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Table of Contents [show]     1 Scribble vs Scrabble     2 flaky     3 effed up     4 jinx     5 date     6 sleepwalk     7 knee-jerk     8 Prohibit vs forbid     9 Giraffe     10 loophole     11 Conveyor belt sushi     12 down-to-earth     13 jijyfruit     14 contraceptive     15 Riding bitch     16 Attention whore     17 Wuss vs Hardass     18 Vegetable     19 Phobia     20 rank-and-file     21 load bearing wall     22 Checks and balance     23 Take you for a ride     24 Take #n, Cut     25 Janitor vs custodian     26 beat     27 hoax vs scam     28 swamp vs marsh     29 the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence     30 Cameo appearance     31 Beating around the bush     32 Reading in between the lines     33 bad mouth, big mouth     34 at the 11th hour     35 couch potato     36 bull-headed     37 Guerrilla war     38 Oriental vs Asian     39 grounded     40 bug     41 put xxx in a yyy position     42 donot wanna go there     43 fishing     44 scrambled, sunny side up, boiled, fried     45 K12     46 what (who, where, when...) the heck...     47 Mazel Tov     48 give me five     49 cut the red tape     50 just so you know     51 donut, begel, and muffin     52 JMO     53 AISI     54 humidifier vs. moisturizer     55 what the heck     56 parasite and host; predator and prey     57 god-given     58 I think not, I donot think so     59 elevator vs escalator     60 thermometer vs thermostat     61 when air comes out of a human body       61.1 breathe       61.2 burp       61.3 exhale       61.4 fart       61.5 inhale       61.6 sneeze       61.7 snore       61.8 queef     62 ways to ask the other party to repeat what he/she said       62.1 I am sorry       62.2 You lost me here       62.3 Pardon me?       62.4 I am sorry I am missing here       62.5 say that again?     63 think outside the box     64 santa pants     65 birthday suit     66 IV     67 EKG     68 medicine, medication, drug     69 sharp     70 in a transitional phase of my life     71 garbage chute     72 tip of the iceberg     73 pamphlet, booklet, brochure, flyer, handout     74 do not take this the wrong way     75 pasta, spaghetti, lasagna     76 about islam     77 on hold     78 from a scale of 1 to 10     79 ROFL     80 fluff vs. bluff     81 sissy vs sassy     82 tab, cover, bartender     83 spoiled with choice     84 TGIF     85 IMHO, IMO     86 get you nowhere     87 flake and snowflake     88 escape slide     89 lift a ban     90 I second that     91 blood-and-iron     92 stand up (syn: bail out on sb)     93 nose out     94 sneaker, snack, sticker, snacker     95 institutional resistance     96 with good reasons for     97 take the high road     98 clear one's mind     99 reject     100 grab     101 graphic     102 beyond argument     103 somebody ...     104 I am probably in a very small minority, but     105 Haight-asbury     106 have yet to (ref: ... yet)     107 just fine     108 fall off vs. fall over     109 I am sold on     110 cozy     111 the lessor of two evils     112 steal focus, steal thunder     113 do not mix     114 impulse vs. reflex     115 nice imitation     116 it beats me     117 you have my deepest sympathy     118 no hard feelings, no pressure     119 bail out on somebody (syn: stand up)     120 ring a bell     121 follow the plot     122 low, low life     123 bring it on     124 autograph vs. signature     125 realist vs. utilitarian     126 irony, paradox, contradiction, and dilemma     127 call me weird, but...     128 gag reel     129 way better     130 duck     131 how do you like it?     132 what are you up to?     133 knockoff     134 problem vs question     135 somehow     136 on fire vs under fire     137 off the hook     138 cut it out     139 fed up with     140 big deal, big time     141 yeah, whatever     142 sex up     143 monday morning quarterback     144 make his way to     145 -bound     146 not so fast, wait a min, hang on a sec     147 coach, referee, court     148 crappy, crabby, crib, creepy     149 want (need) something so bad     150 ways to describe how a girl looks       150.1 super good       150.2 very good       150.3 good       150.4 ok       150.5 bad     151 the first cut is the deepest     152 get real     153 like a chimney     154 one of a kind     155 Roger Wilco     156 ignore     157 overnight success     158 State of the Union     159 live, replay, rerun     160 sort of have plans     161 hold xxx accountable     162 want a bite, take a bite, take a sip     163 to the bone     164 ballpark     165 salt shaker, pepper shaker, ...     166 break a dollar     167 john dear letter     168 take a stab     169 whatever floats your boat     170 million-dollar question     171 sink, bathtub, shower curtain, toilet, toilet bowl, toilet paper, flush, plunger (for dealing with clogs), spray (for cleaning), hand towel, bath towel, soap dish     172 swim with the shark     173 puke, vomit, throw up, upchuck, gut soup, ralphing, and barf     174 ... yet (ref: have yet to)     175 where there is smoke, there is fire     176 white knight     177 (two) flip sides (of the same coin)     178 rip from (out of, off)     179 beat the crap out of     180 from one pocket into another     181 light a fire under     182 double sided sword     183 and stuff     184 What a happy coincidence!     185 Different ways to describe a person       185.1 determined       185.2 judgemental       185.3 emotional       185.4 sophisticated       185.5 manipulative       185.6 brave       185.7 arrogant       185.8 high-maintenance       185.9 Bitch or bitchy       185.10 Motherfucker       185.11 Cunt     186 too much information     187 half way of     188 you feel better?     189 got to     190 go back out     191 That's all right; It's all right; It's OK     192 He is sort of brave     193 How's going; How's everything     194 What's up     195 What's your favorite XXX     196 all the time     197 for a while     198 XXX is gone     199 hit XXX     200 That would be XXX     201 XXX is done.     202 be all set     203 be all done     204 blow XXX     205 scoop, waffle, cone, cup, bowl     206 scoot over, sneak     207 Here XXX go; There XXX go     208 for here, to go     209 walk XXX home     210 No, I am fine, thank you!     211 to be honest     212 pain in the ass     213 freak out     214 With great power comes great responsibility     215 mark up, mark down     216 Give me a spot     217 Kitchen stuff       217.1 Refrigerator vs freezer       217.2 Sink and faucet       217.3 Knife and fork, spoon       217.4 Plates, cooking pots, and bowls     218 Egg     219 Cloud 9     220 tie the tube     221 Touche     222 Goths Copyright Information All rights reserved by the author of this article. Contact webmasters for more information on copyright issues. 