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Slang and Idioms
By Serena Rivera
Wicked
“The band that played last night was wicked good!”
To be beat
To kick the bucket
Before I kick the bucket, I want to backpack through Europe.
To be caught red-handed
David said that he didn’t steal the cookies, but I caught him red-handed!
To throw someone under the bus
In this image, the blue crayon is throwing the red crayon under the bus.
To freak out
I have a paper due tomorrow that I haven’t started, I’m freaking out!
See eye to eye
Because of our differing political views, we don’t see eye to eye on many issues.
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.
To have butterflies in one’s stomach
She gets butterflies in her stomach whenever she talks to the boy she likes.
To be on cloud 9
Lucas has been on cloud 9 ever since he received new comic books in the mail.
Let sleeping dogs lie
As difficult as it is to keep quiet on the issue, it’s best to let sleeping dogs lie.
To be in someone else’s shoes
To wear many hats
Lydia wears many hats, she is a mother, sister, friend, chauffer, and teacher.
To feel under the weather
John was supposed to go to work today but he was feeling under the weather.
To wear one’s heart on their sleeve
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.
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!
Flake
Laura is such a flake, she is always canceling plans. She’s unreliable; she always agrees to do something but never follows through.
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”)
Not bad
“Not bad”, although it sounds negative, is actually just another way to say something is “pretty good”.