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美国俚语大全! L4 R- P' r4 m9 b+ `4 T. c& a
( M8 [# K" M5 S4 g) I1 C) o· ace
' p- @: M! e% q8 Z n. ]& a+ H% a· He's an ace reporter.- g4 N, v! ]) g( k
· MEANING: very good
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9 \ v0 T! K2 {! Q8 Q& |; e* a1 ^· action% q/ d Y/ W% `3 v8 D/ r$ _
· Do you know where the action is in this town?1 T7 K1 k/ C: l- b6 B" p
· MEANING: excitement$ E8 ?; w3 O, x- C& q
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· airhead% d/ P! T: W- M- V d% |
· My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.
- [2 r, X& O* Q; V( j· MEANING: stupid person) p% w0 v$ y9 k. b$ f- `
- b2 L! n4 |1 b( _( ~· all wet
, J/ \7 F! k8 T1 t· Your ideas about politics are all wet.
, f3 n0 C- q9 [) a/ R2 ]; M7 Z· MEANING: completely wrong C/ e: {8 }( j8 ]5 }
( ~. I7 V, F- K1 n I' u; T· all-nighter0 s1 m1 t$ D# n$ a
· I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.- _+ D+ d7 m3 k6 E2 l6 ]. F8 X
· MEANING: after studying all night.
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5 Q' ^( A4 ~# _4 R* S· ammo
b: F& O: g+ O· The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.% `/ i2 E! k1 V- l4 g
· MEANING: ammunition
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; s! K0 J1 e: I& Q· antifreeze
& B9 q8 j# j4 {3 W5 @& ]· I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.
& l( a+ K/ R' l# @· MEANING: liquor: g. t3 A9 U2 G6 a, t2 A7 [
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· armpit! z$ n; n0 x( n4 k
· This town is really an armpit.
4 s3 j* F. ^4 m: g" h% q. d! K9 A· MEANING: undesirable place, `4 Q, {9 |4 \1 E! i4 S7 x; M
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· awesome
! f9 N: O$ N o% h- I6 m· What an awesome sunset.
: `3 v: _/ ^* X4 G0 K4 M· MEANING: great0 j0 M) s) q0 N/ A M+ w4 o b+ ]
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· bad
0 p% m3 x y4 e· Wow, that was really a bad movie.
" Z5 V& k3 J: S' F* d0 c2 g9 E2 R- e· MEANING: intense
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5 C, t9 ~( L$ l: Y7 j3 [· barf
2 f1 k3 d; \: C; q) W) _9 ~· He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.. w& y% i9 j8 P" S6 D& j$ `
· MEANING: vomitted
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, _, h+ f7 g+ R# V. f5 l P) x( n· bashed1 `! k S2 A+ p0 z$ ?# y* B2 u
· The boat was bashed beyond recognition.
2 ^6 A* h# F) V8 U, i· MEANING: crushed
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! }8 g" J. R9 X- X# x· beat E! C L: k/ t3 Q
· After working all day I am really beat.
: l& c5 S6 X# m. }8 c% I· MEANING: exhausted
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· beemer
; [( q- ^6 k) p1 Z* v0 }; F· He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.
( ^) K5 C" U! `+ H% X& a· MEANING: B.M.W. car( f) u& h& q* r+ O# p) v$ Y
9 V) Q" }# a: j& h· bench m- E* ]3 g& ?( A1 L6 A1 j8 {. n
· He was benched during the basketball playoffs.
+ Y& Y0 J7 ^5 W· MEANING: taken out of the game
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5 m, _$ d& V O+ b! ]" A7 @) |1 [· bent
8 C2 G Y2 l Y· It's OK. Don't get so bent.) S& C5 ?* Z( F8 w9 E* k
· MEANING: angry
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· bent out of shape, O. _2 u8 b2 J
· Don't get so bent out of shape.& \/ V, [' s2 f
· MEANING: become upset
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· big gun& i v- _2 p* {) M
· The president brought two big guns to the meeting.5 m7 t5 b n& z$ A" x7 D
· MEANING: powerful people
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· big mouth
% m/ |8 X; E: l7 R8 _· Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
6 a1 o2 W0 y* L% L0 j. x' d3 ?· MEANING: talk too much! ~. [1 l B( R6 [4 o! g b Q( V
2 Y' f5 Q4 A. O! _· big stink
3 `3 p4 T" ~; |+ a: L· The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.
$ z& Q; X( }; q# Y9 W2 ?· MEANING: big issue9 n8 {; ^/ V5 j$ b4 J( Q3 P
% r* I( x' C' d E- j1 ^· blade U- \2 X# z s8 U
· He carried a ten inch blade with him.
7 k" r) f# k* \9 i· MEANING: knife
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. `2 E2 N& g! n+ y5 x2 o3 E· blimp
6 h. _& [' _2 |! C· I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.' a2 {4 z; C+ V2 E% \; U5 j& ^
· MEANING: very fat person
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! o* J4 r5 L) c· blow6 b5 Q4 L, @& w( p0 d
· I'm going to blow out of here now./ w1 n3 X+ f5 e9 A& e
· MEANING: leave. B# j! E9 @8 Z6 o/ Y' m6 h1 H$ M
q, R* [) L& [! d! q· blow
4 h# G" z3 o! N: ~, z· He blew all his money gambling.
/ y2 n! j+ M! f8 J/ L· MEANING: lost
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6 l: N7 R. S$ C; I· blow a fuse: S3 Z$ y: o% t" U. B
· Hey, don't blow a fuse.; G. O4 ?" ]+ |" A/ Y5 E; r
· MEANING: lose your temper.
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· blow one's cool! Q- e7 P5 e* R; a# q
· Calm down. Don't blow your cool.0 V4 X8 C- l% K+ U
· MEANING: become angry
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2 R0 K& z+ G @" _· blown away
2 M' H- D% `$ l: s5 a$ C6 {· I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.
3 ]( d# L* r0 ]& g· MEANING: greatly impressed$ V1 D }/ W& z8 P- f" y& U
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· bomb: Y% E& i# U* `4 \: [' ?% y
· The movie was a bomb.
. y$ c0 f" [7 D. X6 s2 a· MEANING: bad f* f# D& v9 \; B& C% f
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· bombed & ?0 ?% z* y9 r) d, X
· The driver of the car was bombed.% J) z* s7 y- ^+ J
· MEANING: intoxicated
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- f/ ~0 L9 r7 U+ t! @3 B( T· bonkers$ g; ]4 L& z/ @! Z8 _6 F
· I think I am going bonkers.% d2 X0 w3 A Z% g# H7 o' v5 |, R
· MEANING: crazy/ m: {8 Q x6 D+ Z) j1 v( X
7 [; y2 x4 Q- u; c· boo-boo
; S# Z8 C& d4 P. p3 f |# t$ M· If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.
2 W# X8 C1 c; ]# ^" z4 b4 Z· MEANING: mistake
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· booze4 \6 L0 o: g) {! {# c
· I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.
" u/ n& K: B; P· MEANING: alcohol
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& ~) ], | }% Q$ {· bread
* ~- O* `% O# X9 M. K· I need some bread to pay for my car.( O1 y1 G- N5 X i0 q+ e& U
· MEANING: money- m9 Q5 s: s' C# F& Q& c/ i4 i
& t- [3 `' w7 u· break
- [2 e2 o6 I3 m: W( v" m· A lucky break helped him get the job. E( J( I' ?' M
· MEANING: opportunity
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9 F+ O9 F8 f! k6 u$ ~· break it up
6 \/ s6 d) T5 \· Break it up, or I will call the police.
