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American-Slang.COM is a collection of American
slangs , idioms, and colloquialisms. This website
intends to help you , as an ESL learner, to acquire
vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms, slangs through
reading articles, games and dialogues.
POPULAR AMERICAN IDIOMS
American-Slang.COM is a collection of American
slangs , idioms, and colloquialisms. This website
intends to help you , as an ESL learner, to acquire
vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms, slangs through
reading articles, games and dialogues.
POPULAR AMERICAN IDIOMS
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美語是國際語文.
我們要說得自然,
除了發音需要正確
外, 我們亦應用日
常片語, 俚語及成
語.
本綱站祝紀錄近年
流行的日常片語,
俚語及成語. 絕對
識合在學、工作人
仕之用. 對孝考公
開試如托福
(Tofel), SAT, 及
高中試均有莫大幫
助.‧
美語是國際語文.
我們要說得自然,
除了發音需要正確
外, 我們亦應用日
常片語, 俚語及成
語.
本綱站祝紀錄近年
流行的日常片語,
俚語及成語. 絕對
識合在學、工作人
仕之用. 對孝考公
開試如托福
(Tofel), SAT, 及
高中試均有莫大幫
助.‧
SOME POPULAR SLANGS
A can of worms a big problem or
something that could create a big problem.
ASAP-As soon as possible
BFN-Bye for now
Big fish in a little pond a person who has
more skills than are necessary for his/her
position.
BRB-Be right back
BTW-By the way
Extra smile To put in more effort than you
would normally need to in order to ensure
success
FYI-For your information
JK-Just kidding
LOL-Laughing out loud
OIC-Oh I see
Out there Being weird, crazy and strange.
PLZ-Please
Pitch To tell someone your idea and hope
they will support you and help you out.
Shake it off To try to forget about
something by ignoring i
Strike while the iron is hot To take action
when an opportunity is presented.
THx-Thanks
TTYL-Talk to you later
A can of worms a big problem or
something that could create a big problem.
ASAP-As soon as possible
BFN-Bye for now
Big fish in a little pond a person who has
more skills than are necessary for his/her
position.
BRB-Be right back
BTW-By the way
Extra smile To put in more effort than you
would normally need to in order to ensure
success
FYI-For your information
JK-Just kidding
LOL-Laughing out loud
OIC-Oh I see
Out there Being weird, crazy and strange.
PLZ-Please
Pitch To tell someone your idea and hope
they will support you and help you out.
Shake it off To try to forget about
something by ignoring i
Strike while the iron is hot To take action
when an opportunity is presented.
THx-Thanks
TTYL-Talk to you later
WORDS IN NEWS
Learning words from newspapers improve your understanding of group discussions,
expand your vocabulary, become more confident in your oral communication and more
effective in the workplace.
Health 健康
Healthy Habits Can Mean 14 Extra Years
MSG 味精
Economics 經濟
Aggressive interest rate cut
Religion 宗教
Is U.S. evangelical vote in play?
Learning words from newspapers improve your understanding of group discussions,
expand your vocabulary, become more confident in your oral communication and more
effective in the workplace.
Health 健康
Healthy Habits Can Mean 14 Extra Years
MSG 味精
Economics 經濟
Aggressive interest rate cut
Religion 宗教
Is U.S. evangelical vote in play?
Add up
Back out
Back to square one
Bend over backwards
Between a rock and a
hard place
Blow it
Blow someone away
A bottleneck
Burn one's bridges
Burned out
Bury the Hatchet
Butter someone up
Catch on
Cherry pick
Cut corners
Cut the/a deal
(be) Dialed in
Do an end run
Down to the wire
Draw the line
Drop the ball
A dry run
Eyeball it
Fall through A game
plan
Freak out
Get ahead of the ball
Get burned
Get the ball rolling
Give and take
Back out
Back to square one
Bend over backwards
Between a rock and a
hard place
Blow it
Blow someone away
A bottleneck
Burn one's bridges
Burned out
Bury the Hatchet
Butter someone up
Catch on
Cherry pick
Cut corners
Cut the/a deal
(be) Dialed in
Do an end run
Down to the wire
Draw the line
Drop the ball
A dry run
Eyeball it
Fall through A game
plan
Freak out
Get ahead of the ball
Get burned
Get the ball rolling
Give and take
Give someone the
runaround
Go by the book
Go down in flames
Go down swinging
Go for broke
Go for it
Go for the gold
Go postal
Hand in hand
Have the bandwidth
Have money to burn
Heads up
Hit a home run
Hit the nail on his head
Hold one's horses
In someone's face
In the loop/out of the loop
In the red/in the black
In the same boat
Jump the gun
Jump-start
Kickback
Kick up one's heels
Knock it off
Know the ropes
Land on one's feet
Lay it on the line
A long shot
Low hanging fruit
Make do
Make waves
runaround
Go by the book
Go down in flames
Go down swinging
Go for broke
Go for it
Go for the gold
Go postal
Hand in hand
Have the bandwidth
Have money to burn
Heads up
Hit a home run
Hit the nail on his head
Hold one's horses
In someone's face
In the loop/out of the loop
In the red/in the black
In the same boat
Jump the gun
Jump-start
Kickback
Kick up one's heels
Knock it off
Know the ropes
Land on one's feet
Lay it on the line
A long shot
Low hanging fruit
Make do
Make waves
Meet someone halfway
Miss the boat
No dice
Nose to the grindstone
No Spring Chicken
Off base
On one's plate
On one's toes
On second thought
On the ball
On the right track
On the same page
Once in a blue moon
Out of bounds
Pain in the neck
Pass the buck
A piece of cake
Play it by ear
Plugged in
Pull out all the stops
Pull strings
Put all one's eggs in one
basket
Raise the bar
Screw up
See eye to eye
Shake in one's shoes
Shoot from the hip
Shoot the breeze
Take the bull by the horns
Way to go
Word of mouth
Miss the boat
No dice
Nose to the grindstone
No Spring Chicken
Off base
On one's plate
On one's toes
On second thought
On the ball
On the right track
On the same page
Once in a blue moon
Out of bounds
Pain in the neck
Pass the buck
A piece of cake
Play it by ear
Plugged in
Pull out all the stops
Pull strings
Put all one's eggs in one
basket
Raise the bar
Screw up
See eye to eye
Shake in one's shoes
Shoot from the hip
Shoot the breeze
Take the bull by the horns
Way to go
Word of mouth
