Friday, 21 October 2011

English slang, Idiom

Dry as a wooden god
[Definition] Very dry area or very thirsty: That desert is as dry as a wooden god.

Six of one, (and) half a dozen of the other
[Definition] Two things are almost the same or equal

clique - small group of people.

He wears cowboy spurs - He is a cowboy

hip flask

Pink eye

H.P.: Hire purchase

You want to bounce something of/off me = You want to try something with me

cut somebody some slack (spoken)
to give someone additional freedom

straggler -落后者 -someone who strays or falls behind.

cup, car, (beer) stein, tumbler,

squeaky wheel gets the grease

Bob's your uncle = There you have it.

coon: Insulting term for a black person

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