6 K9 D3 s' q% | W Z· MEANING: stop
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8 \& ?' X* u; v# c4 |5 y· bring-down& ^! E7 P0 o0 X) Z5 N& I8 N
· The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.- a0 F/ B+ t2 I6 W. H2 f3 @2 X
· MEANING: depressing6 i. X$ j) a* d
% r g3 L7 {% B3 R/ F· buck
4 x! s( e' b- z: m ]9 k9 A· Do you have a buck I can borrow?$ C. M6 k# @0 |/ Y8 t
· MEANING: dollar
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· bummed8 O1 f0 Q3 |/ b: D% L1 e$ p
· I was really bummed after I heard the news.; P& @- c3 l2 `* ~2 F# W
· MEANING: depressed/ h. S1 H; r7 W( a
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· bummer y" _7 D7 G0 [& E6 P" x6 _
· My trip to New York was a bummer., {; i. `0 R0 W( E; S0 Q& D9 l! _
· MEANING: bad experience0 Y; f. k3 K S( M7 f9 u- M
% m" h2 t. s1 _7 ^· bust
: X, H! n( x' W7 f. G6 e2 f2 f- }9 R· The whole idea was a bust.
/ H6 g6 C' v( g( X- d0 N0 p) c Q· MEANING: failure4 k5 ^+ |8 {/ o! }
( ^% {( ?2 H3 ~% A) S: \) \. W$ o· buy it
, v, q) l) F1 R· If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.7 X |; c9 t, _+ n
· MEANING: die- u1 e% }, o3 S
* p, T6 E' J2 ~6 O9 H· call
- B. \0 f9 b+ Z2 J· The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come. * Y" Y& e7 |1 K4 m1 j
· MEANING: prediction' U+ b/ G2 V( d. V
8 E4 z$ `1 E" U+ k, s: Y* ^· can0 G5 `: S2 C ~! N$ ?) N0 z
· Do you know where the can is? ^- m% T% i+ c0 a
· MEANING: bathroom v( r8 z s; r @, q
6 S' G, s* I; d. _1 d% \· carb4 H+ e, O# f. U& i8 M
· My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.' X( W9 \" e, g" p7 W
· MEANING: carburetor
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· catch some rays
' n& l" Z' L' C4 h. h· I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.7 _' c9 m1 v/ d0 b" ?- e" W
· MEANING: get some sunshine.
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· catch some Z's
$ G+ G, d0 H+ f L· I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.
! v$ U+ P( G- c7 x· MEANING: get some sleep* Z6 [4 ?7 l# K8 ^ Z; o
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· cheesy
4 ~0 M( L7 V, T& V- a· That is really a cheesy looking outfit.' w+ {( x% L% _7 c! R: {% j
· MEANING: cheap
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' l3 h( j5 j X" y( u0 }· chicken
, n$ k$ @$ i ]! U$ ^· Don't be a chicken.- {! u6 s" {& }! Z- z. f& I! g+ V
· MEANING: coward6 n7 r% x# `* S- n) b" Y
# Z, O3 ?/ y: Y0 e* }· chintzy% G2 `5 @1 d- P, C
· That really was a chintzy present you got him.; J8 j. O+ P6 v2 r& W ]( j
· MEANING: cheap
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! P- U/ d9 }* Q0 a· chow down
2 R0 _1 L+ ^5 g- }0 {5 P& n3 {( ^+ O· I need to find a place to chow down.; _" J# e4 `# C1 l3 g0 C4 T" s0 J- X
· MEANING: eat a lot0 v* S7 L6 w& M
/ {3 ^% F' ]6 j. U# V· clip
8 ~! g4 c" i4 ?3 H· Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.; m' P1 f& W- h1 S$ J( u
· MEANING: cheat
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0 a# r3 r: W; Q0 W· clunker. k# v2 s/ Q8 u9 L* S+ r* r' B) G* A
· I can't go on a date in that clunker.& J' u. q4 P! P2 E: h# j1 z! b" O
· MEANING: old car4 ~& D3 C) {- b! F
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· cold fish7 x" Z- f8 F% U) s
· My date for the dance was a cold fish.
1 S1 k. I3 u4 F# g% S" _6 [/ ^% L" D+ C· MEANING: dull6 ^. l. k( V v, I
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· collar" b2 G) O( e( T( D
· I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later./ Z$ V8 F) k# U- X
· MEANING: arrest
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I& m& D% i) L+ i" B+ G1 A5 l· come up for air
# z% H0 r7 @% Z( K, C( v· He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.
2 V+ }$ t3 O/ X' M9 Y6 j* K· MEANING: take a break$ K6 P$ I8 s" Q( h5 |' o
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· con
4 y% Y2 _* P# Q$ }+ N# i4 t· Don't try to con me.# @. x! L$ J, b0 D7 ^
· MEANING: deceive& k- a8 }0 ?4 \3 a% }
% H0 n3 S6 Y0 v. M· cool
6 g1 c9 S9 I! Z/ x' {0 Q' U+ w0 l+ \· This is a really cool place to work.$ N2 k. d! ~9 s, \4 w. w
· MEANING: good
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· cool down% T0 x- c+ p% d& K' T4 h4 z
· Things should cool down in a day or two.2 f8 C" ]( v. d, M! i
· MEANING: calm down( L9 N; Q. ~( E4 h
8 D8 E9 k/ g) @* _- c· cop
( ?8 r5 l0 f. N z; E4 v· How did you get the road sign? I copped it.
" l- g$ R& @5 M" ~0 q# X/ V' m· MEANING: robbed
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0 Y( } f. _- b6 W( O· cop! M6 q' `3 ]% k8 }0 x; i
· The cop showed me his badge.) b- y2 `0 U7 |& T
· MEANING: policeman
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6 |7 O# ^3 A* O* s2 U· couch potato& }, {4 b9 ^) L4 ~& ]
· He is a couch potato.
5 [4 s5 M o2 s4 k5 R· MEANING: lazy person' ]' _' E1 s9 N. \
6 \& w- E7 k+ m: x6 q7 A5 l· crack open a bottle( I) d, i; F: q8 E+ Z8 @
· Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.
# k) S0 q' Q" A+ r· MEANING: open' {0 \' c/ S5 d& { |
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· cram; M, h; P0 h3 _% U5 q5 Y7 _
· I need more time to cram for the test.( L6 R9 z* o& N
· MEANING: study hard1 A- J4 |4 A; }' z: K; ]. p
: @# N* k2 U4 |· cream
: \ D4 F# Q6 L& w8 m9 z, \: e G· Our team creamed them badly.
! T9 J* z/ J7 R7 B· MEANING: beat1 O8 [! i5 [! i' r
( O' V+ \+ \: U: j1 c& v· croak
9 g+ ^3 t6 t* l$ C( @· I feel like I am going to croak.1 V& ]- o- l6 y2 u; L
· MEANING: die
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· cruise- t& G& j9 \1 n
· The skier was cruising down the hill
) f, @/ {& L) r+ z: Z+ A· MEANING: going very fast9 C* Y$ p! X+ i6 g9 v
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· cuffs0 d7 \ |# e B# f
· He put the cuffs on the killer.( W2 ~3 A" r4 G, ]# ]; @
· MEANING: handcuffs* a0 W2 r7 Y5 [2 h# u$ V' _: d
% O( d: c) d- w5 Q0 Q6 K$ T3 U· cushy
* }7 Y _, |7 {6 W5 R, y# m· He has a really cushy job.( L8 I% ?3 \! F6 k
· MEANING: easy0 w9 K8 | P7 ^3 x8 g; v% W! W0 a) T
8 c& m' p9 m9 d0 _, _8 c· cut
7 y! G3 J7 c/ t8 l4 q" J· Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?6 B4 s) ^3 Q G5 }* o2 u- ~
· MEANING: dilute" Q& T2 b9 ?. w4 x( C
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· cut out
7 f6 a, O& I- X6 r4 l* l· It is late. I have to cut out.: k/ S9 t. p; @6 i( O$ |5 E
· MEANING: leave$ B7 s: h- |: X1 T
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· damage
/ C: f3 H3 r5 o· Lets get the bill and find out the damage.
