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Miscellaneous English idioms/slangs

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1楼2018-11-11 01:18回复
    to have it out
    If you have it out or have things out with someone, you discuss a problem or disagreement very openly with them, even if it means having an argument, because you think this is the best way to solve the problem.
    e.g. Why not have it out with your critic, discuss the whole thing face to face? [+ with]


    2楼2018-11-11 01:18
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      quid pro quo
      A quid pro quo is a gift or advantage that is given to someone in return for something that they have done.
      e.g. [formal] They share a great deal of information on a quid pro quo basis.
      Synonyms: exchange, interchange, tit for tat


      3楼2018-11-11 01:20
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        fat chance
        If you say that there is fat chance of something happening, you mean ironically that you do not believe that it will happen.
        e.g. [informal, mainly spoken] 'Would your car be easy to steal?'—'Fat chance. I've got a device that shuts down the ignition.'


        4楼2018-11-11 01:22
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          shrink [slang, noun] a psychiatrist or a mental doctor
          dick [slang, old-fashioned, noun] a detective
          5-0 [slang, noun] slang for police. Originated from an old cop show called Hawaii Five-O, aired from September 1968 to April 1980.


          6楼2018-11-11 01:31
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            be stoked
            If you are stoked about something, you are very excited about it.
            e.g. [US, informal] "I can't wait to get there," she said. "I am so stoked about this trip."


            7楼2018-11-11 01:40
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              psyche
              1. [informal, verb] mentally prepare someone for a testing task or occasion.
              e.g. We had to psyche ourselves up for the race.
              2. [informal, exclamation] used when you fake someone out (i.e. deliberately mislead someone) and then immediately decline what you said, similar to "just kidding" or "bazinga".
              e.g. "I had sex with a woman last night.""Really? How was it?""Psyche! Like I could get a woman huh?"


              8楼2018-11-11 01:55
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                loaded
                1. [informal] having a lot of money; wealthy.
                e.g. "She doesn't really have to work—her family's loaded."
                2. [US, informal] having had too much alcohol; drunk.
                e.g. "Man, did I get loaded after I left his house?"


                9楼2018-11-11 01:59
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                  chase the dragon
                  [slang] take drugs
                  Originated from Hong Kong referring to inhaling the vapor from a heated solution of morphine, heroin, oxycodone, opium, etc.. The "chasing" occurs as the user gingerly keeps the liquid moving in order to keep it from overheating and burning up too quickly, on a heat conducting material such as aluminium foil.


                  11楼2018-11-11 02:36
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                    patient zero
                    [US] used to refer to the person identified as the first carrier of a communicable disease in an outbreak of related cases.
                    e.g. Patient zero for the outbreak was suspected to be a 2-year-old boy.


                    12楼2018-11-11 17:55
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                      touché
                      [exclamation] an acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion.
                      e.g. "I want to go with you, Dad.""Don’t you have school?""Don’t you have work?""Ah, Touché."


                      13楼2018-11-16 17:43
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                        gung-ho
                        enthusiastic or overzealous. It is an anglicised pronunciation of "gōng hé" (工合), a shortened version of the term "gōngyè hézuòshè" (工業合作社).
                        e.g. Joe is gung-ho about legalising marajuana in his country.


                        14楼2018-11-17 01:14
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                          up the creek (without a paddle)
                          [idiomatic] in trouble; in a difficult situation.
                          e.g. We'll be up the creek if we lose those files, so we should back them up regularly.


                          15楼2018-11-17 21:00
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                            bull's eye
                            [noun] the centre of a target, or a shot that hits the centre of a target.
                            [exclamation] a response when someone makes an accurate statement.
                            e.g. "Did John steal the petty-cash?" "Bullseye."


                            16楼2018-11-22 01:55
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                              double-cross
                              [noun / verb] to betray or go back on
                              e.g. He wouldn't double-cross anyone for money.


                              19楼2018-11-22 12:58
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