Friday, January 25, 2013

Англи хэлний бичих дадал хичээл


Slang
Meaning
Sample
ace
very good
He's an ace reporter.
action
excitement
Do you know where the action is in this town?
airhead
stupid person
My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.
all wet
completely wrong
Your ideas about politics are all wet.
all-nighter
after studying all night
I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.
ammo
ammunition
The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.
antifreeze
liquor
I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.
armpit
indesirable place
This town is really an armpit.
awesome
great
What an awesome sunset.
bad
intense
Wow, that was really a bad movie.
barf
vomited
He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.
bashed
crushed
The boat was bashed beyond recognition.
beat
exhausted
After working all day I am really beat.
beemer
B.M.W car
He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.
bench
taken out of the game
He was benched during the basketball playoffs.
bent
angry
It's OK. Don't get so bent.
bent out of shape
become upset
Don't get so bent out of shape.
big gun
powerful people
The president brought two big guns to the meeting.
big mouth
talk too much
Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
big stink
big issue
The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.
blade
knife
He carried a ten inch blade with him.
blimp
very fat person
I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.
blow
leave
I'm going to blow out of here now.
blow
lost
He blew all his money gambling.
blow a fuse
lose your temper
Hey, don't blow a fuse.
blow one's cool
become angry
Calm down. Don't blow your cool.
blown away
greatly impressed
I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.
bomb
bad
The movie was a bomb.
bombed
intoxicated
The driver of the car was bombed.
bonkers
crazy
I think I am going bonkers.
boo-boo
mistake
If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.
booze
alcohol
I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.
bread
money
I need some bread to pay for my car.
break
opportunity
A lucky break helped him get the job.
break it up
stop
Break it up, or I will call the police.
bring-down
depressing
The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.
buck
dollar
Do you have a buck I can borrow?
bummed
depressed
I was really bummed after I heard the news.
bummer
bad experience
My trip to New York was a bummer.
bust
failure
The whole idea was a bust.
buy it
die
If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.
call
prediction
The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come.
can
bathroom
Do you know where the can is?
carb
carburetor
My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.
catch some rays
get some sunshine
I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.
catch some Z's
get some sleep
I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.
cheesy
cheap
That is really a cheesy looking outfit.
chicken
coward
Don't be a chicken.
chintzy
cheap
That really was a chintzy present you got him.
chow down
eat a lot
I need to find a place to chow down.
clip
cheat
Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.
clunker
old car
I can't go on a date in that clunker.
cold fish
dull
My date for the dance was a cold fish.
collar
arrest
I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later.
come up for air
take a break
He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.
con
deceive
Don't try to con me.
cool
good
This is a really cool place to work.
cool down
calm donw
Things should cool down in a day or two.
cop
stole
How did you get the road sign? I copped it.
cop
policeman
The cop showed me his badge.
couch potato
lazy person
He is a couch potato.
crack open a bottle
open
Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.
cram
study hard
I need more time to cram for the test.
cream
beat
Our team creamed them badly.
croak
die
I feel like I am going to croak.
cruise
going very fast
The skier was cruising down the hill
cuffs
handcuffs
He put the cuffs on the killer.
cushy
cushy
He has a really cushy job.
cut
dilute
Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?
cut out
leave
It is late. I have to cut out.
damage
cost
Lets get the bill and find out the damage.
dead
quiet
This disco is really dead tonight.
deck
knocked down
He was decked in the fight.
deep pockets
is a good source of money
Her boyfriend has deep pockets.
dicey
chancy
Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.
dirty
an obscene
I hear that it's a dirty movie.
ditch
leave
I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.
do a snow job on
deceive
Don't try to do a snow job on me.
dope
stupid person
He is such a dope.
dope
drug
There are a lot of dope dealers around here.
dork
strange person
He is such a dork.
dough
money
I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.
down
drink quickly
Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.
drag
boring
Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.
dynamite
powerful; great
This drink is really dynamite.
earful
a lot of gossip
My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.
easy mark
likely victims
The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.
eat
bothering
The problem is really eating away at me.
excellent
fine
That's excellent man.