4 U: \ ? @) R: `, ?· MEANING: cost
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· dead
( [5 v& d0 [; Z* `· This disco is really dead tonight.
$ ?4 d$ k, L$ i2 J! h% t1 b· MEANING: quiet
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9 w3 g" Q: M; @* [6 M· deck
^! b: z& D( a. P· He was decked in the fight.4 n) `$ s* U1 I% w; S _
· MEANING: knocked down
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! e& ~% u# J. m1 ]0 \- T& v5 l· deep pockets; j k5 ^, z7 I6 ~" D
· Her boyfriend has deep pockets.; w t$ p; \, w' ]. _" ]
· MEANING: is a good source of money
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: V( a% q( I) _; d% [' |; q; P· dicey# ]6 U; D- j: r0 a; Q, V" i' |2 T
· Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.
5 h% X& E8 a ~ }. v· MEANING: chancy/ I5 W- C. Y* E5 o5 G" A
+ F1 O, ^3 `3 o8 X+ j9 U· dirty
$ U' g3 `' V6 F9 }7 @# S8 S. _. d· I hear that it's a dirty movie.
" | q. z! @) O9 F) a· MEANING: an obscene
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· ditch1 j+ |. Y% F$ U& f) R7 l: C. j
· I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.
! W5 Y' r4 ^7 ] g' z+ j Z· MEANING: leave. l$ E( q2 E3 h9 Z( `
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· do a snow job on
% X' c, s! g3 B5 P/ D· Don't try to do a snow job on me.* e0 l: n2 S' f, c) `: Y5 ?9 `
· MEANING: deceive
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4 }2 y0 \: g# m* Z# N$ ?! k" c· dope/ Y7 {2 b' D; }! F2 p
· He is such a dope.
) v% m+ p6 C1 b) F' |# z· MEANING: stupid person
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/ B7 I u+ N& }9 I# F, @9 j· dope
( b- w; @3 q7 M! a% H k! M( W# @· There are a lot of dope dealers around here.8 s$ Z& u9 c# A; T# V" H) M% U
· MEANING: drug
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· dork$ ^; Q3 z# a, R# J; [9 Y
· He is such a dork.5 b. C: Z$ X9 X2 C* Q
· MEANING: strange person) P! m6 Y5 b3 I- J
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· dough
+ T4 w& v7 _0 @· I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.
3 C4 W8 d* ]& |/ C! T1 ^6 c8 t' L· MEANING: money
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; k: P% o/ c% G/ d5 k0 O· down
# \8 C8 |8 W9 k# K' g· Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.
7 R2 U9 r- M5 ?7 |· MEANING: drink quickly
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8 j% J. e% u: F1 [8 x& J }/ i· drag
% p+ Z* O: N$ F6 h) K· Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.
# |1 n, S# W: K! z· MEANING: boring
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· dynamite% ~/ r/ x; V9 f+ @
· This drink is really dynamite.# H+ a2 V! J) T- F; y5 m8 S: \! V8 R
· MEANING: powerful; great0 X7 ^% [/ y* N" f
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· earful# n6 \: n5 W; d" e+ q
· My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.( M% N9 X; n2 m: i3 k# @; Y2 F
· MEANING: a lot of gossip* {2 m; {# M: W( G
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· easy mark
6 D( [' O+ u( W3 g1 M3 V, P· The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.- d1 G! y( X5 M
· MEANING: likely victims8 j2 y9 I: v/ m) d& @* j! a
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· eat
2 V) p3 [3 k7 f+ ~, W· The problem is really eating away at me.
4 i; i+ u: R, v6 n1 M$ {+ Q· MEANING: bothering
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· excellent2 ~" W0 x; Q. a6 J
· That's excellent man.
2 \1 j3 U* K4 ]; i+ ^' v6 C8 h· MEANING: fine$ D d: e. \* W% U$ ~
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· face-off4 k4 d J! g6 I
· The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.9 t) J( ~. M" y1 E
· MEANING: confrontation
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: p$ t: n/ k7 I; m2 X7 n4 R· far-out6 `$ ]1 b& Y. v. |
· This music is really far-out.+ v$ T2 B2 }, E8 W. y$ y' ^1 h
· MEANING: great" V6 U0 x# g. _% c8 w7 D% k
$ j2 n8 {; T8 ?4 L I· fix
* f' z7 x2 A) K3 L5 b7 g· The addict needs another fix.
: ]" {8 z6 L3 F. h4 n5 J6 l; o7 A, U· MEANING: dose of drugs
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! g% E" b1 Q! [& ]7 M$ \· flaky
w' Q6 p: j2 B1 L5 u6 d* ^· He is too flaky to do the work.& K5 K+ E ~! u4 u1 K4 s
· MEANING: unreliable
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· flashback
/ A" b) j2 L1 B; u+ z· At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.
" Q% _% U2 m3 G I4 S# ~/ m· MEANING: remembered( U' c; E' {8 R5 y" @ L0 [+ p: P
/ l m( w: c0 }· flick
; S) O0 r6 N" U/ J% ^/ _· I haven't seen a flick in a long time.7 Y' H- n' a- L L
· MEANING: movie
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8 x# j3 d u* W8 e& \# j0 x· flip out
, I, ?) w+ [) I* i8 d+ k( E· He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.3 v: d' }& J3 G5 q: }
· MEANING: lost control
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) E( R! ^1 @1 @9 J6 j· flip side/ U4 ?+ N+ c- X6 w2 {8 `: a. L
· What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?
) I4 d- X4 r: A/ l$ p· MEANING: other side6 W! m! N: ^+ U J
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· fox# L4 b' `; a2 L$ \ ], R/ U
· His older sister is a fox.
" G% ]8 c2 j8 j' C· MEANING: very attractive
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9 X8 U" [. j( J( @3 ?5 Q· foxy' T3 M! i" g# {' H0 C
· She is a foxy lady.
0 |8 _8 H/ h- |/ A# e' j0 P· MEANING: sexy0 ^; ?4 h7 a/ e: C" \1 l9 g
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· freebie9 ]: Z! ~ t3 U0 b1 k
· The pillow was a freebie1 B7 r; m- f% w( |# b3 K
· MEANING: free, `; ]! j4 [! `& p
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· get into something
% d2 G# Z; @4 L· I got into gardening in high school.
& R" K' K* ~: ^! ]& D5 j· MEANING: became seriously interested in3 o! L* b6 h: v
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· get it0 b+ X8 [2 ]2 G
· I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.
6 T! Y# }; T3 {4 `& H, n# V/ j$ ^& e· MEANING: understand8 N8 a0 D0 i- l8 n9 ^& V
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· get with it
( O" G9 @+ e w" n- Z% [) l· If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.