1 Scribble vs Scrabble Srcrible means to draw carelessly and aimlessly, while scrabble is a word game. 2 flaky Something that has been on an off, or very unstable. 3 effed up Slang for f*cked up. 4 jinx In a noun form, a jinx is a minor curse or some thing similar of a superstitious form that causes a person to have minor misfortunes or bad luck. When used as a verb, jinx means give something bad luck[JW] [UD] -- You stock account is at all-time high now -- Don't say that, you'll jinx hit 5 date Beside the wellknown meaning, it is also a type of fruit: 枣子 6 sleepwalk Walk while you were sleeping 7 knee-jerk Or patellar reflex, means striking the patellar tendon with a tendon hammer just below the patella stretches the quadriceps tendon, and causing your leg to involuntarily kick. 8 Prohibit vs forbid Forbid usually means the intension to prevent somebody doing something, while prohibit focuses more on actions taken to prevent somebody from doing something. -- I forbid you to go -- I've done everything I could to prohibit him from going 9 Giraffe An tall animal with long necks. 10 loophole A loophole is a weakness of a system that allows the system to be circumvented, for example: - In 2005, Wal-Mart planned a store in Calvert County, Maryland. While a law in the county restricted the size of a retail store to 75,000 square feet, Wal-Mart considered a plan that would dodge this restriction by building two separate smaller stores. Though Wal-Mart later withdrew this controversial plan[1], the plan highlighted a legal loophole (from wikipedia) 11 Conveyor belt sushi or revolving sushi bar, kaiten sushi bar, or 回转寿司 12 down-to-earth Not superficial, genuine, practical. - He's such a down-to-earth person. 13 jijyfruit A brand of chewy candy usually found in the movies. 14 contraceptive Diaphragm is a "cervical barrier type of birth control. It is a soft latex or silicone dome with a spring molded into the rim. The spring creates a seal against the walls of the vagina"[WD] Condom 15 Riding bitch Sitting in-between the driver and the passenger in a vehicle or sitting behind the driver on a motorcycle. [S] 16 Attention whore Someone who craves attention so much that he or she would do anything to receive it 17 Wuss vs Hardass Wuss, which is frequently misspelled as woose, means a guy who is weak or timid and especially unmanly. 18 Vegetable (human) vegetable, Zhi2Wu4Ren2 19 Phobia Hemophobia vs Homophobia, hemo- means blood, so it's also called blood phobia or haemophobia, homo means homosexual 20 rank-and-file Originally a military term, meaning a regular soldier as opposed to leaders. It's been adopted to other places to refer to regular members of an organization, as opposed to leaders. 21 load bearing wall The wall that bears the wight of a building. 承重墙 22 Checks and balance The way the American government works 23 Take you for a ride They just took you for a ride. Literally, this means they took you only because they needed a ride. 24 Take #n, Cut These are terms first used in shooting movies. Take #n means the n'th try, cut means stop shooting. 25 Janitor vs custodian People who cleans. People would prefer custodian (cus-'to-dian) over janitor. 26 beat Tired. After playing tennis, you are so "beat". 27 hoax vs scam A chain email is a hoax, while a toogoodtobetrue price on ebay could be a scam. 28 swamp vs marsh They both refer to wetlands with shallow water and vegetation. If there are a considerable amount of wooden vegetation, then it's called swamp, otherwise, it's considered a marsh. 29 the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence Similar as the Chinese saying: "The other mountain is always higher than the one you stand on". 30 Cameo appearance A cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a famous celebrity (actor, sports star, politician or other) with established character in a show or film. For example, Shaquille O'Neal and Dr. Phil's appearance in Scary Movie 4. Many famous actors' appearance in the NBC show friends, etc. 31 Beating around the bush get to the point or approach indirectly, in a roundabout way, or too cautiously - Let's stop beating around the bush and at least have a candid discussion now. 32 Reading in between the lines detect the hidden meaning. 33 bad mouth, big mouth Badmouth: say bad things about.., big mouth: say stuff without too much thinking or give stuff away when they should have been kept secret. 34 at the 11th hour at the last possible moment. 35 couch potato someone who spends too much time watching TV.. 36 bull-headed stubborn; inflexible. 37 Guerrilla war Fight in small groups, usually in areas occupied by enemy. YouJi Zhan. 38 Oriental vs Asian For many Asian activist, the word oriental came from the old euro-centric world when Europeans refer to everything from Asia as "from the east", therefore, this is word is considered offensive, and the "word" asian is prefered. [MM] If you have to use the word "oriental", use it upon things instead of people. It's probably OK to say "oriental art", but try to avoid phrases such as his oriental. It's something like "black" and "african american". 39 grounded One scenario: used between kids and parents, for example -Do you realize that it's 2am already? Where have you been? You are grounded, young man. 40 bug an informal way to say annoy. -I am sorry bug you, could you help me pick up Josh after school today? - -That guy kept bugging me. He really pissed me off. - 41 put xxx in a yyy position make it yyy for xxx, for example -Could you tell her that I do not like the way she whines? -Come on, you are putting in a tough position... - 42 donot wanna go there When you are talking with somebody, and the topic is getting weird or improper or not pilitically right, you say "You do not wanna go there", or "I do not wanna go there". - The other day when I saw a movie, there were just too much nudity in it. For a while I even saw the b... - Nonono, you donot wanna go there, Let's talk about something else.. Did you guys watch football last Saturday? - ... 