Idioms and Slang
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asked You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink and said it was different from What is the meaning of the idiom 'You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink' 26 May 2012 23:07
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it is a poem with idioms in the poem such as a cat got your tongue or u got a chip on ur shoulder A poem that has idioms within...
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A lemon is sour, therefore something is called a lemon when it does not work correctly. The fact that you bought something that...
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When someone says that something is only the "tip of the iceberg", they mean there is much more to it than what you see at first....
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A jobby in scottish slang is a poo, excrement . For example "I did a jobby in my pants", would mean, I have just pooped in my...
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This word "Slang" is an abbreviation of "Sick Language" i.e. SLANG. and in slang "Sick" means "Cool".
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aparrently its a sound birds make....thats the only meaning I ever learned. The above relates to a short sound which is...
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To purchase a "Lemon" is to purchase something that has not met your standards. Eg - a car you recently bought breaks down quite...
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Grapevine communication is another way to describe gossip.
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infinity hell , look so dope these are all true ask the government
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because people use them as insults. They all mean something but its a bad word
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Definition- to decieve someone in order to prevent them from knowing what you are really doing. Your welcome. (I know you were...
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I think "rats" is likely to mean "coward" who run away when they have a problem. If some one, or some people run when...
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The slang word "jag" means a binge. If you have a food binge, it means you spend a period of time where you eat a lot of food,...
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"Got nowhere" means accomplished nothing toward a goal.
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A bimbo is a ditzy woman who has loose morals. The opposite would be a lady.
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Dont tell the truth
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A shady person is a criminal, or a person involved in morally questionable activities of some sort.
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Luka - as in filthy lukaThat's LUCRE -- Filthy LUCRE!
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taking too slow to do something
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When someone has eaten a lot and are very full.
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Means taking on more work than you can handle.
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Schooled means that you are educated in some topic, such as: He is schooled in mathematics.
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An athlete on steroids can be described as "on the juice" or "juicin'it". slang terms for steroids: "Roids" juice sauce slop Red...
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Just because it looks good does not mean it tastes good. or Do not judge quality by appeareances.
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It is to admit what you said was wrong
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We commonly use "y'all" for you all or talking about more than one person. over yonder- Over there somewhere backwoods- living...
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He / she is not spring chickenIt won't be long 'til he / she is pushing up daisies.He / she was around when Eve ate the apple.He...
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"Yakka" (yakker, yacker) is an Australian slang term meaning "work".Practical application: "I have just dug a big hole in the...
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"butterflies in your stomach" means to be overwhelmed by a nervous feeling.
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It Means if someone Does good or bad to another person, in time they will get it back.
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To punishAnswer: "Read the riot act" is not punishment per se, but explaining (often loudly!) what the infraction is and what the...
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