# L7 M# r8 ] D· MEANING: hurry up/ F7 X; n5 v0 G& r" x& T
/ y% J9 ~6 l. j* C4 i2 g· gig3 D" ~( N, ]+ b ]% Q t& I
· I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.7 v: Z* X9 S, G1 ~* H0 c; y
· MEANING: job: R9 B; o: B/ w
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· glitch
! l5 T8 D9 ^3 ]' K· This computer program has a glitch.6 z6 M# u/ \* ]4 I1 E1 S0 P
· MEANING: defect
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· glitzy
/ f5 t# k# z: j· This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.) s6 V4 C' F* v& \' V
· MEANING: fashionable/ A& J( N' z. i- }+ c+ x, |
* j i2 R% D) G, N( ?% D& z2 e7 A· go
/ Y3 n9 F8 U( m. w' R· Let me have a go at solving the problem.) ~- B1 C# f! B# a6 [
· MEANING: try/ _1 F! T5 i- E$ F3 \9 Y
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· go bananas7 }* G; q1 J* f5 l! ]# [" }
· I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon." z5 y- K0 ^9 Y, {- l
· MEANING: go crazy
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0 D1 M, ]8 E9 G! g0 E& w· go down+ d) p o2 N4 h4 [: i' f' |. z* u
· What is going down?3 F8 [6 \# M9 V6 I/ D
· MEANING: happening
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· goof. a- F7 F+ r5 u& O
· I am really a goof at times.0 \4 h/ T) A( i4 @
· MEANING: fool
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6 H, n# o% I* R0 m· goof up* G) I1 b3 D% F: m- l" c
· I really goofed up when I painted my room green.9 k2 Y7 H9 U% Y2 b: q: h
· MEANING: made a serious mistake9 ^4 i! f6 y9 g m
7 r$ O6 m2 b* |( i· goofy
! l5 D) y: V) @· You are always acting goofy these days.! s9 M* O* t, a
· MEANING: silly: q0 _7 }( a8 J# x+ P# @
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· gourd$ g a1 ?% Z y( X! ~$ D
· Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.
, Z9 v- z$ v" Y* Z· MEANING: head
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0 w8 {' c& Z) g C· grand) F+ M+ \! ~; l( s: n1 V6 s. Z
· His salary is twenty grand.) j" K9 K7 ]4 W- T7 u" M; k
· MEANING: thousand dollars
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· grass- c0 x9 B" P! d5 H! j Y/ T
· Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.
* u5 R( z- l% D4 @& s( p" `· MEANING: marijuana
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· gravy
' ~4 J: z* u* u; C7 L3 A! [· This job is pure gravy.
; j$ J5 X, \$ o7 k# e· MEANING: easy money
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· groovy0 }' ~3 b; W2 Q. ^! Q
· This music is groovy.$ K* L+ |. H& K9 D0 n8 q5 v
· MEANING: pleasant$ `+ W$ q5 a+ Q7 r+ H
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· gross8 e$ x7 ^4 o4 d3 I+ q
· Picking your nose is really a gross habit.
+ z; D! V1 Q8 t. j. ]6 W· MEANING: disgusting
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· gross-out
& A: c# j, O. i8 ^; T: m3 S· The party was a gross-out.+ l* \! L! k) u# M
· MEANING: digusting time+ ^/ p! H* ^. w" J
% d7 h) x+ [) c( a& J7 d$ h8 S· grub
% W, G; \$ W8 c7 T· Where is the best place to get some grub around here?
% \- Z; j/ r5 i$ r4 @· MEANING: food
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· grubby5 f8 _! v9 B. s8 @6 I( `- a1 U0 }
· Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.
! q, m$ B, o7 c- D· MEANING: unclean and untidy( \9 p( [7 K9 C4 N' m
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· grungy
) g( X+ R: S4 z' k! G9 @· That is a really grungy jacket.0 h( V2 L" _* a n/ w
· MEANING: dirty0 x6 ?7 t9 U) |" b! Y; g' O7 o
- u. a5 K6 k5 ?; n· gut
: w- a; C/ J H0 I· He got shot in the gut.
8 Z' o/ J ]( w' ^3 z· MEANING: stomach.
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7 X; O6 C+ E9 R4 ?8 i N0 ^6 v% Q* }· gut
: q9 K, i) H4 d+ r; \. a4 c) n8 D· The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.
' }% Z5 u/ o7 `9 N· MEANING: basic
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· guts7 v4 V4 }- x# @/ D7 q# {) h: m% A6 [
· It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.8 ~% i( p* Q: q0 I0 o
· MEANING: courage- p; j# ?5 F+ F0 r7 ~
% o8 @) @+ I5 g% `% J$ K$ D0 a# n# D: u· hairy/ |/ g- s+ w; ]2 k- c, W
· That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.
4 n) x9 M' W L3 R& e6 ?4 z: ?3 M: p· MEANING: dangerous
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· hammer
% O! h0 X5 T' C4 r7 l. y3 p1 _" k· Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.
: t$ P& @9 I6 E$ ]( U, O· MEANING: accelerator. a7 @: l! h/ O+ Z9 o
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· hang it up+ V* ]" c$ H- P- f8 e
· I have decided to hang up my teaching job.+ K3 {4 g: D7 z" d/ u' U
· MEANING: quit
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· hang loose" j1 K( y8 o7 Z* r0 l9 s) Z
· Just hang loose for another few days.
- h; C; [; P# d% I; n* H· MEANING: relax6 j8 {" {# |. j) E7 E% [
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· hang tough
4 c# d9 w& n0 |2 U+ v· We need to hang tough on our decision.+ `% p; ?$ @; {4 B2 T* A
· MEANING: stick with
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) K$ u& A% f; s/ c+ i1 J. V· hardware; u: L+ x0 x; M, P% [3 @% o
· The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.7 Z0 Y( o- H! ^4 A
· MEANING: weapons
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+ |3 W, G' {' `+ f- g· have a buzz on
3 A( r# e% I7 \7 E; M6 A3 e0 n· I had a buzz on after the third martini.2 t4 B6 G, p' e1 O% g4 n9 q$ S
· MEANING: was slightly intoxicated* u( h$ }4 Y1 [5 b: j8 u; p" }
7 N7 W) `$ o3 n+ k. i6 x7 z· have good vibes
8 f# e ?4 H) _: {0 S1 ]· I have good vibes about our new secretary.3 N8 W/ k+ m5 ?/ _+ v9 ]
· MEANING: feel good about4 I0 n; c2 N* M" j) k M
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· have it all together
* l5 a5 r( v4 z( p) n· Recently I don't have it all together./ ], w3 W% w! e- m/ I Z
· MEANING: feel mentally all there., i9 s! ^8 \8 q; i3 m$ V' z' _
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· heave0 [3 g% e/ i$ k- z1 l! L6 p F
· I heaved up on the floor.; j- r1 D* e& a3 W8 H" s- M
· MEANING: vomited* J1 j1 L* a1 Z; X
9 ]% q* A3 t! C3 `· high# E- j8 P6 U2 M. d- k
· The teenagers look high to me.
8 ^( _7 g3 I6 K4 I· MEANING: intoxicated on drugs or alcohol- `1 Q* T0 B/ }
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· hip-shooter' m# k! D. o# V/ C
· He is such a hip-shooter.
. K q% ~+ y$ K I* V) Z· MEANING: always talking without thinking' `4 M5 [2 _3 C5 R! x8 {
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· history+ `3 W$ V5 j( _9 N4 u
· I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history.
