Tuesday, 18 November 2014

AMERICAN SLANGS - SIMPLE EXAMPLES

DRY RUN:  REHEARSAL.

EXAMPLE:  Dancers had a dry run before the actual show scheduled for next monday.

DOPE:  NARCOTICS.

EXAMPLE:  Former olympic player arrested for possessing dope and sentenced for 6 months imprisonment.

DICK AROUND:  WASTING OF TIME.

EXAMPLE:  Mother chided his son not to dick around when the exams were just a one week away.


AD FOR DEAD:  LOOKING LIKE VERY TIRED.

EXAMPLE:  Mitchell inquired Matthew he not have a sleep last night as he look like an ad for dead.

COOLER:  JAIL.

EXAMPLE:  McDonald was arrested for drunk and driving and kept into the cooler.

COP OUT:  DROP IN THE MIDDLE/SKIP.

EXAMPLE:  Sam asked his friend not to cop out on him, but stay a while longer.





Saturday, 15 November 2014

AMERICAN SLANGS - SIMPLE EXAMPLES

LUCKY DEVIL: LUCKY FELLOW

EXAMPLE:  Mitchell was a lucky devil as he won jackpot in a horse race.


DICEY: VERY DANGER.

EXAMPLE:  Father warned the daughter it would be dicey to go deep into the swimming pool.

DIG IN YOUR HEELS:  FIGHT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN/DO NOT GIVE UP.

EXAMPLE:  Captain told to their soldiers to dig into their heels and not give up.

DIME A DOZEN:  GETTING DEAD CHEAP.

EXAMPLE:  Black day shopping deals are dime a dozen.

DIE ON THE VINE:  ANY WORK THAT FAILS  AT BEGINNING.

EXAMPLE: Grand plan to implement to do survey is die on the vine.