43 fishing rod, bobber(float), reel, bait, tackle box, - 44 scrambled, sunny side up, boiled, fried different ways to cook eggs. Note that sunny side up is half fried - - 45 K12 Kindergraden through 12th grade education - - 46 what (who, where, when...) the heck... heck is an alteration of hell (slang) - what the heck is that circular thing? - - Who the heck is amy? - 47 Mazel Tov Used to express congratulations or best wishes - Today is my son's graduation mazel tov. - A special mazel tov to Jenny who got married today. - 48 give me five clap my hand, e.g., when your favorate team wins a game. Give me a high-five means a clap with hand raised over your head - Yeah, give me five, man. That was a terrific game - 49 cut the red tape red tape refers to the collection or sequence of forms and procedures required to gain bureaucratic approval for something, especially when oppressively complex and time-consuming. - In the inauguration speech, he promised to cut the red tape. - 50 just so you know just to let you know - Just so you know, we also offer free breakfast - 51 donut, begel, and muffin A donut, also doughnut, is a small ring-shaped fried cake. A muffin is a small cup-shaped quick bread, often sweetend. A bagel is a glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust. The difference between a donut and a bagel is that a donut is often fried. A muffin is different from the other two in that it is cup-shaped. - 52 JMO just my opinion - 53 AISI as I see it - 54 humidifier vs. moisturizer humidifiers are used to increase the humidity in a room, while moisturizer is a cosmetic lotion or cream applied to the skin to counter driness - 55 what the heck heck: an euphemism for hell - - - 56 parasite and host; predator and prey a parasite cannot live without its host - I feel like a parasite when I ask money from my parents - predator preys prey. - 57 god-given right from god, not supposed to be deprived of - These are our god-given rights. - 58 I think not, I donot think so with the same meaning.. - 59 elevator vs escalator escalator is an elevator with stairs, like what you see in airports. - 60 thermometer vs thermostat thermometer is used to measuring temperatures, while thermostat is used to control temperatures - 61 when air comes out of a human body Lists 61.1 breathe : draw air into and expel air out of lungs 61.2 burp : a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth 61.3 exhale : expel air out of lungs 61.4 fart : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus 61.5 inhale : draw air into lungs 61.6 sneeze : exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose 61.7 snore : breathe noisily during one's sleep 61.8 queef : air coming out of the vigina when making love 62 ways to ask the other party to repeat what he/she said 62.1 I am sorry the most commonly used one, could be used to anybody 62.2 You lost me here 62.3 Pardon me? 62.4 I am sorry I am missing here 62.5 say that again? 63 think outside the box think from a different point of view - 64 santa pants the red pants weared by santa on Christmas - 65 birthday suit nothing - What would you like your sweetie to wear on V-day? - Her birthday suit. - 66 IV short for intravenous, the act of injecting drug or other substance directly into a vein. The injected stuff is often stuffed in a bottle or plastic bag, which is often called "fluid" - 67 EKG Electrocardiogram: Xin1Dian4Tu2, The curve traced by an electrocardiograph. Also called cardiogram. - 68 medicine, medication, drug all these can be used to refer to medicine taken by people to cure deseases. For instance: a drug store (pharmacy), are you taking any medication? etc. However, medication is often used to refer to prescription drugs. Drugs are more often used in oral english (I am not sure) - Are you taking any medication? (this is a question asked by a doctor before they give you any drug. the next question would be "are you allergic to anything?) - No, nothing. - 69 sharp exactly - I'll see you at 6 o'clock SHARP. - All right. - 70 in a transitional phase of my life when you are working on something you do not like, very trivial, or doesnot look good, you may say this - Is this your new job? waitressing? - I am sort of in transitional phase of my life - 71 garbage chute in multi-storied buildings, there is a "garbage chute". You can just pour garbage into it, without going all the way down. - 72 tip of the iceberg you've only seen a small portion of it. - Is that Mike? - No, that's David. - There is a third guy? - Tip of the iceberg. - 73 pamphlet, booklet, brochure, flyer, handout All these words are about some small books or paper with something printed on it so that people would know something about it. Flyer is typically a piece of paper posted on a board. Handout is some material handed out to a group of people (as in a class meeting). Brosure is a little informational book as in a travel or insurance agency. - Welcome to AAA travel, please take a brochure first. - - 74 do not take this the wrong way do not misunderstand me. I mean something in a good way. Do not blame me for saying something not nice. - Do not take this the wrong way, but I do think you need to clean your room. - 75 pasta, spaghetti, lasagna Italian food. Pasta is unleavened dough, made of wheat flour, water, and sometimes eggs, that is molded into any of a variety of shapes and boiled. spaghetti is a special kind of pasta in long and often thick strands. lasagna is pasta in flat, very wide strips. They are also the names of dishes made of them and someother stuff. - 76 about islam shiism, shia, sunnism, sunni - things you wanna know when you talk about Islam and moslims. Shiism abd Sunnism are the two main branches of Islam, and people who practise them are called shia and sunni. - 77 on hold told to wait - We are on hold right now, I'll keep you informed if there is any progress. - 78 from a scale of 1 to 10 - Do you think I look good? From a scale of 1 to 10, how much do I get? - eleven! - 79 ROFL rolling on the floor laughing - ROFL, that was soooo funny. - 80 fluff vs. bluff bluff: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand; frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is. fluff: something of little value - 81 sissy vs sassy sissy is used to describe a man who has unsuitable feminine qualities, while sassy is used to describe a woman or kid who is improperly bold or forward - A sissy boy vs a sassy girl - 82 tab, cover, bartender if used in a bar, you give your credit card to the bartender and ``start a tab'' if you do not want to pay when you leave the bar instead of paying everytime you buy a drink. Before entering the bar, you might be asked to pay an entrance fee, which is called ``cover''. ``Cover'' is also used in some other places where you pay at the gate and then pay as you consume their service, e.g., a showgirl place. I am not sure whether you can start a tab or not in an adult club. - You do not have to pay here, there is no cover yet. - - Can I start a tab? - 83 spoiled with choice you've already offered me with a lot of choices, but I am still gonna ask for more :-) - Come to my place, I'll cook you a good dinner. - Your place? that's such