- ]1 Q9 Y' p" s; W# G· MEANING: something in the past" Z" v$ _' Z4 ^3 N; q
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· hit
7 [" c: W3 _! d2 U· Your proposal was a hit with the boss.. ^5 _6 Q9 W4 P6 z |' t) j! d
· MEANING: successful
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1 F( y2 Z# N) }$ u8 v P· hole up
N$ c7 T( l" [/ k) w0 N4 D· I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me.0 R- f3 k" i( o) _5 i
· MEANING: hide5 w: \/ M0 F% }# h
- S6 y, ~" k* Q% L: M· honcho
. B) W2 h4 m2 Z2 J8 l% R, _2 }+ w· The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.
( T! U |2 }3 s) ^/ F· MEANING: boss
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· hooker
2 T' w, {0 m% ?. z5 B· Her clothes make her look like a hooker.
* B9 t" W2 X$ g# p( j· MEANING: prostitute
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9 ?/ N6 i3 X# ~% Q· hot+ \( A+ k0 X' I5 [' v* D! w4 G' I
· The police stopped them because they though the car was hot.
' h( P; c) w& X( B) l· MEANING: stolen
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· huffy
* u# q& I, }: K* y· I will do it soon so please don't get huffy.
2 p) ?( @) u- g# K! {· MEANING: angry
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0 s( J/ L( F/ e· hungry: }# ?; G& ^* y5 g% h8 g
· If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business.: E3 o8 ?1 ?# H, @! X
· MEANING: eager to make money+ c$ q q! }3 V" J' I
+ e% [3 s, F0 v u( o6 c3 f# E; ?% E· hustle
# g8 t" k7 O( i3 S4 D8 w9 N· If you don't hustle, we will be late again.
9 ^! c0 u! V9 {6 B% J· MEANING: hurry up
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· hyped3 ]% X0 p" V' O% o; n& h3 \/ C
· The fans were all hyped up for the football game.
, X' I2 F7 b% x% o4 }· MEANING: excited" j* {6 P, S' Z# B
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· hyper
r6 L! [( p) x( w9 j) c0 }1 Z. M+ h· Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.
: w. `1 J6 Z, R6 H, P1 v' c, `· MEANING: over excited/ j+ O& g/ g3 Z: k
9 u6 [, b8 R0 W- d) s· I.D.$ x! R t0 ~& ]9 P# O6 M" _! g
· Can you show me some I.D. please?
9 M. |; V& z9 U· MEANING: identification
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7 ]/ j# {/ ?8 R+ | X0 `· in
: x# y4 |7 d6 }- S· The tie you are wearing is really in.
X" p: e/ x5 I1 }6 f; y- x, l· MEANING: fashionable8 Q9 l/ c$ X4 u$ S/ I4 r+ \7 q) r: U
) s+ j. O- ?% ]6 A8 z! v* E· in deep) D2 w- q' d; h! y" @# g5 n0 i
· They are really in deep with each other.0 y; U) G, t) d$ H
· MEANING: deeply involved
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) ~, [6 T. m6 m· in the bag% k l$ `6 d- p$ o6 [
· Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.7 r$ Q* T; ?8 ^8 \* W7 T5 \
· MEANING: settled
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' I3 j& M' ]0 S' K, N [% \· intense e) v* R; G* r; B; o3 I$ \7 u
· This is a very intense situation we are discussing.
1 N9 n# F+ k& O! j% g· MEANING: serious
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. C; V& C8 G+ y/ C3 D0 m, O6 M· jam
2 F9 i! u% }7 V! y! ?9 h1 U$ u· I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.
# q+ D) F; z+ `. j! j6 ~- t4 J( c· MEANING: trouble
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3 m; s% b; a, |# p& K1 P· jerk someone around
- P9 r: L- U8 F1 f2 [; }· Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around.6 v$ R' ] I& ^- D% B, ^
· MEANING: wasting my time and causing me trouble
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· jock
$ t, W! s/ R3 s" y# C· My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.
n0 D: ]7 R/ R$ ~8 S7 O* K, H: \· MEANING: an athlete
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$ A0 F9 |7 E7 Z9 D; P· john$ P0 }: z" ^& C
· The john really smells.
, B' N; C$ @6 a- Z· MEANING: bathroom
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· joint
/ P# I# t, [6 m0 O9 b% O· Where is the closest joint to here.
9 u1 A/ b3 Y7 b1 b$ |0 f· MEANING: cheap bar
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· joint0 j6 ?5 o0 S8 J2 ~+ j
· He is good at rolling joints.
. W1 x" k7 R4 _6 W% R6 k; ^6 D· MEANING: marijuana cigarettes
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· junkie% }* v- N: }- e% p$ E
· Sam is a junkie.4 e# R& \" @+ S$ q3 K9 w# o0 C$ V
· MEANING: rug addict! w$ |+ Q7 K; y: u- m2 v5 p
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· just off the boat
/ I" U3 [8 ^1 n' i+ D· He acts like he is just off the boat.& Y2 H1 T7 v) h% Y% h- X
· MEANING: naive
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· keep one's cool
8 h. M+ Z& c8 z2 z* i' U· He kept his cool when his house burned down., f6 a& N* c; O# v
· MEANING: remained calm& ~5 ]: J# s( W
& C- T: j7 C& t! r· kegger4 g$ n: d7 c' ]+ i
· I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.! C y1 B4 q1 B+ l
· MEANING: beer party
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- l9 e0 |' U+ }: |· kick7 g1 ?1 K5 i. `% n1 w l7 F2 i
· I get a kick out of watching him paint.
1 z+ k- g9 q4 i* p. U( e· MEANING: enjoy
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· klutz
! [5 \: C8 {. t4 @· He is a real klutz.
1 [# w$ X$ g/ |; E) t5 l. ?+ ?: C· MEANING: stupid and clumsy person
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) e) s0 e8 r$ o% T· knock G* ]4 ^! y7 m' `
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
9 A! O$ ^, i) h( J+ |1 V5 |/ k· MEANING: criticize
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· knocked up8 }4 j2 n! E9 U
· My dog gets knocked up once a year.
+ M; ^( t) H# Q" g+ z2 [· MEANING: pregnant' O5 K' h$ ?! {+ P8 |
0 L$ ~' g' f! U; {' I2 {· knockout
! m4 p+ r8 F/ I7 g% Q3 F0 _· Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?
4 ^9 D g/ a2 r4 a/ t/ X0 ^, G· MEANING: stunning person
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: p5 J: E" q8 P' [& J. y6 q· knuckle sandwich
- _1 K: d; o) u) G; A· Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.! M2 m) t- k& H) e5 J3 I1 m! a
· MEANING: punch in the mouth4 ~; X8 F, m6 S6 V3 r% e! C3 X
8 ^ Y5 e# y5 I8 P5 M/ y· kook
2 I0 U1 _4 ^2 b0 @· Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood.9 n3 h( s' l V4 f% r1 r" F
· MEANING: strange people4 V/ n1 f$ P7 {: }. _3 ~! r
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· laid-back
8 M9 S E9 Z y# h- p· You need to be more laid-back.
. C" ^! D9 i; C1 u· MEANING: calm and relaxed
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! B6 O0 H& ?7 ~1 @· lame
2 o. u, X$ _* G; C W2 V" h) G· That is really a lame excuse.
