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Slang and Idioms
By Serena Rivera
- 2. Wicked
“The band that played last night was wicked good!”
- 3. To be beat
- 4. To kick the bucket
Before I kick the bucket, I want to backpack through Europe.
- 5. To be caught red-handed
David said that he didn’t steal the cookies, but I caught him red-handed!
- 6. To throw someone under the bus
In this image, the blue crayon is throwing the red crayon under the bus.
- 7. To freak out
I have a paper due
tomorrow that I
haven’t started, I’m
freaking out!
- 8. See eye to eye
Because of our differing political views, we don’t see eye to eye on many issues.
- 9. To get cold feet
Richard was going to marry Danielle, but on their wedding day he got cold
feet and never showed up to the church.
- 10. To have butterflies in one’s stomach
She gets butterflies in her stomach
whenever she talks to the boy she likes.
- 11. To be on cloud 9
Lucas has been on cloud 9 ever since he received new comic books in the mail.
- 12. Let sleeping dogs lie
As difficult as it is to keep quiet on the issue, it’s best to let sleeping dogs
lie.
- 13. To be in someone else’s shoes
- 14. To wear many hats
Lydia wears many hats, she is a mother, sister, friend, chauffer, and teacher.
- 15. To feel under the weather
John was supposed to go to work today
but he was feeling under the weather.
- 16. To wear one’s heart on their sleeve
- 17. Elephant in the room
Even though Daniel knew his wife was mad at
him, neither decided to acknowledge the
elephant in the room; they stayed silent
instead.
- 18. When it rains, it pours
Robert: Yesterday, I got a flat tire, was late to class, failed my test, and
got dumped by my girlfriend.
Steven: Wow, when it rains, it pours!
- 19. Flake
Laura is such a flake, she is always canceling plans. She’s unreliable; she always
agrees to do something but never follows through.
- 20. Bromance
Bromance: Two men who are such good friends it almost appears as if they
could be in a romantic relationship. (combination of “bro” and “romance”)
- 21. Not bad
“Not bad”, although it sounds negative, is actually just another way to say
something is “pretty good”.