a long way to go. It better be something special. - It would be, I am in the restaurant city and my girl is a culinary student, I'll let her whip something up. - Hmmmm, spoiled with choices here, do I get to hold the baby? - 84 TGIF Thank God It's Friday - 85 IMHO, IMO In My (Humble) Opinion - 86 get you nowhere get you nothing - Anger and hatred get you nowhere. - 87 flake and snowflake flake is a crystal of snow, but sometimes it also means something broken off from the whole, e.g., the annoying thing from your hair. - This shampoo helps keep your hair flake-free. - 88 escape slide the stairs for boarding and unboarding an airplane - 89 lift a ban put an end to a ban - Voters are expected to vote on lifting Michigan's 158 year-old ban on death penalty. - 90 I second that I would not consider that as my first choice. - We could go through the short and dangerous route. - I second that. - 91 blood-and-iron something like Jacobinism - 92 stand up (syn: bail out on sb) (informal) fail to keep a date with - In one of the series in Friends, Joey set up a date for Ross and then called it off to make ross think that he was stood up. - - Jerry had promised her mother to watch espn together, however, he stood her up because he didnot want to. - 93 nose out win narrowly - Kerry nosed out Edwards in WI by 40 percent to 37 percent. - 94 sneaker, snack, sticker, snacker sneaker is a a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole, usaully used for sports, it could also mean a vessel (like a bowl) for holding something, or somebody who sneaks; snack is a light informal meal, often something crunchy; sticker is a little pad that could stick on something; and snacker is someone who eats snacks - 95 institutional resistance resistance tradition or existing power (usually in a bad way) - This reform is experiencing great instituational resistance. - 96 with good reasons for it's reasonable that they are... - We have fought the terrorists very effectively. Now, they are on the run and have good reasons for fear. - 97 take the high road I won't be as low as you, I'll be courteous - Why is she so mean to me? OK, I am gonna take her and be as nice to her as before. - 98 clear one's mind refresh oneself, - I am just staying alone to clear my mind. - 99 reject refuse to accept - She is hot. - Yeah, if I weren't married, she would be rejecting me now. - 100 grab attract - I dont like her new album, It's not that it's bad, it just doesnot grab. - 101 graphic scenes with to much sexual nudity or violence - I love these pictures. The only thing is that some of them are too graphic. - 102 beyond argument no need to argue, absolutely - Napoleon was, beyond argument, one the greated military man in hisotry. - 103 somebody ... please do something ... - Hey, somebody buy this girl a bra. - Calm down, man, it's the 21 century. If a girl prefer to come out without a bra, I would support her right to do that. - - Somebody help me out? - Nope, you are on your own. - 104 I am probably in a very small minority, but probably not many people agree with me, but - I am probably in a very small minority, but as you can tell, I am just sold on Brad Paisley. - 105 Haight-asbury The corner of Haight and Asbury streets in San Francisco were the headquarters of the Hippie movement during the Summer of Love in 1967. I could be used to denote some place that is wild and free. Although today, haight-asbury is a rundown place filled with beggars and flop houses. - Datona is the Haight-Aspury of south, free and wild (because of the Daytona 500) - 106 have yet to (ref: ... yet) have not yet - These are the books I have yet to read. - - Personally, I have yet to see an honest criminal. - 107 just fine all right, nothing wrong with it - I think Dave handled that just fine. - - It's just fine, nothing wrong with it. - 108 fall off vs. fall over fall off is mainly about fall suddenly, while if you fall over, you usally fall forward - 109 I am sold on I like something so much that I refuse to use anything else - I am sold on this new product. I like it so much that I've never used antying else since I got it. - 110 cozy when you go to a friends place, and it's really messy, you use this word to comment. - So here we are, this is my place. - Wow, it's cozy. - 111 the lessor of two evils the one who is less bad - Jessica snores, but Vanilla picks. So I am gonna pick the lessor of two evils and go with Jessy. - 112 steal focus, steal thunder both means steal attention from somebody who should have it - If you choose me to be your best man, I promise I will not steal focus. - - Stop it, you are stealing my thunder! - 113 do not mix cannot come together - Water and fire do not mix - 114 impulse vs. reflex impulse means natual response, while reflex is more biological - Why did you give you number to that girl? You have a girl friend! - That was impulse, she is really hot! - - When somebody try to hit you in the face, you duck. That's reflex. - 115 nice imitation comment somebody when he tries to do somebody - Nice ross imitation. (from Friends) - 116 it beats me that's a tough question, and I cannot answer it - Do you know why John is so sad these days? - It beats me (you beat me) - 117 you have my deepest sympathy can be used to comfort somebody when his family dies - - 118 no hard feelings, no pressure no hard feelings: I donot mean to give you hard feelings. no pressure: I dnot want to give you pressure - No hard feelings, but visit is off. - - No pressure, but if you like it, just say it. - 119 bail out on somebody (syn: stand up) bail out originally means to pour water out of the boat. it also means somebody has promised to do something with you, but he/she just doesnot do it. - Doesnt it bother you when you make plans to go to a park and friends bail out on you? (http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-19885) - - I've had some friends bail out on me for a few things, but it was because they were sick. (http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-19885) - 120 ring a bell make sense, remind of something - Remember me? We met at John's party. - John? John who? - John Ashcraft. - No, it doesnot ring a bell. - 121 follow the plot understand what a movie or book is talking about - This movie is so complicated that I cannot even follow the plot. - 122 low, low life humble, nasty, discusting - This military coup of Napoleon in 1979 is such a low one even compared with all those killing before in the French revolution. - - I would have been low life to sneak at someone's luggage (Dumb and Dumber) - - I went blog hopping and I got so fucking angry and just completely outraged by THIS!!!!!!! (http://www.kucinich.us/dk.html), What