face-off
confrontation
The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.
far-out
great
This music is really far-out.
fix
dose of drugs
The addict needs another fix.
flaky
unreliable
He is too flaky to do the work.
flashback
remembered
At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.
flick
movie
I haven't seen a flick in a long time.
flip out
lost control
He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.
flip side
other side
What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?
fox
very attractive
His older sister is a fox.
foxy
sexy
She is a foxy lady.
freebie
free
The pillow was a freebie
get into something
become seriously interested in
I got into gardening in high school.
get it
understand
I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.
get with it
hurry up
If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.
gig
job
I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.
glitch
defect
This computer program has a glitch.
glitzy
fashionable
This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.
go
try
Let me have a go at solving the problem.
go bananas
go crazy
I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.
go down
happening
What is going down?
goof
fool
I am really a goof at times.
goof up
made a serious mistake
I really goofed up when I painted my room green.
goofy
silly
You are always acting goofy these days.
gourd
head
Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.
grand
thousand dollard
His salary is twenty grand.
grass
marijuana
Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.
gravy
easy money
This job is pure gravy.
groovy
pleasant
This music is groovy.
gross
disgusting
Picking your nose is really a gross habit.
gross-out
disgusting time
The party was a gross-out.
grub
food
Where is the best place to get some grub around here?
grubby
unclean and untidy
Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.
grungy
dirty
That is a really grungy jacket.
gut
stomach
He got shot in the gut.
gut
basic
The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.
guts
courage
It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.
hairy
dangerous
That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.
hammer
accelerator
Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.
hang it up
quit
I have decided to hang up my teaching job.
hang loose
realx
Just hang loose for another few days.
hang tough
stick with
We need to hang tough on our decision.
hardware
weapons
The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.
have a buzz on
was slightly intoxicated
I had a buzz on after the third martini.
have good vibes
feel good about
I have good vibes about our new secretary.
have it all together
free mentally all there
Recently I don't have it all together.
heave
vomited
I heaved up on the floor.
high
intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
The teenagers look high to me.
hip-shooter
always talking without thinking
He is such a hip-shooter.
history
something in the past
I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history.
hit
successful
Your proposal was a hit with the boss.
hole up
hide
I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me.
honcho
boss
The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.
hooker
prostitute
Her clothes make her look like a hooker.
hot
stolen
The police stopped them because they thought the car was hot.
huffy
angry
I will do it soon so please don't get huffy.
hungry
eager to make money
If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business.
hustle
hurry up
If you don't hustle, we will be late again.
hyped
excited
The fans were all hyped up for the football game.
hyper
over excited
Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.
I.D.
identification
Can you show me some I.D. please?
in
fashionable
The tie you are wearing is really in.
in deep
deeply involved
They are really in deep with each other.
in the bag
settled
Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.
intense
serious
This is a very intense situation we are discussing.
jam
trouble
I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.
jerk someone around
wasting my time and causing me trouble
Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around.
jock
an athlete
My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.
john
bathroom
The john really smells.
joint
cheap bar
Where is the closest joint to here.
joint
marijuana cigarettes
He is good at rolling joints.
junkie
drug addict
Sam is a junkie.
just off the boat
naive
He acts like he is just off the boat.
keep one's cool
remained calm
He kept his cool when his house burned down.
kegger
beer party
I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.
kick
enjoy
I get a kick out of watching him paint.
klutz
stupid and clumsy person
He is a real klutz.
knock
criticize
Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
knocked up
pregnant
My dog gets knocked up once a year.
knockout
stunning person
Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?
knuckle sandwich
punch in the mouth
Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.
kook
strange people
Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood.
laid-back
calm and relaxed
You need to be more laid-back.
lame
an inadequate
That is really a lame excuse.
line
story
I have heard that line a million times.
loser
annoying and useless
John is a loser.
love handles
rolls of fat around my stomach
I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.
make waves
cause trouble
Try not to make waves around the office.
maxed out
exhausted
I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
mean
performs well on
He plays a mean violin.
mega
large
I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
megabucks
a lot of money
He made megabucks when he sold his company.
