American Slang

Question 1

ace in the hole

Answer 1

[n] s.th. important held in reserve x . v . v . X

Question 2

adios muchachos

Answer 2

[Span.:] goodbye, fellows x v x . x X x

Question 3

air guitar

Answer 3

[n] imaginary guitar, played along with real music X . v x

Question 4

ambulance chaser

Answer 4

[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

Question 5

ancient history

Answer 5

[n] s.1 or s.th. completely forgotten x v . X v v

Question 6

arm-twisting

Answer 6

[n] powerful persuasion X x v

Question 7

AWOL

Answer 7

[initialism] ‘Absent WithOut Leave’: escaped from prison or the military X x

Question 8

back to square one

Answer 8

[phr.] back to the beginning x . v . x . X

Question 9

bad rap

Answer 9

[n] false criminal charge / unjustified criticism x . X

Question 10

ballyhoo

Answer 10

[n] publicity / [vt] promote or publicize s.1 or s.th. X v x

Question 11

bamboozle

Answer 11

[vt] deceive / confuse x X v

Question 12

bananas

Answer 12

[adj] crazy v X v

Question 13

barf

Answer 13

[v] vomit

Question 14

bean-counter

Answer 14

[n] statistician / accountant X x v

Question 15

beanpole

Answer 15

[n] skinny person X x

Question 16

beaut

Answer 16

[n] s.1 or s.th. excellent, not necessarily beautiful [ bjut ]

Question 17

beefcake

Answer 17

[n] display of the male physique / muscularly handsome male X x

Question 18

beer goggles

Answer 18

[n] condition of the eyes of s.1 wherein all persons of the opposite sex look very attractive X . x v

Question 19

beeswax

Answer 19

[n] business / concern X x

Question 20

bellyache

Answer 20

[vi] complain X v x

Question 21

bench warmer

Answer 21

[n] ballplayer who spends most of the game on the bench waiting to play / 2nd-rate player X . x v

Question 22

bent out of shape

Answer 22

angry / insulted x . x . v . X

Question 23

bet someone dollars to doughnuts

Answer 23

[vt] to bet s.th. of value against s.th. worth considerably less x . v v . x v . v . X v

Question 24

the big enchilada

Answer 24

[n] the boss / the leader

Question 25

big of someone

Answer 25

magnanimous / nice X . v . v v

Question 26

biggie

Answer 26

[n] s.th. or s.1 important X v

Question 27

bingo!

Answer 27

[excl] Yes! / That’s right! X x

Question 28

a bit much

Answer 28

more than enough / more than good taste allows v . x . X

Question 29

blackball

Answer 29

[vt] to vote against s.1 in a secret ballot X x

Question 30

blindside

Answer 30

[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