a low life son of a bitch to use the dead for his campaigning!! - 123 bring it on I am not afraid of you - If president Bush want a debate on this issue, there are three words he can understand: bring it on. (from John Kerry campaign) - 124 autograph vs. signature you want to get an autograph from a celebrity. when you use you credit card, they need your signature. - 125 realist vs. utilitarian a realist is a person who accept the world as it is literally and deal with it accordingly, while a utilitarian is a person who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility - 126 irony, paradox, contradiction, and dilemma irony is a sort of humor or ridicule, to use a word in a way opposite from its original meaning, while paradox is something leads to contradiction. Irony is something related to wit, while paradox is something related to "wrong". Dilemma, however, means the state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options - "I always lie" is a paradox because if it's true it must be false. - - This company is experiencing depression and the CEO admited that they had to change dramantically to survive. However, the irony is that the company's bottom line is as solid as ever. - - A straight single girl whose life is all about perfectionism finds herself swirled in a romantic dilemma when she begins a relationship with a bisexual woman (kissing Jessica Stein) - - Napoleon is a man of contradiction. - 127 call me weird, but... although this makes me look weird, but I still... - I just hate green pepper and carrot, call me weird, but I just hate them. - 128 gag reel reel means a roll of file, gag means choke, gag reel means a part of the movie scenes that are not shown in the theater, usually very funny. - I got the new DVD for this movie. - Do you know if there is a "gag reel" on it? - I am not sure, I havenot watched it yet. - 129 way better much better - This one is way better. - 130 duck submerge, dip into, avoid to fulfill - Why did you hit me? - I thought you would duck, that's reflex. - 131 how do you like it? what do you think about it? - I just bought this new suit, how do you like it? - To be honest, I do not like red suits. - 132 what are you up to? what are you going to do? where are you going? - What are you up to? - I am gonna grab a coffee. - 133 knockoff knock off means to take a break, to cease work, to complete, to kill, to rob, to copy or imitate. Knockoff as a word usually means an unauthorized copy or imitation (usually of a famous brand) - Do you like my new fendi purse? - Fendi? is it a knockoff? - Get out of here... - 134 problem vs question do not confuse these two. When somebody asks you a question, the doesnot mean he has a problem. - I have a question for you. I really like you idea about ...., I like it a lot. First, ..., Second, ..., Third, ...... And another thing is .... - Thank you, I am sorry but what was your question? - 135 somehow for some reason, - I told them I wanted a midsize dedan, somehow they reserved this SUV for me. The good news is they let me have it at the same price. - 136 on fire vs under fire on fire means ignite, excited, or filled with entheusiasm and excitement, while under fire usually means under attack - Let this blackness take my soul. I am on fire. I am filled with hatred and mercy. No one will go unavenged when I am through. (http://briancotts.tripod.com/cottsweb/ted/lamna06.html) - - Now the president is under fire because people think that he sexed up the war case. - 137 off the hook let go, freed from danger or blame or obligation - Sure it's wrong to show her right boob in a public network. But now that she has apologized, can we just let it go and get her off the hook? - 138 cut it out remove - First drilled a hole a few centimetres from the line, and after that cut it out with a jigsaw. - - 139 fed up with cannot take it any more, stop it - I am fed up with you BS, cut the crap. - 140 big deal, big time big deal means something that is huge, big time is more like an adverb - Is it very important? - Yeah, it's a big deal. - - Why are you treating me like this, do I owe you something? - Yeah, big time. - 141 yeah, whatever I do not get you, and I do not care - Why do we care about the porn industry? First,..., Second,..., Third,... - Yeah, whatever. - 142 sex up my guess is this means to touch something up and make it look sexier (more attractive). not sure though - Many people are concerned if Tony Blair had lied about the Iraqi threat to "sex up" the case for war. - 143 monday morning quarterback somebody so called as Mr. Liang Zhuge after something already happened - We do not need monday morning quarterbacks. Instead, we need somebody who could tell us what to do beforehand. - 144 make his way to fight his way to - Consititutional reform, interest redistribution, unrest, people longing for a "Man on Horseback": all these provide a perfect opportunity for Bonaparte to make his way to the top. - 145 -bound toward XXX: south-bound, US-bound - All US-bound flights were cancelled because of the terror alert. - 146 not so fast, wait a min, hang on a sec all means wait a min, from the strongest to weakest. - Not so fast! We've found another witness. You are dead meat. - Wait a minute. You guys all know this, right? - Hang on a second, I have a question here. - 147 coach, referee, court stuff related to games - 148 crappy, crabby, crib, creepy crabby means perversely irritable, from crab; while crappy means very bad, from crap, crib is a baby bed with high sides - 149 want (need) something so bad really in need of something - All these democratic candidates, they want this SC primary so bad. - 150 ways to describe how a girl looks 150.1 super good : wow, stunning, breathtaking, sizzling hot 150.2 very good : gorgeous, beautiful, hot (sexually appealing) 150.3 good : nice, cute, attractive 150.4 ok : ok, not ugly, homely, all right 150.5 bad : sweet, has good personality, wow 151 the first cut is the deepest people tend to remember their first time. - I guess she still cannot forget him. - That's natural: He was her first lover. - Right, the first cut is often the deepest. - 152 get real come from the fantasy world to the real world, get back to the real world - Can I see you tomorrow? - Get real, I have a family. (from a country MTV, said one man after a ONS) - - Geo metro, Motor bike, get real! I have a family of 6 plus luggage and/or hockey bags to get around. Don't tell me about tiny little cars as I would probably need three of them to get everyon plus equipment around. Lt's see, 45 mpg/3= 15 Mpg. My current Suburban gets 17.3 MPG average. Which is better? -- http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/8311,-1.php 153 like a chimney used to describe how a person likes smoking - I never knew you smoke! - Like a chimney. - 154 one of a kind unique, no duplicates - If you wanna win her heart, buy her something that is one-of-a-kind - 155 Roger Wilco Means "I hear you, and will comply", or "I understand you, and will comply". Originally from Military Wireless Radio, and is widely used in radio communications. In Morse code, letter R stands for "O.K.", Roger is a natual representation of R. Wilco is short for "will comply". 