English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:45:44 GMT

Yeah, I understand...wow.. thanks. Bump and bum...( I found these words in dictioary on internet.

In Czech language are sentences, which we use like phrases and idioms but I don´t know how can I translate these to english. But they are funny too. :-)

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (PBODYMLI) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:20:17 GMT

Yeah that works...same idea

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:02:11 GMT

I've never heard that either PB. I've heard of 'Bum'. It's an adjective usually. It really refers to someone who is homeless. But over the years the meaning has shifted a bit so that it can also refer to someone who is lazy, or doesn't work (and therefore may be or may not be homeless), or maybe to someone who is lazy, dirty, and rather unclean. I've heard phrases like "Get up and do something you lazy bum" or maybe a possible conversation would be:
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Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (PBODYMLI) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:11:53 GMT

I have found that there is one term used in America, well I use it and no one seems to understand it.

Bumb...not the physical bumb...more like duh...omg lazy...de da de...what were you thinking
It's hard to explain but and example woud be...

Person A: Where do you live
Person B: Over there
A: Where
B: In that direction
A: yes but where exactly
B: um...two blocks that way
A: forget it
B: What
A: your a bumb

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Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:02:22 GMT

Thanka Katy, that your wrote these idioms. I like these sentences.

And this : "This is going to be a piece of cake" I know it. And I use it.

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:44:52 GMT

I am made to feel unwanted
(in dictionary it is : be made to feel unwanted )

Be like a bear with a sore head.

Eat like a Billy Bunnter

Stare at something like a cow at a five-barret gate.

I've lived in America all my 22 years and I've never heard these expressions. I think they must be out-dated expressions (no longer in use by the majority of the population). A couple expressions,...

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:57:14 GMT

Hello People.

I established this topic before long time and now, when I am better in English, I know more english words and I can do english sentences ( I hope :-), so I have a questions.

I have baught yesterday dictionary with Idioms and phrases, because I want to know slang and funny sentences.
And I want to know if I can use these idioms.

I am made to feel unwanted
(...

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:47:26 GMT

Hello...
May I have a request for you??

Please, do you want to write me any funny quotes ( with slang ) from Xena´s show:-)
I don´t know , where I could find them :-)

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Buffus the Bacchae Slayer) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:07:10 GMT

Glad I could clear it up!

Seriously, I love that we still use pints, barrels, bushels, tablespoons etc. because they all sound so ancient and kind of charming. And these terms are easier to picture. Like if I say a tablespoon of milk, you have an idea of about how much I mean. On the other hand, I don't know a mili-leter from a kilo-meter....

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:48:47 GMT

What a funny post...
thanks Buffus, It is better for me..:-)

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Buffus the Bacchae Slayer) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:37:00 GMT

Samantha Majka wrote:
What kinds of measures and weights do you use in UK or USA ?

Oh how they tried in school when I was a kid to teach us the metric system. Said Americans would eventually all be using it. Well, we do have 2 liter bottles of pop (soda, Coke, fizzy etc) but other than that, we still use our centuries-old standard measurments that don't make sense to many.
I think it...

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:30:15 GMT

For Czech people is so hard translate into UK or USA weights or measures...
( for example , for me )

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (dahllaz) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:27:05 GMT

Not positive, but I think the UK uses the metric system for measurements.

U.S. uses inches, feet, and yards for people and sporting things and buildings. For long distances it's miles.

Firearms are generally measured in calibers, escept for the 9mm pistol. Though military firearms may be different, those I don't know about.

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:36:11 GMT

What kinds od measures and weights do you use in UK or USA ?
( I have so interesting questions )

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:30:12 GMT

Next question - ( sorry, but I am really curious ) What about private and state schools in UK and in USA ??

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (BekaJWP) — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:12:39 GMT

Samantha Majka wrote:
Next question - ( sorry, but I am really curious ) What about private and state schools in UK and in USA ??

What about them?

I went to a catholic primary school, followed by a run-of-the-mill mixed sex primary school when i moved, then a secondary school for girls

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Buffus the Bacchae Slayer) — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:38:05 GMT

BekaJWP wrote:

Present is a tricky word because it has two different meanings.

In one meaning it means what is happening right now. Example: In the past Xena was an evil warlord, in the present Xena is a good person who does good
deeds.

Present can also mean the same thing as gift....

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (mischiefgoddess) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:21:04 GMT

i like it.

Here they sometimes say going to the Steak and Kidney = Sydney.

I like how clever it is.

Oh and the other one, I've had a Barry = Shocker.
I know makes no sense but it used to be I've had a Barry Crocker.
But as i've said earlier we are lazy in Australia so we took out a word. Makes sense to us but not to anyone else

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (DeborahKizzy) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:46:30 GMT

Yeah brown bread is cockney rhyming slang. Its not rocket science, its just words that rhyme hehe.
Not so many people use them any more, I only know them because my family are complete cockneys

Brown Bread - Dead
Apples and pears -stairs
Dog and bone - phone

I could go on but I wont hehe

Re: English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (mischiefgoddess) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:25:49 GMT

Its an English thing i imagine, rhyming slang as its called. dead rhymes with bread

English slang ( Idioms, phrases )

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha Majka) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:09:29 GMT

What kind of words of EN slang do you know ?

I would like to know some english slang´s words.But I don´t have any book or material where I would like to find it. Please, help me. I would like to know EN slang. Do you give me some lessons ?? :-) I would be most grateful to you....:-)