English Slang

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (1842—1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-2423

#English #verb #Idioms #esl smooth over  {V.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh. Syn....

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/7340-smooth-over

#English #interjection #informal #Idioms #esl so help me  {INTERJ.},  {INFORMAL} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. I've told you the truth, so help me. So help me, ther...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/7383-so-help-me

#English #EnglishQuiz QUIZZES ON IDIOMS STARTING WITH K Quiz(es): check yourself!

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/qz/idiom-quizzes/quizzes-k

#English #informal #verb #Idioms #esl see stars  {V. PHR.},  {INFORMAL} To imagine you are seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head. When Ted was hit on the head by the ball,...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/6959-see-stars

#English #noun #Idioms #esl running commentary  {N. PHR.} A continual series of remarks. My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health care debate while he is giving me aÂ...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_r/6805-running-commentary

#English #conjunction #formal #Idioms #esl inasmuch as  {CONJ.} 1. See: INSOFAR AS . 2. also for as much as  {FORMAL} Because; for the reason that; since. Inasmuch as this is your tea...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_i/3908-inasmuch-as

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings U.S. politician Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.

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#English #informal #verb #Idioms #esl come alive or come to life  {V.} 1.  {INFORMAL} To become alert or attentive; wake up and look alive; become active. When Mr. Simmons mentioned mone...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_c/1397-come-alive

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (6170) He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

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#English #verb #Idioms #esl have it out  {V. PHR.} To settle a difference by a free discussion or by a fight. Joe called Bob a bad name, so they went back of the school and had it o...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_h/3464-have-it-out

#English #verb #Idioms #esl get off to a flying or running start  {V. PHR.} To have a promising or successful beginning. Ron got off to a flying start in business school when he got n...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_g/2792-get-off-to-a-flying

#English #fun A CEO need to find desperately someone that knows how to speak 7 languages. This is really #funny translation from English to seven different languages :) Or... how different ...

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#English #quoteoftheday #sayings U.S. comedian Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money. Join on Telegram: Enjoy Learning English

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#English #slang Brain Fart A byproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly; a burst of useful information. "I know you're busy on the Microsoft story, but can you give ...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/e-slang/business-slang/Brain-Fart

#English #verb #Idioms #esl sink or swim  {V. PHR.} To succeed or fail by your own efforts, without help or interference from anyone else; fail if you don't work hard to succeed. When Joe ...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/7226-sink-or-swim

#English #formal #verb #noun #adjective #Idioms #esl search one's heart or search one's soul  {V. PHR.},  {FORMAL} To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair an...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/6911-search-ones-heart

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (1916—2000), political activist Any woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn't understand either men o...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/k/aphorism-2332

#English #noun #Idioms #esl red-letter day  {N. PHR.} A holiday; memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars). The Fourth of July is a red-letter day. It was a red-letter day f...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_r/6589-red-letter-day

#English #adverb #Idioms #esl out of one's blood  {ADV. PHR.} Separate from one's feelings, interests, or desires. When Tom moved to the city, he couldn't get the country out of his bl...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_o/5885-out-of-ones-blood

#English #Idioms #esl tongue See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE , CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE , HOLD ONE'S TONGUE , KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD , SLIP OF THE TONGUE . Categories: tongue ...

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#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (1866—1934), writer There are seventy million books in American libraries, but the one you want is always out.

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-4231

#English #englishlessons Join on Telegram: Enjoy Learning English

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#English #EnglishQuiz QUIZZES ON IDIOMS STARTING WITH O Quiz(es): check yourself!

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#English #informal #verb #Idioms #esl blow up in one's face  {V. PHR.},  {INFORMAL} To fail completely and with unexpected force. The thief's plan to rob the bank blew up in his face ...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_b/725-blow-up-in-ones-face

#English #verb #Idioms #esl get up with the chickens or rise with the chickens  {V. PHR.} To rise very early in the morning. All the farmers in this village get up with the chickens....