mellow
calm down and relax
You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
meltdown
total collapse
There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me.
mickey mouse
nonstense and a waste of time
The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
move on someone
pick up and seduce
I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
mush
nonesense
That is total mush and you know it.
nark
drug police
Watch out for the narks in the airport.
neat
good
That was a neat idea that you had.
negative
bad things
There are too many negatives about the company merger.
nick
arrested
The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
nip
a quick drink
He took a nip out of the bottle.
no sweat
no problem
It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
nuke
heat up in the microwave
I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
nuke
nuclear weapons
Does that attack plane have any nukes?
nut
crazy person
I think that he is a nut.
nuts
crazy
You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
pad
a place to live
Have you found a pad yet?
pain in the neck
annoying
My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
paper-pusher
bureaucratic office workers
My office is filled with paper-pushers.
party animal
love parties
You're too old to be a party animal.
party-hearty
celebrate
We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
paw
hands
Get your paws off of my body.
peanuts
pratically no money
I am not going to work for peanuts.
pickled
intoxicated
He gets pickled after only one beer.
piece of cake
easy to do
Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
pig
eats too much
He is a pig at parties.
pig out
eat a lot or overeat
Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
pit stop
stop and go to the bathroom
Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
plastered
intoxicated
He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
pooped out
quit
He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
pop
hit
Shut up or I will pop you.
pop for something
buy
It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
pro
professional
He is really a pro at his work.
prod
reminder
Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
psyched up
mentally ready
The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
psycho
mentally ill
She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
puke
vomit
I feel like I am going to puke.
push off
leave
I am going to push off now.
put the moves on
seduce
You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
put-on
deception
It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
quarterback
lead
Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
quick buck
some easy money
I need to make a quick buck.
rack
bed
I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
rack out
sleep
I am going to rack out for two hours.
racket
noise
There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
rag
newspaper
I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
rap
talk about
We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
rathole
run down place
When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole?
raw
new
The raw office workers were not getting much done.
ream someone out
got angry with him
The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
red hot
important
Your idea is really red hot.
repo
repossess
Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
rinky-dink
inferior
The circus was really rinky-dink.
riot
funny
The comedy program was a real riot.
road hog
takes up too much of the road
That driver is a road hog.
rocks
with ice
Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
rough time
hard time
We have had a rough time this winter.
rug
wig
Is that a rug on his head?
rug rat
children
My sister has three rug rats.
rule
dominates
My wife rules the house.
run off at the mouth
talking too much
He is always running off at the mouth.
run out of gas
lost interest or momentum
The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
sack
go to bed
When did you hit the sack last night?
scam
swindle
Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
scarf
ate quickly
Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
schmuck
jerk
What a stupid schmuck.
screw around
waste time
If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
screw up
make a mistake
If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
sharp
intelligent
He is very sharp with numbers
shot
try
I'll give the puzzle another shot.
shot down
disagreed with
Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
slammer
jail
The police threw them both in the slammer.
smashed
intoxicated
Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
smoke eater
fireman
My father is a smoke eater.
split
leave
It is time to split and go see the movie.
spook
frightened
The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
spud
potatoes
Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
square
old-fashioned
My father looks square in his jacket.
steamed up
angry
Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
stink
is repulsive
This whole operation stinks.
straight
honest
I want you to give me a straight answer.
stressed
upset
I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
sucker
be deceived
Don't be a sucker.
take a hike
leave
I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
taken
cheated out of
He was taken for all his money at the casino.
taking care of business
doing what I have to do
I have been taking care of business.
threads
clothes
Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
tool around
drive around
I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
totaled
completely wrecked
My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
up
happy and cheerful
He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
up for grabs
available
This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
veg out
relax and do nothing
I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
vibes
feelings
He really gives off good vibes.
wad
bundle of money
You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
waste
kill
After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
wheels
car
If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
whiz
talented person
He is a whiz at the computer.
wired
alert
I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
wussy
weak person
Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
yukky
bad
This food tastes yukky
zapped
exhausted
I am too zapped to help you right now.
zip
nothing
He knew zip about running the company.

 

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