Idioms and Slang
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Locked and cocked is a term usually associated with a firearm, although it is usually said "Cocked and Locked". This refers to...
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When train cars are linked together{coupled} it was much like a trailer hitch, but instead of a ball hitch, there was a pin...
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in olen days, people used wood fired stoves to cook their meals. there was a special substance like paint or polish that turned...
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Usually the phrase "head over heels" is used to express the thought of someone having fallen deeply in love, sometimes quickly....
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Perfectly fine "I'll be happy to bid adieu to these braces" "Well, friends, it's time I bid you all adieu; I've got a 6:10...
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I believe the expression 'to get your goat' has it's origins in horse racing. Race horses are very high-strung animals. Goats are...
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It means to defend yourself, to stay guarded. It comes from boxing, where if someone is punching at you, you hold up your boxing...
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That would be heart-wrenching. It means something that tears at you heart , usually a sad thing.
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Well mainly, they're usually from the hood aka the streets, they use it because it makes words shorter and cooler to use
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its not a number 1, its a number 2, hence the name deuce.
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It stands for hepatitis. Can be A, B, or C, but is usually next to its respective letter. i.e. Hep A
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When you use the phrase, He's talking out of his hat, you are accusing someone of talking on a subject they know very little...
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You are said to be a space cadet if all you do is take up space, contributing nothing of any use to anybody
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A lark could be a carefree adventure, a prank, good natured mischief.A lark is a brown song bird.To get up with the lark is to be...
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Protection Expected to be used during sex also : glove, raincoat, safe, condom Acronym taken from the medical usage.
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A pep rally is when the whole school gathers together and cheers for their team. It's used to build up team spirit before a big...
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it means the best. Of highest degree. "She's the bee's knees". Referring to someone who is great. It started in the early 20th...
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It means to hesitate over an answer to a problem between two opposing solutions and refuse to commit to either one or the other....
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Like clean it up or it's ur fault try to fix it ( pick up the pieces)
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Very busy or engaged in an activity.
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This means that they are going to tell everyone you are the best.
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Proverbs 14:23 states: "all hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty" (NIV)
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"Bull in the china shop" and variations thereupon.
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It is a corruption of "By Jesus," and is a mild epithet used to express disbelief or amazement. I believe " Jesus ! " without...
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a fictional aphrodisiac, which is presented in the accompanying video as a steaming love potion
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When someone says 'keep it real.'It mostly means to act normal, or behave normal,as in, don't be stupid, or don't act like a...
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Slang is used by people who want to be different from others. So when a lot of people use a slang word, the ones who want to be...
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White Anglo Saxon Protestant
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It means bad or not good. Missing something. As in " that music is dry". ( the music is missing something that would make the...
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bust can either mean a behind of a person or a sculpture of someone's body (shoulders and up)
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To set one's heart on something means: to desire it so much that your NOT receiving it will "break you heart" (cause your...
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Lancing is a popular term in England for sex.
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A cootie shot is just a little part of a old kid song "Circle, Circle Dot Dot Now you got your cootie shot"
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Like a chicken picking up seed, she gave you a small peck on the face lips etc.. no passion was involved. unlike French kissing...
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A dresser drawer designated for socks.
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No kegs is something elseIn some parts of the UK 'kecks' or 'kex' is an urban slang meaning men's trousers
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It means that a person stopped fretting and began to implement a plan of action.
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it is a man whose wife is constantly telling him what to do, think and behave. Similar idioms are "whipped", "brow beat",
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Yes is does. uh huh does have a hyphen, so remember it!
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To 'gate crash' is to attend a party or function where you weren't invited.
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Man whore
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Having no clue what to say...
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It is used similarly with the phrase "beer goggles". Someone who is not attractive seems attractive at the time (when drunk on...
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It means that there is not joy,and the house is lonely
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To knark or tattle on them. Selling down river was what the plantation owners did to slaves who misbehaved, separating them from...
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It means thank you very much, But it can (and often is) used ironically in which case it means the opposite: "Thanks for nothing"...
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It means to do whats the most acceptable ethically
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"soda never cracked a book or went to the movies" "darry stared at him a moment and then cracked a grin" "two-bit just couldn't...
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I do not know. But an expression I know that is somewhat similar is "Bite the bullet" This means to withstand the pain, endure,...
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I got the loose ends all "sewn up" --- Basically you put to rest all the pressing matters at hand.
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The saying is actually "calling all cars", it is a reference to calling for all the help you can get. When police departments...
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Head in the sand means hiding from the troubles that face you. Not standing up to danger. It refers to the myth that an ostrich...
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Giving someone a leg up is like giving someone a hand up. It means to help someone out and give them the advantage.
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It's short for "joint". As in, "let's go smoke a j".
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Daft means dumb. Daft as a brush means someone who lacks concentration, unable to focus on the task at hand.
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manny a mickle makes a muckle [big things are made of little things]
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It means "to try it", a better way of saying it is "have a go at it" . happy speaking!
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Divorce. Misogamy - hatred of marriage.
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Topping up means to add liquid to fill a container completely. You might top up a gas tank to make sure it's completely full, or...
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There are thirteen (13) items in a baker's dozen. The term originates in England, where an Assize of Bread and Ale during the...
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It's pirate lingo. It refers to a catonine tails. You would either get a full whipping or just a taste of the catonine tail.
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with the reason or because of this factOn the grounds of misconduct the player was suspended from the game.
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13 of every items because if one of the bakers items are burnt or bake wrong they have one extraA baker's dozen contains 13...
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Its along the lines of mates.. Friends, buddies, people you hang with.
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It means that that you have to start all over again. Imagain a game of snakes and ladders, you fail, so you go down a snake to...
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Imagine a piece of fruit that is not ripe yet like an Orange or an apple while it is young and inexperienced it is green.
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Reading the complete works of Sherlock Holmes pays off. It is where the term "warm" can be found. Try the Adventure of the Blue...
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over $50
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condemn the cruelty of humans
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My best definition of surf punk is punk with influences from the surfing scene. That may sound a bit ambiguous, but consider The...
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It has been theorized that people go through a period of dissatisfaction with their lives, relationships, job, etc., about every...
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American slang for your bicepts are pipes, pythons, and guns. The beauty of the English language is that there is new slang every...
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it means flirt.likeThat boy is straight cupcaking with that female.
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the meaning of the American slang phrase "Blew it" means to really drop the ball, mess something up, or miss an opportunity.We...
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bracketology
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It means that the speaker wants the young man to go perform some labor. "Son" is a familiar way of referring to any young man....
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It means sooner or later it catch up and smack them in the face.For example when a liar says he studied French but knows squat...
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The actual quote is "stop beating a dead horse" stop wasteing time on a pointless activity.
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I Laundry list means a long list
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just pick whatever Pokemon you like but make sure your Pokemon are different types.and make sure they know moves of different...
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It sucks is often used as an interjection in a bad situation. If a rock fell on your toe, you'd scream, "THAT SUCKS!" Or if you...
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Kid's words- wee-wee; weenie; pee-pee; weiner; ding dong; mini twinkie, winky "polite" words- thing; male member; male organ...
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Well, peep means to look briefly, and talk means to express thoughts in spoken words, so peep talk would probably mean to look...
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Opposite of Cougar According to the Urban Dictionary, a cougar is a woman who likes younger men. The opposite of that would be a...
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To have a punt = to have or make a bet. eg I'll have a punt on England beating Portugal in the World Cup.
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It is representational way of saying "F@#K You"
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Oh, yes. They have a lot of euphesims for socially unacceptable words.
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