$ [$ a# Z" f- y8 X& A· MEANING: an inadequate: ~ N) |# y" v* \0 s6 O/ |: x& L
0 S5 P( ?( T4 t8 o5 e/ i2 {( R& E· line
) W' l/ A& M: Z# E, M* _. y" e3 N· I have heard that line a million times.
z6 o) u/ l3 U" O· MEANING: story/ b/ |! T5 k- U* {) Q( i ]2 `5 J8 O
9 l0 S1 e1 R O. h% q· loser/ l- j7 g, D. i. X0 v3 B
· John is a loser.$ ^+ v+ b& m$ {$ c& V8 C( @' P
· MEANING: annoying and useless
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· love handles4 z4 M E, O) E j
· I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.- B/ _; _! \1 B; u' |* \, l; Q
· MEANING: rolls of fat around my stomach1 w7 g% h2 `# G; C- ~" R
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· make waves, j9 V ]* \$ L* x0 }# Z! t, h
· Try not to make waves around the office.- v+ Q$ I- n% p4 b7 m
· MEANING: cause trouble
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· maxed out( k2 R; C+ b( g
· I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.) r+ F; V/ J, |: x& _ q' d0 M
· MEANING: exhausted7 X* I6 N+ M* ~. h2 w
/ K" x+ ^7 I/ B/ x$ p# c7 T· mean% \8 ]* k2 d& k0 v. v! i4 R* \
· He plays a mean violin.
- [0 F7 Y2 o* L5 u7 |( o ?) b· MEANING: performs well on% Q. E; \- b: ? a" K7 P$ z R
' f+ q0 n5 d/ o* B Q7 D% t· mega
/ K; o Z# N- h W' U0 c ^4 D· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer., C7 L+ o4 ]" R, z/ J% ?
· MEANING: large, m0 L' A" S/ r0 s9 I0 o% e
: w. N6 r7 ~# R1 l5 }· megabucks
+ f$ \! z& ~8 L" r; Y· He made megabucks when he sold his company." d. U# C; F% k# Y
· MEANING: a lot of money
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# d9 _: [. `( \. j' V8 N( W+ t, }· knock
( Y3 t& e, B6 Q· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
/ m4 V$ c# o8 i) K· MEANING: criticize
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· mellow
- N |! j' P$ c6 o, P0 z, z: f· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.' u- x) W c* p! w5 C- j$ q* e7 z
· MEANING: calm down and relax
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# c( z' @9 m7 w4 g9 [: M' S· meltdown
; F7 ^" F: F6 E· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
6 ^, p" h; a& X I* }: I· MEANING: total collapse
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, Q5 [$ W- A- G6 H- X· mickey mouse
+ x' @, E; P9 N9 s1 ?3 P& ]8 H· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.5 @; N$ R% J6 n3 S; \( e
· MEANING: nonsense and a waste of time
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· move on someone& v2 _ s5 p, v2 ^* g
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
) T: }2 L* I+ A8 v" p. u· MEANING: pick up and seduce v. k% T* f9 B' \ X5 m R- U' `
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· mush
* _1 ]* I+ L6 U/ O. c· That is total mush and you know it.6 u7 d. e& i: r" J/ a2 W
· MEANING: nonesense4 _1 q9 f) E' _
6 { ~1 T; v) y3 N5 K4 o1 c) }· nark
6 `( A; }: Z, A! w· Watch out for the narks in the airport.2 l! l+ ~4 K4 t6 X0 m7 S N
· MEANING: drug police
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4 ~9 z( E: } F! A# T' W/ T! p· neat
3 W/ G2 b: V3 R· That was a neat idea that you had.+ z# w. r$ f: {) K7 d% \5 X
· MEANING: good9 a! ^7 |) m2 Z0 t5 c% l: L3 ?" X
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· negative+ L( y8 z3 J# Z" x/ x; q
· There are too many negatives about the company merger.' _& Z; I( O" F" n8 X
· MEANING: bad things7 i0 ?+ M" v6 } T
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· nick
1 f+ h; [* m+ o6 m7 Z) h· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
! R2 C5 E8 X3 j+ \· MEANING: arrested" u) [$ U5 Y. X! y
% L3 Y+ s M( J· nip: o) [: m. B# I+ H3 m% [
· He took a nip out of the bottle.
L5 \+ d7 M1 A2 ]· MEANING: a quick drink2 ?$ P. O* l0 K8 F: \, d4 U |
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· no sweat
4 l- w! R W: r) }, U6 K· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
# g8 p3 Q% c& v* `: s \· MEANING: no problem
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· nuke
5 \6 \' Y4 _0 {% H6 F9 r3 P· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.( S1 W6 k$ {1 T, ^" r
· MEANING: heat up in the microwave$ D3 R' ^8 V, e V8 Q: ? U) p
# y$ X9 S' h/ u& b/ d· nuke" H9 Y. L/ l% ]8 \+ ?/ r8 d
· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
9 N' ]$ z, p6 a( f! B* s! M1 |· MEANING: nuclear weapons
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· nut4 v- W% {$ P7 V# m% S; e
· I think that he is a nut.
2 X# J% u* r( q$ P5 W# k/ o8 ?. ~1 q· MEANING: crazy person6 j2 U" y8 J: r3 @& h1 @
9 a' y" o8 m. ~% q' m· nuts( c7 L( q7 ]% i4 G4 B% L
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.) j1 O5 T1 i1 t0 ]$ _. G& K
· MEANING: crazy
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· pad6 O* q) M1 B9 F# o$ R
· Have you found a pad yet?, ~, w' E3 e( J6 s% ^
· MEANING: a place to live* q! a3 y* @( H$ l* ~
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· pain in the neck
" x$ q1 p( m. q+ c: R2 g- j( j# B· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck./ u* Y7 v$ Q5 F n- O
· MEANING: annoying
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! m% G9 b; c/ t3 I q. X4 U· paper-pusher
; _% W2 C$ K, v4 P: z· My office is filled with paper-pushers.) X b( ` I3 K3 c2 P i; s2 h2 [
· MEANING: bureaucratic office workers: d5 K% k/ S2 W, V6 L% n
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· party animal
. T+ V9 Q% j' B T: I· You're too old to be a party animal.4 d- z* c! I$ e Z9 @
· MEANING: love parties
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
: q3 U' l" j9 ^8 K- D4 H( ^/ r· MEANING: celebrate
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· paw
; H! }+ i3 _0 ?# R/ C· Get your paws off of my body.5 f% O2 i! s! i6 p4 v! A
· MEANING: hands2 M$ W) f4 g$ p5 ^9 O
; j8 Z; F @0 ~. q/ v ?1 P8 ~· peanuts
6 |/ @; U7 |* ^- L· I am not going to work for peanuts.9 l$ b1 R* N( g4 [: a
· MEANING: practically no money
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· pickled
8 c- ^: F \% Z3 @ O+ X· He gets pickled after only one beer.
. R- T y, ?" r Y$ s% ?+ O· MEANING: intoxicated5 S/ O: n+ c1 x7 Q) o
. ~1 Z6 I$ q! I8 u% c: ^· piece of cake
/ c3 G) F* |, M& P4 e+ S9 m! A· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.7 m B! i* M4 v4 {' i
· MEANING: easy to do6 l/ x; c) |2 t8 _
- F/ W ]/ f8 U8 p* y- K· pig3 z! }' d3 w, Y' E
· He is a pig at parties.
/ O% d9 V" X4 m. y& ^( z# G+ u· MEANING: eats too much
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· pig out
" w3 z- H X {* V {· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.1 w3 q) c7 k. p* [( W0 [
· MEANING: eat a lot or overeat
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· pit stop
8 c. H3 H: k% C. c· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
- o$ S$ i( P4 p; C+ v8 L· MEANING: stop and go to the bathroom
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8 R' x9 f& v# l M; a. u· plastered
% L& p* y' t2 C" n3 i· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
1 N3 x( |8 P- w0 X6 R' W· MEANING: intoxicated1 l- P. V; a) ]- m
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· pooped out% {6 p Q2 v2 F( O" w. P
· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
0 H0 j& e' s3 u2 i7 `; W& H* g· MEANING: quit
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& j3 b3 h5 |3 T· pop
( y7 `6 ?5 G; h2 c1 g( [: H- h ~· Shut up or I will pop you.' i. `, G6 T/ O5 k
· MEANING: hit/ J+ B$ N3 z9 a) \
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· pop for something. \% `, l% L- P8 `4 X/ L
· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
! ?0 S- z6 V' z% l/ G8 }6 ?( A· MEANING: buy m6 w, g0 {1 \. [
4 |, ?: y1 W$ }9 b) {! _· pro0 {; {8 m% r! {+ c% h' D, q
· He is really a pro at his work.
