American Slang Flashcards
ace in the hole
[n] s.th. important held in reserve x . v . v . X
adios muchachos
[Span.:] goodbye, fellows x v x . x X x
air guitar
[n] imaginary guitar, played along with real music X . v x
ambulance chaser
[n] lawyer or entrepreneur who hurries to the scene of an accident to try to get the business of any injured persons X v v . x v
ancient history
[n] s.1 or s.th. completely forgotten x v . X v v
arm-twisting
[n] powerful persuasion X x v
AWOL
[initialism] ‘Absent WithOut Leave’: escaped from prison or the military X x
back to square one
[phr.] back to the beginning x . v . x . X
bad rap
[n] false criminal charge / unjustified criticism x . X
ballyhoo
[n] publicity / [vt] promote or publicize s.1 or s.th. X v x
bamboozle
[vt] deceive / confuse x X v
bananas
[adj] crazy v X v
barf
[v] vomit
bean-counter
[n] statistician / accountant X x v
beanpole
[n] skinny person X x
beaut
[n] s.1 or s.th. excellent, not necessarily beautiful [ bjut ]
beefcake
[n] display of the male physique / muscularly handsome male X x
beer goggles
[n] condition of the eyes of s.1 wherein all persons of the opposite sex look very attractive X . x v
beeswax
[n] business / concern X x
bellyache
[vi] complain X v x
bench warmer
[n] ballplayer who spends most of the game on the bench waiting to play / 2nd-rate player X . x v
bent out of shape
angry / insulted x . x . v . X
bet someone dollars to doughnuts
[vt] to bet s.th. of value against s.th. worth considerably less x . v v . x v . v . X v
the big enchilada
[n] the boss / the leader
big of someone
magnanimous / nice X . v . v v
biggie
[n] s.th. or s.1 important X v
bingo!
[excl] Yes! / That’s right! X x
a bit much
more than enough / more than good taste allows v . x . X
blackball
[vt] to vote against s.1 in a secret ballot X x
blindside
[vt] (for s.1 or s.th.) to surprise s.1, as if sneaking up on the blind side of a 1-eyed person X x