156 ignore refuse to take notice - After we broke up, she just ignored all my messages, phone calls, and even emails. It took quite a while before we could be friends again. - If you do not like him, just ignore him. No need to be mad. - 157 overnight success success out of the blue :-) - Maxim: In any field, it takes ten years to become an overnight success. - 158 State of the Union The president's annual message to both bodies the congress (house of representitives and senates). Started by George Washington, then off and on for many years, the restarted by Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to use the name "State of the Union". -- http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/history.html - 159 live, replay, rerun something related to TV shows - 160 sort of have plans when somebody invites you do something, this is one way to refuse them. - do you wanna have dinner together tonight? - I am sorry, I sort of already have plans, what about tonorrow? - 161 hold xxx accountable let xxx be responsible - You stay away from this kid. If anything happens to her, I will hold you accountable. - 162 want a bite, take a bite, take a sip taste a little bit, take a sip for liquids - This cookie is really yummy, you want a bite? - 163 to the bone extremely xxxx - He is bad to the bone. - It's 0 degree, cold to the bone. - 164 ballpark a park where ball games are played, a range (as of prices or views) within which comparison or compromise is possible (in the ballpark : approximately correct) - - 165 salt shaker, pepper shaker, ... things you wanna know when you eat at a restaurant - - 166 break a dollar usually change a dollar into 4 q's - 167 john dear letter An anonymous letter, probably because there are so many people named john. - I thought we were going to be together forever then pfft! what about a week later right out of the blue she sends me a John Deer letter (from Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carey) - 168 take a stab I am really not sure if it will work, but I am still gonna give it a shot,make a try. - I am not exactly sure about the answer, but I am gonna take a stab here - 169 whatever floats your boat whatever works for you - How to create a romantic bath for your lover, well, whatever floats your boat: flowers, candles, whatever. - 170 million-dollar question a question that is important but impossible to answer, to give the correct answer is as difficult as to win the mega-million. - The ten million dollar question: are schools sacrificing education for athletic success? (http://www.gustavus.edu/news/weekly/99-00/08/sports/1.html) - 171 sink, bathtub, shower curtain, toilet, toilet bowl, toilet paper, flush, plunger (for dealing with clogs), spray (for cleaning), hand towel, bath towel, soap dish you need these words to describe the bathroom :) - - 172 swim with the shark dance with the devils, play with the masters, deal with the most dangerious enemies - As a small business, if we wanna succeed, we got to swim with the sharks. - 173 puke, vomit, throw up, upchuck, gut soup, ralphing, and barf all these words means the same thing: half digested stuff moving up and up and up and then out of your mouth - I drank a liter of vodka in 15 minutes. ... I threw up about 4 times there (http://www.babesandstuff.com/Pages/storys/sascha.htm) - 174 ... yet (ref: have yet to) for now, something is still negative, (but you really want it to be positive in the future - I am 20 now, and I have not dated any girl yet. (you want to, for sure :) - - Are we there yet? (you want to be there) - 175 where there is smoke, there is fire where there is no wind, there is no wave. ;) - - 176 white knight something related to a princess waiting to be rescued - We were told tales about the beautiful princess who was rescued by the white knight and she never was unhappy again. So from birth, we are taught to expect that the perfect man exists. (Kitashla, http://www.badasschick.com/v01/features/_000286/features/1/) - Don't wait for the white knight to come and rescue from your despair. Don't sit waiting for the perfect man to come along. He's not out there. They aren't out there. Be happy with yourself and perhaps get together with an almost perfect sort of guy. (source: same as the previous one) - 177 (two) flip sides (of the same coin) two completely different things (?) - Getting back to our 'role model' question, Ray Allen and Allen Iverson appear to be flip sides of the same coin. Two young black professional athletes with drastically different images. (from: http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/may01/kanecol27052601a.asp) - 178 rip from (out of, off) tear violently - He is such a snot, I just want to rip his head off. - - Think twice. Do you really wanna marry a guy who wants to rip the child out of you? - - Think twice before you rip the clothes off a girl: do you really wanna all those trouble? 179 beat the crap out of do not use this too often, use it only when you are really mad - He is so annoying - Yeah, I just wanna beat the crap out of him. - 180 from one pocket into another If you think about it in chinese, it's something like ``using new bottle to hold same old wine''. Nothing has been changed in essense. Used espcially when we talk about money or stuff which looks like transferred from one party to another, but actually not. - This is a paradox. This university has to pay property tax to the state. However, this university belongs to the state and gets most of its fundings from the state. It's like putting money from one pocket into another. - 181 light a fire under to rush somebody, to hasten - Speaking about our research department, although project xxx got stuck rigth now, I do not think it's a good idea to just get rid of it, instead, we should light a fire under it and see what happens. - 182 double sided sword something that has both good and bad effects, often used when you are talking about one side of the story, but you also wanna mention the other side - The e-bomb is defeats the enemy by dumbing their electronic devices without destroying people, however, it is also a