2 F7 m' j2 G. q· MEANING: professional/ \1 i! X3 W6 a5 s: q/ L
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· prod
8 H/ B+ |' y% {) x" r· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?$ m: r2 i3 k4 h$ b
· MEANING: reminder
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· psyched up
( M! q: R% L" x: R t· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
# A0 k: i) q) h- [. e" o· MEANING: mentally ready; l7 p" ^! e0 B4 u
# o+ g: `5 F* m6 w· psycho/ E, e. I4 E, G, \( G
· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.8 Y N" A; d+ k5 R
· MEANING: mentally ill$ e4 Z' `0 }5 O+ A3 Y$ D
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· puke2 |& c B- S0 `% x- @3 T* e Q
· I feel like I am going to puke.) R* `( C% b' }- A
· MEANING: vomit
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0 P! N+ `5 `+ C% |' W7 J _" e· push off) l0 u9 ]0 H4 D0 m% t% z, G
· I am going to push off now.
1 i* R& m8 x4 M9 n2 e# V3 ^· MEANING: leave4 H) A. Y5 `+ F' P- `1 z/ Z
( T+ [. @0 x Z# B; T· put the moves on
; F) f$ L& B& i5 V8 i5 N· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
# s: u; k8 ^% y( n7 s· MEANING: seduce
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$ g- y6 b! m# w- [3 t9 C' j· put-on
/ w$ u" |2 ^) k· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.4 V$ C. N+ F) e" ^# ^
· MEANING: deception
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· quarterback
7 I% F/ r. l7 N W· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
) ?9 q9 Z- e/ f8 F3 B( v& M5 B· MEANING: lead
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· quick buck
9 g- Y( a0 y: `; E" P, ], f· I need to make a quick buck.
0 p5 P' p4 _* H0 u: \5 d9 Q( C. f# j· MEANING: some easy money" q2 G7 { J2 k; v% E- O E' x
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· rack
, m* z4 }( d% `· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.; f3 K$ Y. R; p" Z/ a
· MEANING: bed
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( z( h: F G6 ]# d/ {8 l8 m· rack out
7 \# c) x; A3 K5 \. [· I am going to rack out for two hours.
4 n8 o5 ^' E Y: a· MEANING: sleep$ _# i+ U) W' _% Q- D; @( P
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· racket
. u& L5 @+ T; p· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.+ D* }) l7 L; C% s) t. J
· MEANING: noise0 {# @9 r) q' r1 Y- Y" Q8 @8 V
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· rag
' x* A; l; _* f9 W· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. 3 Q! r3 T- V( ~8 u6 m5 I
· MEANING: newspaper
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· rap
( y4 n% F0 q7 A( v· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.# ]9 G/ [2 {# Z$ r; o% Q; }
· MEANING: talk about, L; V% p1 t. j/ |
5 _% ^' T1 e1 q8 E+ @ z· rathole- R8 a8 t; O N; p
· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.5 W1 h: C5 g% x" G9 S
· MEANING: run down place
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$ W# r5 s1 L7 {# d6 Y+ K8 c· raw
( e; i: i; d8 S" I. d( U# `3 {9 R) [# ]· The raw office workers were not getting much done.. L L1 [1 F0 N# u u
· MEANING: new9 {2 o* y( T: n7 i- w3 T7 d/ \
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· ream someone out. A+ ]4 U. v( N% I. S( ]
· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
# w% J) G* x2 N+ }1 D* n· MEANING: got angry with him3 I2 w; G. |) G- M
* ?& b$ F4 L4 l% j" n3 \+ u/ A· red hot# S/ R4 ^- {. @' I
· Your idea is really red hot.
" O% R" `" }( ^8 W! U· MEANING: important! Y, M, w+ [; `8 X$ I. B' v
0 d0 Q S+ B4 Z' t· repo" N" I. r7 [- ]1 W
· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
}2 r1 Y! p/ ~4 U· MEANING: repossess; j0 z2 e6 T) z9 M6 m9 }) _5 i5 h
( X! a4 _$ Y% _: a) H3 k2 O% A· rinky-dink a% p! X0 A' D% ]* w
· The circus was really rinky-dink.
6 b0 F+ f! r& Y! |- v0 z( I# z· MEANING: inferior" U$ P9 E; Q; v& X
! n+ {) Y8 b8 z· riot
0 d5 j" w p+ B. y0 G8 f- r1 o0 \· The comedy program was a real riot.
0 `* W3 @ A3 w( ]( M* P7 K, g· MEANING: funny
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& R, d) a6 b/ h! I8 u; K· road hog
/ N' {, z2 n7 X· That driver is a road hog.
# o, r0 a F) j· MEANING: takes up too much of the road
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/ f9 W* ]" I3 Y9 ?6 ~+ W3 ^* M1 j· rocks
t- h! X) t$ P* j, R2 l· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
/ p6 E/ O- w+ h* Y4 L2 Y1 J· MEANING: with ice0 Q- h# x- Q3 V& F/ f
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· rough time
# u2 q0 o7 P s· We have had a rough time this winter.
: ^ G/ `0 C8 f$ v· MEANING: hard time
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· rug
3 C; l. C5 w! u· Is that a rug on his head?
$ |, C3 r3 e+ \· MEANING: wig
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, B! m: E/ c' k. p2 R, _; v· rug rat
6 r& g, m1 x- R· My sister has three rug rats.* R, R/ K8 u) w1 b4 P
· MEANING: children6 v0 Z- ?$ W) ?6 r
2 i& a9 v1 u" X: n' h· rule0 K2 N G9 G9 O% l
· My wife rules the house.
7 R* s# k6 b, ]" L· MEANING: dominates
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! N9 e/ e2 u; F4 ^+ E4 W8 t* ~· run off at the mouth
7 [4 o, t6 p) \& S" w$ O8 N· He is always running off at the mouth.
) T# Z% Y; T8 o# W· MEANING: talking too much
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· run out of gas
1 H$ h9 u7 f% f7 w' V/ `# l· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
1 [8 A( a2 j- }2 z· MEANING: lost interest or momentum
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5 g1 e" x- I0 z' y$ F5 w- |· sack8 b2 Q/ B P+ v6 _. a& P
· When did you hit the sack last night?7 Y+ x" m2 {# c) m( E8 q- ~% ^
· MEANING: go to bed
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. u8 ]* k: V9 i( ^5 ?. o" Q; q· scam. C; ~0 Q4 [% u: C( z. M
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
$ N! i4 ]: O% J· MEANING: swindle
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+ r# W( |; j( \- f& s· scarf
& ^ Z5 F+ l; c/ }8 m/ U4 Y1 q· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.' f) M- V- f; @; R
· MEANING: ate quickly
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5 @" {+ P0 O: g# @/ a( ]1 D· schmuck
* N u+ `, B; b8 R· What a stupid schmuck.0 Z6 e7 j/ k4 v L5 i
· MEANING: jerk, m) O3 l% E0 b& H5 x0 Q5 k) W# V
, C% l, h: o) o· screw around
6 u/ l* z& Y- ^ |· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.* g' S# \: e) y" w
· MEANING: waste time
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5 f% D4 h* J1 R5 x/ C· screw up
& a( p- C d! }' K, m" Y3 L) @+ c [6 q· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
7 Q, [& e0 u% g! g· MEANING: make a mistake
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9 j8 _9 v( g: p% _; B; }0 O7 [· sharp1 y J: Y5 n2 d! K' M4 @
· He is very sharp with numbers
& u9 M7 V8 c: ?8 ]· MEANING: intelligent4 W) ]2 D3 J/ r2 b- A
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· shot" \; ^$ M4 s6 `* n1 {. s, l
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.& E( c0 t/ T0 }
· MEANING: try
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· shot down
- j7 G) }: c% h# F# S- k# J w· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.2 @5 Z% b: F& N
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· disagreed with
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- ]; d1 S# B6 x4 F0 _· slammer
3 |6 j. E% o1 Y$ t- F& n2 T· The police threw them both in the slammer.
