Chris POV: We see a BULL (hobo slang for a railway security guard) making his rounds. As the bull disappears around the caboose, and the trains motion picks up, Chris appears from behind a fuel pump. He makes his move in the shadows to the passing freight cars, not quite sure how ...
That use is still current, but as the second decade of the current century got underway, the wordinspobegan to appear in mainstream publications with the meaning that is most common now. It seems to have first popped up in the UK: Anna Kendrick chooses bloody great roles. Her IM...
It's a useful term for the persistent pessimists in our lives, those charming folks who always have a depressing factoid to lob into the conversation, or a negative aspect to helpfully point out where none had been apparent.Debbie Downer, as a term, has a lot going for it: obvious and ...
When we speak, we make our meaning clear by the expression that we put into our words and sentences. Some sentences we say all in one breath and with not much change in emphasis from one word to the next. We may be pretty sure that such a sentence is short and simp...
Meaning Unsurprisingly, words considered cheeky or “impolite” are often high on the list of words that people consider funny. Specifically, words related to bodily functions are often the best gigglemakers. However, there is a safe-for-work aspect to this too. The data suggests that diminutive...
Good language learners often use dictionaries to check the meaning of words they don’t know. They also make their own vocabulary lists.Think in the language you’re learning outside the classroom. When you’re shopping or walking down the street, remember useful words and phrases. Sometimes,...
aexpress the meaning in English 表达意思用英语[translate] a我收到退货后,将退反回余下的付款,谢谢你的理解! After I receive return goods, will draw back the back-spacing in addition the payment, will thank your understanding![translate]
What they care is just loaves and fishes without attaching more importance to the meaning of life. We can live a colorful life by serving people heart [translate] aso they require local people in the town to stop buying bottled water and use tap water to drink. 如此他们在镇要求地方人停止...
Covid slang We’re rounding out 2020, and the coronavirus continues to shape our lives and language. While we once hoped we could toss the year’scoronacoinagesout the door, that’s clearly not going to be the case right now: the coronavirus continues to surge to new levels. ...
RAINEY & JAN’S VAN, 162 THE SLABS - NIGHT 162 Tracy helps Rainey cook dinner on the barbecue, meaning * to demonstrate to Chris what a wonderful wife she would be. Jan and Chris sipping on beers sit beside each other on folding chairs, out of Rainey and Tracy’s earshot. * JAN I...