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Phrases or Words We most likely hear!

Phrases or Words We most likely hear!

Date: Nov 12 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: sakuralanguage

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WOW! I'M SO SURPRISED TO SEE ALL THESE COMMENTS. I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO USE, WHEN TO USE, WHAT THE MEANING IS AND OTHER MORE PHRASES LIKE THESE!

I WILL UPDATE THIS NOW AND THEN. I'LL BE ADDING MORE!

(latest updateFebruary 17, 2009)

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If I was to listen in on one of your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

A. Believe It or Not! deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.

example:

a. BELIEVE IT OR NOT! I saw Jack jumping from the building! It was scary!. 

b. I have worked 4 years in England, believe it or not! I never got the chance to see  Queen Elizabeth.

1. "No way, Jose!"

No way - Everyone knows the meaning of NO WAY.

a)It means, NO, SOMEONE DON'T/CAN'T [DO SOMETHING]. 

example:

A. Do you smoke MARIJUANA?  

B. NO WAY, JOSE! I don't even smoke a cigarette.

b)It also means, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE! 

example:

A. John has won the lottery!

B. NO WAY, JOSE! So lucky of him!

 

2. Way to go!

a. It means- SOMEONE DID A VERY GOOD JOB. 

example:

A. I'm so happy that Dana is promoted!

B. Way to go Dana!  You deserved to have a vacation! You're a star in this company! Keep it up!

 

3. You're a star!  - You're the best! You're a darling! You're so good!

example:

a. You're such a very clever little girl, you're a star! I enjoyed watching you singing at your school concert. 

 

4. Keep it up! - Keep doing the good work! and continue doing your best!

example:

a. Ben, you did such a good work, keep it up dude! 

b. Keep it up John! I was impressed with your good character and work!

 

5. “Are you freakin’ kidding me!?!” 

example:

A. Hey don't you dare cheating on me... 

B. Are you freakin' kidding on me? You're my one and only sweetheart!

 

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freaking - adv. & adj. Slang. Used as an intensive: Traffic was a freaking nightmare.

a. “That’s just great! Guess I’ll just freakin’ do everything” (lol)

b. Oh my that's freakin' scary! Don't you ever do that to me again. You're going to give me a heart attack!



6. “Honey, you need to relax a little and then talk”

Verb1.relaxrelax - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

 example:

A. Hey stop shouting!.. Honey!....  You need to relax.. then talk. We don't need to  fight sweetie.


7. “*sigh* I love you, too… what did you do!?”

example: 


8. “Get off me!”

Slang To act or speak with effrontery. Used in the imperative to express contempt or disdainful disbelief.

example: 

a. "I can't believe what you're saying, get off me!"

b. "Stop annoying me, you better get off me! "


It's weird, we hear those phrases and words but it is true.

9. "Another option is to bugger off and give up; we find that a lot of our clients are choosing this option these days." 

bugger off - Chiefly British Slang To leave someone alone; go away.

 

10. "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

Verb1.bother - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

 

11. "The passenger on the train next to me bothers me so much!"

botherbother - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.

 

 

 

12. Is it possible to "re-attract" someone who may have blown
you off as too easy or a wussy?

wuss - n. Slang
A person regarded as weak or timid and especially as unmanly: "Cats are for wusses, dog men say" Laura Blumenfeld.
[Probably blend of wimp and pussy1.]

wussy adj.

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irish691

Italy

somebody could explain me the first sentence????

 

thank you

07:39 AM Nov 30 2007 |

Rihanna2

Congo

Hello!.To my mind these phrases are great!.I even dunno what to say lol.

06:18 AM Nov 30 2007 |

khursheed

India

nice phrases but sorry we will not get the chance to use them here in india after all nice effort

10:30 PM Nov 29 2007 |

Muhammad Saeed Khan

Paraguay

i am not understand this topic.

08:46 PM Nov 29 2007 |

skylark2015

Pakistan

Its fine thanks for helping people for learning English:)

07:57 AM Nov 29 2007 |

kimia1380

Iraq

hi

01:58 AM Nov 29 2007 |

Vikky shrestha

Nepal

honey,u need to relax little and then talk. Coz we can used to this phrase to anyone we like .

01:43 AM Nov 29 2007 |

Yenne

Yenne

Philippines

What is sooo freaky about any thing? Why do some people use it so often? I guess "freakin-what" is a substitute for the other F-word some people often use.

05:36 PM Nov 28 2007 |

domini

Colombia

yea why not?

 

i like that work but i use kidding, you know like a child

05:13 PM Nov 28 2007 |

anemiutopia

Turkey

"get off me" what does its mean?can anyone explain it?Embarassed

03:52 PM Nov 28 2007 |

lol80

lol80

Peru

are you a freak? that is funny!are you freakin kidding me?

02:11 PM Nov 28 2007 |

chinky_ice

chinky_ice

Philippines

yeah I always hear the word "freaking" in almost all statements of my friends from america. Smile

11:00 AM Nov 28 2007 |

atkindee

atkindee

Botswana

get off me>> that's ladies favouriteWink

08:04 PM Nov 26 2007 |

Sailing to the moon

Canada

LOL .. My Canadian friend always says: '' It is freaking cold '' LOL ..

08:31 AM Nov 26 2007 |

Ono

Ono

Hungary

get off me is very necessary :)))Laughing

07:44 AM Nov 26 2007 |

nikka paula

Philippines

yuh, this phrases are real…i used to hear this phrases in the movies…but for me this is unnecessary to say…

12:57 AM Nov 26 2007 |

damacus

damacus

Morocco

i m not used to speak english like this but i could immagine how it s funnier not taking care to these

02:03 PM Nov 25 2007 |

uaeladybird

Tanzania, United Republic Of

honey, can we have more of them?

07:20 AM Nov 25 2007 |

saddat

Afghanistan

hi

12:25 AM Nov 25 2007 |

abrilli

abrilli

Chile

this is cool,coz we need to know this ohrases, is necessary for us,coz maybe you can know the perfect english, but what happen with this words

well bye

03:35 PM Nov 24 2007 |

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