In this post, you’ll learn twenty American slang phrases and words so you’ll sound more natural when you speak English. I will explain seven American slang phrases in detail. American Slang: Top 20 Expressions Americans Use Frequently – What You’ll Learn: Overview of the Top 20 American...
and it is not difficult for Brits to figure them out. "Peaks and valleys," for example, is obviously the American version of "peaks andtroughs." However, there are still some phrases whose actual words hold no clue to the meaning, creating a conversationalminefieldfor Brits here. Here...
In normal terms,beatwould be used as a verb meaningto win(e.g.Liverpool beat Manchester United)or to hit (e.g. “Marko, stopbeating your brother”). However, it means something completely different in slang or everyday English. If you hear your friend sayingI’m beat,it means he or ...
【魅力英语】10 American Slang Terms and Phrases That Confuse Brits (Part 1)http://muchong.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=10131617
American Slang! Slang refers to words, phrases and uses that are regarded as very informal and often restricted to the special context or peculiar to a specified profession class...
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All (adv.):Used to mean "very" in phrases such as "He was all nervous." (He was very nervous.), "He was all happy." (He was very happy.), or "so" in phrases such as "Don't get all emotional." All ears:When someone says "I'm all ears", they are telling you that they...
US Americans generally consider themselves tobe frank, open, and direct in their dealings with other people. "Let's lay our cards out on the table," they say. Or, "Let's stop playing games and get to the point." These and many other common phrases convey the US American's idea that...
phrases: ‘Oh, he’s on my dream trade.’‘He’s on my shit list.’ 1965 Liberator Aug. 23/1 Sweet Mac is on my shit list. 1970 R. D. Abrahams Positively Black i. 8 Moynihan had made it onto the black shit-list in spite of his obvious sympathies. 2006 S. Gillespie Pissed off...
Americans use the term "zero" most frequently; "oh" is also often used (though never when the quantity in question is nothing), and occasionally slang terms such as "zilch" or "zip". Phrases such as "the team won two-zip" or "the team leads the series, two-nothing" are heard when...