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Slang American idioms

*Most common AMERICAN IDIOMS* 

🔆She is a peach. 

▪️She's sweet and helpful.  

🔆He's full of beans. 

▪️He's not telling the truth.  

🔆It's not my cup of tea. 

▪️I don't care for that.  

🔆He's full of baloney. 

▪️He doesn't know what he's talking about.  

🔆It's just sour grapes. 

▪️They have resentment.  

🔆That's corny. 

▪️It's sentimental, old, and not funny anymore.  

🔆I'm in a pickle. 

▪️I'm in a dilemma.  

🔆He brings home the bacon.

 ▪️He brings home the family money.  

🔆She's in a stew. 

▪️She's upset.  

🔆He's the top banana. 

▪️He's the headman.  

🔆He's the salt of the earth. 

▪️He's a very good person.  

🔆She's worth her salt. 

▪️She's a valuable employee.  

🔆They're two peas in a pod. 

▪️If you see one you see the other.  

🔆I'm nuts about you. 

▪️I'm in love with you.  

🔆It's a piece of cake. 

▪️It's quite simple.  

🔆You can't have your cake and eat it too. 

▪️You can't use it and save it.  

🔆He's a real ham. 

▪️He's just an actor (a bad actor.)  

🔆It's a hard nut to crack. 

▪️It's a difficult problem to solve.  

🔆He's a bad egg. 

▪️He cannot be trusted.  

🔆We need to break the ice.

▪️Everyone's a little tense - lets be friendly.  

🔆We'll get a baker's dozen.

▪️We'll get 13 items (one extra.)  

🔆He's got a finger in every pie.

 ▪️He has many deals going. 

 🔆You'll have to take a potluck.

 ▪️Be happy with what we have on hand.....

NERD 

someone who Is very interested In science or technology, particular in computers 


Cold FISH 

someone who has very little emotions, who Is regarded as hard-hearted and unfeeling 


LONE WOLF 

someone who prefers his own company and does not like socialising. We can also say a lone bird. 


BRIGHT SPARK. 

clever person a clever person

PARTY ANIMAL 

someone who likes to attend parties often 


DARK HORSE 

someone who has greater abilities than he shows or than other people are aware of 


HAPPY CAMPER 

a person who Is always happy and satisfied. ‘Happy camper is often used In the negative.


*_Slang words_*

✍️

A. *Digits -  Phone number* 

 eg, 👇

*She gave me her digits and now we talk.* 

Usne mujhe apna number diya aur ab hum baat karte hai.

B. *Chill - To relax* (Aaram)

 eg, 👇

*Don't get angry with your true friend, chill.* 

Apne dost par gussa mat kro, aram kro.

C. *Boo - Boyfriend/Girlfriend* (premi/premika)

 eg, 👇

*I love Sarah, she is my boo.* 

mai Sarah se pyaar karta hu, wo meri premika hai.

D. *Feel blue - Feel sad* (udaas)

👇

eg,

 *I lost my job. therefore, I'm feeling blue.* Meri naukri chali gyi, isliye mai udaas mehsoos kar rha hoon.

E. *My bad - My mistake* (galti)

👇

eg, *oh! I forgot to come, my bad.*

oh! mai aana bhul gya, meri galti hai.

Phrasal verbs

1.Gear up - kisi cheez ke liye teyar hona/Karna.
eg, 
I'm gearing myself up for an interview.

2. Safe and sound - sahi Salamat.
eg,
I reached home safe and sound.

3. In no time - bahut jyada jaldi.
eg,
Don't worry, I will come in no time.

4. At a glance - dekhte hi.
eg,
I recognized him at a glance.

5. While away - gujara Karna.
eg,
I was whiling away.

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