. Y: q/ t( U" I8 [# F! Z· MEANING: jail1 N% E, L- ?) j5 A+ R0 ^; c0 H+ d/ B
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
t( {5 l: ]1 B K m· MEANING: intoxicated8 E2 n6 O3 v* P1 J
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· smoke eater' t: J6 f- a k
· My father is a smoke eater.
0 N& u* T" g& o4 ?4 {· MEANING: fireman
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( ?3 l2 F. B+ s/ A0 b4 |9 F· split y$ W9 B L8 U* O8 F2 Z
· It is time to split and go see the movie.% h8 D% [, A* o$ G! ~- J7 P
· MEANING: leave4 b/ A0 `' j& X8 i* l: U
t0 b1 P$ c# _4 _9 `3 E- O4 n8 Y· spook
5 p" W8 w3 T( o9 `· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.( x' R2 w; |: |5 Z
· MEANING: frightened
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& j. Y4 [' f/ @$ d3 w! f% C( ?( W· spud% H W+ u; y d8 B$ Q$ N0 s6 j
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
+ j# E1 A" ^3 f' c) W* e5 `· MEANING: potatoes9 y5 P: ?8 i4 S0 X) c& F P
7 w a' z( V1 ]* F· square# l2 j8 L2 I2 n# a
· My father looks square in his jacket.% `+ m3 A% S$ F4 X
· MEANING: old-fashioned/ D2 @# m, G6 d. E* ]$ q' B2 [ `
$ D' ?# S8 X6 t4 x· steamed up
, s6 {* ]3 B; _# j5 i· Don't get so steamed up over the issue. W0 `: u+ `6 O5 {- X
· MEANING: angry
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; x! z; C0 c; U+ E+ g1 ^5 D+ b· stink9 v. o5 { O: O/ W/ K
· This whole operation stinks.
' M/ u9 ?! \8 x) u) [: s· MEANING: is repulsive
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/ n! K8 x: y; \/ }% R# l· straight4 k0 G5 m) M- M; K- R" q2 w# z# V
· I want you to give me a straight answer.5 p2 x, V4 ^; v5 V6 W
· MEANING: honest3 Y5 E% W* n" C9 p
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· stressed
# W8 j% u. H6 G. h( ?" y: K8 x/ B· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
8 F. c0 r$ F% B/ H) Z. J$ B· MEANING: upset
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# b% Q N9 t! {) Y& p8 U· sucker+ V* d, h2 T' s" h
· Don't be a sucker.* o1 {, v1 r' ]. [( \8 j
· MEANING: be deceived/ R! t, r" C" P* V
* H" X4 R+ {8 m! k8 g5 Y· take a hike9 S3 B' u/ a, E, }$ I
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
5 g \4 `5 k; _' z4 _# V, B6 ]5 h· MEANING:
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! f. R* |- E' O· taken
$ J( Z8 k3 y8 z# T8 c: T% u· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
! i. t. Q7 P/ d3 b5 Q· MEANING:8 w5 [- `7 @' D7 ?
· cheated out of: c* @( r+ z6 V' I
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· taking care of business
, m# A1 K+ O! A+ X* u; c· I have been taking care of business.
- m4 ^/ Q3 j2 g7 f· MEANING: doing what I have to do' ?* [1 U8 D; D) M" p- m. _
- r9 G- _: J: T, T; {: e· threads
+ D! ~% Q& |9 L3 G· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.- `1 B3 E) Z* A# e. S% c9 T$ x9 l4 C
· MEANING: clothes$ T8 o) M" \( @! v4 n6 _; p- [6 |
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· tool around
7 F# F; G- l3 r, t· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
9 g+ G$ T2 ?/ C0 \1 z· MEANING: drive around
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· totaled
3 B2 S- Z6 h0 f· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck., Q1 r( k) o& y7 c7 C! g$ x- K3 v
· MEANING: completely wrecked
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( g' j9 f% S' K8 \1 x. C· up& Q7 F4 I' l" S& G. H: Z; K: T K
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.4 k5 F9 O, U d6 |! L9 ^/ n
· MEANING: happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs
1 d6 m8 l8 K& d0 j' P* A: ~9 g' n1 D· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
- J s% M: v) r8 a· MEANING: available.2 A/ A5 @7 ^3 @' }' g7 J( o8 j* ~
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· veg out
& D) P0 K. k: C# Z% Y6 m# A· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.3 h: I; l. U( m
· MEANING: relax and do nothing# j9 O4 V' S% |2 C3 x
# t+ n! `/ V# K( w+ s9 [& k· vibes/ K. {8 j0 w, F0 n1 n( z
· He really gives off good vibes.1 V7 g6 }/ n7 T8 j
· MEANING: feelings
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]: n$ F# V3 B8 g6 g· wad5 |' I/ _* Y5 B( {
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
: D" ~5 v* q) h `, h% \: p· MEANING: bundle of money
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· waste
, S7 ^- R L" f# |, q· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.) S; c7 k: y- {8 K- t0 {
· MEANING: kill6 W$ {3 P7 H( S: p( z( d
+ [9 A) M/ a1 K/ W, D- @· wheels
: p E9 Y2 z( O6 R I+ u/ s( e7 I· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.8 t% z. `9 K; w5 V, c) F( g% ~$ G
· MEANING: car M$ n0 m r& L( v5 r& ]
& M3 e! Y% H4 W· whiz
, \! U! L, N0 a4 {8 Z· He is a whiz at the computer.
# z5 v9 J* G$ [; J, C9 m0 ~· MEANING: talented person
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4 o( r$ e( s' g3 j6 S· wired
/ F5 f+ g( W6 X- c% b% S· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
; N5 p( Z9 Z( _· MEANING: alert
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· wussy
+ v; ^, C& x. r, [$ l· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
7 U/ c% `/ F( Y/ @7 z2 G· MEANING: weak person
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· yukky5 c& r8 U Q* I: H2 c* r$ J$ ?
· This food tastes yukky: A5 T6 J/ j8 J
· MEANING: bad, I+ [; `6 G+ r# O3 ?4 F# p: z# [
: X: A5 _. a; T; ~· zapped
& s8 h( ?) j6 h% @+ t: x· I am too zapped to help you right now.7 H& D9 r6 E3 A
· MEANING: exhausted! E" c9 N$ J% }& d. m/ h
, J" ?& o2 P6 M% q+ P) W6 }2 w· zip
$ B, C4 m! w' [4 a· He knew zip about running the company.
, P: S5 J4 q3 b· MEANING: Nothing
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