double-sided sword: it is more destructive for those countries who developed it, because those countries rely more on electronic devices. - 183 and stuff used in place of ``and things like that'' - I just asked him questions and stuff, and surprisingly, he just pissed off. - 184 What a happy coincidence! When you happen to meet someone that you did not expect to meet. - Hey, I think I met you in one of Dr. Mitchell's seminars. - Hi, What a happy coincidence! How are you? - 185 Different ways to describe a person 185.1 determined Somebody who would do what ever he could to achieve a predetermined goalCENARIOS - I am a determined man who would get everything he wants 185.2 judgemental depending too much on her/his own judgments - She said that she did not want me to be with him again because She did not want me hurt again. Then I told her that she was way too judgmental. - Wow, judgmental? You must be really mad at her. 185.3 emotional a personal who is excessively affected by emotions - She is such a great person, except that sometimes she is just too emotional. Look, she is laughing right now, but she could be crying in sec. 185.4 sophisticated it is a positive word! smart, knowledgable, refined, intellectually appealing, having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir faire - He is a strong, sophisticated candidate. He is gonna win the coming election for the democrats. - 185.5 manipulative a person who enjoys and is skillful in controlling or influencing other peopole to his/her own advantage - RACHEL: So. I just thought the two of us should hang out for a bit. I mean, you know, we've never really talked. I guess you'd know that, being one of the two of us, though, right? - JULIE: I know, I probably shouldn't even tell you this, but I'm pretty much totally intimidated by you. - RACHEL: Really? Me? - JULIE: Yes. Oh my god, are you kidding? Ross is so crazy about you, and I really wanted you to like me, and, it's probably me being totally paranoid, but I kinda got the feeling that maybe you don't. - RACHEL: Well, you're not totally paranoid. - JULIE: Oy. - RACHEL: Um, ok, uh, oh god, um, when you and uh Ross first started going out, it was really hard for me, um, for many reasons, which I'm not gonna bore you with now, but um, I just, I see how happy he is, you know, and how good you guys are together, and um, Monica's always saying how nice you are, and god I hate it when she's right. - JULIE: Thanks. Hey, listen, would you like to go to a movie sometime or something? - RACHEL: Yeah, that'd be great. I'd love it. - JULIE: I'd love it too. Shoot, I gotta go. So, I'll talk to you later. - RACHEL: All right, Julie. What a manipulative bitch. 185.6 brave saying or doing something improper, rough - She is sort of brave. - 185.7 arrogant Something like "proud", but in a bad way: having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance; marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others - There are two types of arrogant people: those who are exellent and those who are not. Both are bound to fail. - There is enough blame to go around for the events that have turned the Camp David promise of peace into the killing fields of the Mideast without dragging in President Bush. To ignore the arrogant failure of this administration, however, is to deny the obvious: From its first day in power, his Administration showed no interest in securing peace between Israel and the Palestinians, quickly squandering years of difficult progress made under Clinton. -- http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=12766 - 185.8 high-maintenance You have to spend a lot of time with him/her. Nan(2)Ci(4)Hou(0), XiaoJiePiQi - - 185.9 Bitch or bitchy If you use this word to describe a person, this usually means either that person is really bad, or you are really mad, or both. This word is offensive, avoid if you can. 185.10 Motherfucker A slang originated from african american english. It originally has something to do with incest and later on it almost lost its literal meaning and is usually used to refer to something this is really bad, or to describe some person by challenging his/her manhood. [WP] 185.11 Cunt This is *the* single most offensive word[WP] It originally has something to do with the female sex organ. Do not even think about using it. 186 too much information When you feel people are going too far, like too much personal stuff which makes you feel uncomfortable, you may say ``this is just too much information'', meaning you are fed up with that and do not wanna take it any more - The last time I met my girl friend, we just made out without saying even a word, we ... - Stop it, this is just too much information!! - 187 half way of another way to say ``half of'' - Let's split this bill, what is the half way of it? - It's gonna be 35 - 188 you feel better? When you know somebody was sick or not feeling well, you use this to show that you care about her/him. - You feel better? - Yeah, it's getter well, thanks! - 189 got to have to, must - Althouth this guy seems unbeatable, there got to be something that can kill him. 190 go back out you go out immediately after you arrive. - You went to the store just now? - Yeah, leave the door open, I am going back out. 191 That's all right; It's all right; It's OK something is not so bad, used when somebody asks your opinion about something, or somebody says sorry to you. Try to put emphasis on ``right'' and ``K'', and make ``that's'' and ``it's'' sound like they were not there. - I am sorry - It's O*K* 192 He is sort of brave this can be used as an in-direct way to say somebody is saying something improper, without even going through his brain. - He just asked us so many awkward and tough questions... - Yeah, he is sort of brave 193 How's going; How's everything a simple question to ask when you say a friend or a person you want to know. Regular answers are like ``It's ok, how are you?'', etc. 194 What's up say hi. If you do not want to talk more with this guy, just say ``not much, how are you?''. If you want to talk, just bring up something you want to say. 195 What's your favorite XXX Used in schmoozing, when you have nothing else to say, or when you just want to start some topic. XXX can be sports, cities, ice creams, movie stars, or anything interesting. 