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· leave
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· taken% Z; }( X0 I0 T. h: i
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
8 J5 t2 R4 O6 r· MEANING:
0 H4 J5 z( R H9 Z! R· cheated out of
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+ ]9 I& T: o( l8 d, J· taking care of business
$ n3 `. ~: S6 G/ r$ l K· I have been taking care of business.
# c6 X4 i) W1 W1 K( x; w9 {· MEANING: doing what I have to do" D F4 D& i' ^7 l+ t+ M
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· threads
|5 I5 _& z! V0 U$ |8 O1 g· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
+ t9 g( f0 v1 P! W/ ?· MEANING: clothes4 r* S, U2 \5 ]" j Z1 s0 Y& u
+ b% U9 ~" S( \+ |4 N, _2 P+ [· tool around7 f, n# n) k* C* m( ~0 g7 \
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
( W4 n1 M& J+ ~6 z7 ~* { s& A· MEANING: drive around
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· totaled
. W8 n/ Q# i- R" l· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
. R+ K/ d# |2 P, [· MEANING: completely wrecked4 P x! H9 q" b4 o
: b9 U* ^3 c3 h+ S7 p· up
( V0 f# o, p7 C. Y· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
$ a" v x. C/ N: d· MEANING: happy and cheerful5 {- k6 D5 h7 E5 _
" ?1 y! j2 Z# w- @· up for grabs
4 J) `1 c& n! D. g· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· veg out
- ?2 G* U4 V1 O$ \· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
6 z1 c7 i) ^$ x3 V4 r· MEANING: relax and do nothing6 } Q: }8 s0 d4 t4 A& r: P
3 N( A3 I, ^: s· vibes
( o: b: J% _! V% E; ^! `% z· He really gives off good vibes.
& j2 e Y7 R S· MEANING: feelings, X! Z! k! D! v; f
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· wad4 _, U$ e4 d2 d+ l7 `1 l. m
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.5 }0 U1 a! ~- O+ Y2 |$ f6 p
· MEANING: bundle of money6 X( ]' o( e5 K
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· waste6 O" Z3 i/ P/ ]2 G& G
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
$ @" W! z7 @8 _- G) g. V· MEANING: kill, r6 J8 Z' s$ J! d5 A7 H5 d
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.0 k7 {5 K, w7 J9 Q* C1 q9 ^4 M9 M! }8 A
· MEANING: car; V2 \2 Y+ U& N) p9 X. M6 e
* [) m# Y' t7 W; a4 v) W· whiz" X. T5 X+ F7 U @1 ]
· He is a whiz at the computer.
& ~, O3 C. j$ \· MEANING: talented person2 r; k7 y# G4 G9 n& a) H
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· wired
# P5 p: {9 `; @/ i· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
: T1 G t& ~# O' }* i- H· MEANING: alert
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· wussy
* o1 j$ y6 S4 B· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking., W7 a6 S- @6 p$ S
· MEANING: weak person
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· yukky
' B) p, Z' s# z6 k5 N3 `· This food tastes yukky
- Z8 R! j+ \9 C, U· MEANING: bad) Q6 U# p" c. y( K4 o% g
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· zapped
9 y! Q$ T; ` F x! B4 o· I am too zapped to help you right now.6 a5 |# s+ D+ C- Q) S+ j
· MEANING: exhausted
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· He knew zip about running the company.
; K! [6 F( k* U, M% z· MEANING: Nothing
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