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_g/2880-get-up-with-the-chickens

#English #noun #Idioms #esl saber rattling or sword rattling  {N.} A show of military strength usually to frighten; a threat of military force. The dictator marched his troops and tan...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/6810-saber-rattling

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (1902—1971) U.S. poet Middle age is when you have met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else and usually is. *** Stu...

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#English #informal #verb #Idioms #esl hire out  {V.},  {INFORMAL} 1. To accept a job; take employment. Frank hired out as a saxophonist with a dance band. 2. To rent (as owner). Joh...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_h/3654-hire-out

#English #flashcards Flashcard learning set. CHECK YOURSELF NOW! Try flashcard test by definitions or by descriptions . SET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: call in question beyond question ...

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#English #quoteoftheday #sayings U.S. columnist ("Senator Soaper") Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/l/aphorism-3094

#English #informal #verb #Idioms #esl cramp one's style  {V. PHR.},  {INFORMAL} To limit your natural freedom; prevent your usual behavior; limit your actions or talk. He cramped his style...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_c/1574-cramp-ones-style

#English #noun #Idioms #esl clean-up  {N.} 1. An act of removing all the dirt from a given set of objects. What this filthy room needs is an honest clean-up. 2. The elimination of ...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_c/1311-clean-up

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (1925--) U.S. baseball player If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-4495

#English #verb #Idioms #esl make a match  {V. PHR.} To bring a man and woman together for the purpose of an engagement or marriage. Sheila's aunt is anxious to make a match between h...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_m/4992-make-a-match

#English #slang #verb #Idioms #esl lay rubber or lay a patch  {V. PHR.},  {SLANG} To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the p...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_l/4600-lay-rubber

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-4831

#English #slang Irritainment Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying, but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The O.J. trials were a prime example. Categories: s...

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#English #verb #Idioms #esl see service  {V. PHR.} 1. To be used over a considerable period of time. This old camera of mine has already seen six years of service. 2. To serve in a ...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_s/6958-see-service

#English #noun #Idioms #esl house of cards  {N. PHR.} Something badly put together and easily knocked down; a poorly founded plan, hope, or action. John's business fell apart like a hous...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_h/3814-house-of-cards

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (1868—1930) U.S. humorist We'd all like to vote for the best man, but he's never a candidate. Join on Telegram: Enjoy Learning English

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-4075

#English #fun Flammable, inflammable, non-inflammable; Jumbo-shrimp; Business ethics; Plastic glass; De-plain, get on the plain; etc. Enjoy :) *** Students & teachers ***: see all avail...

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#English #englishlessons A starting point to explore free #video_lessons on British slang. Categories: British

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#English #adjective #Idioms #esl up-to-date  {ADJ.} Modem; contemporary; the latest that technology can offer. "I want an up-to-date dictionary of American idioms," Mr. Lee said, "that h...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_u/8634-up-to-date

#English #verb #Idioms #esl feel free to do  {V. PHR.} To take the liberty to engage in an activity. Please feel free to take off your jackets; this is an informal party. Categories:...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_f/2276-feel-free-to-do

#English #fun Just a very positive video and song with some American idioms :) LYRICS TO SHOP VAC: We took the freeway out of town We found a place to settle down We bought a driv...

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#English #quoteoftheday #sayings (254—184 B.C.), comic Roman playwright I much prefer a compliment, insincere or not, to sincere criticism. Join on Telegram: Enjoy Learning English

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-3130

#English #informal #adjective #Idioms #esl crazy or mad or nuts about  {ADJ. PHR.},  {INFORMAL} Excessively fond of; infatuated with. Jack is totally nuts about Liz, but she is not to...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_c/1580-crazy

#English #verb #Idioms #esl carry off the palm or bear off the palm  {V. PHR.},  {LITERARY} To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our...

https://www.english-slang.com/eng/american/i_c/1113-carry-off-the-palm

#English #quoteoftheday #sayings The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

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