196 all the time I frequently do something, i always do something. For instance, M is ordering a pizza delivery for dinner, Y just picks on him: - Y: you are such a lazy guy, why don't you cook? - M: I cook all the time. 197 for a while Once I went to play tennis with C and Z. Then some kids joined us to play team. They really sucked and the balls just flew everywhere. After they left: - Z: They really suck.. - C: Be nice, they are just *kids* - Z: We were nice enough to play with them for a while 198 XXX is gone somebody leaves, something is lost... - Damn, the power is gone! - - I'll be gone next Tue., but I'll be back next Thu., and I want to see the result by then. 199 hit XXX an informal way to say you want to do something - I am gonna hit the road (I am going to leave now..) - I am gonna hit the shower ( I am going to take a shower) - I am going to hit the bed in ten minutes 200 That would be XXX almost equal to ``that is XXX'', more informal - I have a package for your apartment, the receiver is A M - That would be my roomie - - That would be good. 201 XXX is done. something is finished or somebody has finished doing something - Are you done with your homework - We are done, you can use this tennis court - My homework is done. 202 be all set when somebody is helping you with something, they would say this to you when they are done with it, meaning everything has been done for you, you are safe to leave now - Am I all set? - Yes, you are all set, we've put all the necessary information into this form, it has everything you need. 203 be all done spoken english for complete, finish, - Are you all done with this step machine? - - I am all done (with the dinner), we can go to the theater now. - 204 blow XXX bomb something, somebody commentted the war on Iraq: - Spend 70billion to blow it, and then spend another 40 to reconstruct it 205 scoop, waffle, cone, cup, bowl these are phrases you should know when ordering ice cream, also notice how to say the word ``pe`can'', say it in an way educated people do :-). 206 scoot over, sneak move along a bench so that someone can have place to sit down. Once I was on a bus, a guy and a girl got onto the bus. There is still some room beside me on the bench, but not enough for one person. Another gentle men was sitting right beside me. - (the guy, pointing to my side) XXX, you can just sneak over there. - (the girl, standing in front of the gentleman) No, I am fine - (the gentleman) You know what, you can have this seat, I just do not want to sit in front of you. - (the girl) No, I am fine. - (the gentleman, saying to me) This gentlemen can scoot over a little bit so that you can sit there. - (the girl) OK, thank you 207 Here XXX go; There XXX go XXX can be you, we, etc. For instance, after spending a long time to look up a work in the dict, you suddenly found it, you said: - Here we go 208 for here, to go used most frequently when you order fastfood - can I have a large coffee to go? 209 walk XXX home for instance - It's late, I'll just walk you home. 210 No, I am fine, thank you! In any place where somebody is serving you, such as a restaurant, a store, or a friend's house, when you are asked ``Can I help you with some?'', ``Are you sure you dont' want more ice cream?'', `` Can I help you in finding something?'', this phrase is frequently used. 211 to be honest this is usually used to start something you do not want to disclose, the other party do not want to hear, or something you do not want to say... 212 pain in the ass a guy who is a trouble-maker, a thing that is hard to deal with, etc. Sometimes if you do not want to sounds too rough, use pain in the butt, or even better, pain in the neck instead. - This is my screw-up, I'll pay for the loss he made to us. To be honest, he used to be a pain in the ass. 213 freak out freak means one that is abnormal, odd, anti-natural. can be used as a noun, adjective, or verb. freak out means to make somebody feel like astonished, or to behave like a freak and to make others freak-out. can be used as a transitive verb or intransitive verb. - She first promised me to go, and then she just totally forgot! She really freaked me out. 214 With great power comes great responsibility From Spiderman 215 mark up, mark down Mark up means to deface by putting marks on, or mark a higher price on. Mark down means to put a lower price mark on. 216 Give me a spot When you are working out in the gym, and someone comes up and asks you to "give him a spot", that usually means he wanted to help him a bit. For example, when he's working on the weight-lifting, he wants you to help him when he struggles with the last lift (so that he wont get hurt). - Could you give me spot? - I am sorry, I donot quite understand you? - I meant, I can do probably six or seven, when I begin to struggle, please help me a little bit. - Sure, my pleasure. 217 Kitchen stuff 217.1 Refrigerator vs freezer A fridge usually has two layers, the layer which is colder and which you use to make ice and store frozen food is called freezer, and the lower layer which is a little bit warmer than the freezer is called refrigerator. 217.2 Sink and faucet Water flows out of the faucet into the sink and then into the sewer system. 217.3 Knife and fork, spoon Stuff you used for dining, a.k.a., silverware because most knives and forks are silver. 217.4 Plates, cooking pots, and bowls Containers used to hold stuff. 218 Egg egg white vs egg yolk 219 Cloud 9 Or cloud nine, is a slang meaning having excessive feeling of happiness, like when you are high from drugs. You've reached the highest of all highs, there's no way to get higher. 220 tie the tube A way to avoid pregnancy. 221 Touche Originally used in fencing, you concede a point when opponent has a good strike. Usually used to admit that an opponent in an argument has made a good point, or when someone has said a good comeback line 222 Goths Goth is a subculture of a special group of people with similar taste to music, clothes, etc. Styles of dress within the subculture range from deathrock, punk, androgynous, Victorian, some Renaissance and Medieval style attire, or combinations of the above, most often with black attire, makeup and hair. Comments References [JW] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinx [MM] http://www.modelminority.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=183 [S] http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=riding+bitch [UD] http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jinx [WD] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragm_%28contraceptive%29 [WP] http://www.wikipedia.com/ Webster Unabridged Phrase (?), n. [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to speak.] 1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. "Convey" the wise it call. "Steal!" foh! a fico for the phrase. Shak. 2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human. 3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression. "Phrases of the hearth." Tennyson. 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