Lokapróf 203 Flashcards
Pinch his wallet:
If you pinch something, you steal it. It is informal word
Sort of/kind of:
It is very common in is used when you cannot find the right word to describe what you mean
Long time, no see!:
Used between friends who hasn’t seen each other for a long time. It is informal
I actually thought it was excellent:
You use actually when it is different from what the person expected
Over the top:
When something is extravagant or exaggerated. Sometimes we say: It was a bit OTT
It’s not exactly Shakespear:
Informal way saying someone isn’t very good
Doing over a hundred:
When the car is going at over a hundred miles an hour
Some Italian director:
We use some when we don’t know the person’s name
Bad language and the f-word:
Bad language is swearing. Using the f-word is avoiding saying f**k. Some people think it is offensive
Sleeping policemen:
Is a way in British English referring to speed humps, designed to slow cars down
I mean:
Is very common and is used before we go on to make our meaning clearer
Six penalty points:
If you get caught for speeding you could get penalty points. If you get too many you lose your driving license.
Impersonal they:
Use when you don’t know or don’t need the name in the subject
Inner city’s
When British people talk about inner city the mean poor, overcrowded areas around the city center. It is a negative expression
Chuck it to me
Chuck:
Throw
Have you got a fag
Fag:
Cigarette
My bicycle’s been nicked
Nicked:
Stolen
They went out boozing
Boozing:
Drinking
I’ve decided to flog the car
Flog:
Sell
It only cost ten quid
Quid:
Pounds
He’s really nice bloke
Bloke:
Man
He flipped his lid
Flipped his lid:
Lost his temper
I nearly died laughing:
Laughed so hard
I slept like a log:
Slept fast
I could hardly hear myself thinking:
Really much noice
I’m dying for a coffee:
I really want coffee
He drunks like a fishm
Drinks heavily
Pigs might fly:
No chance of something happening
He was driving like a lunatics
Driving crazy
My marriage is on the rocks:
Heading to divorce
We got off on the wrong foot:
Bad first impression
It was all downhill from there:
Bad things started to happen
I’ve got a soft spot for him:
I like him
There’s no love lost between them:
They don’t like each other
Hit it off immediately:
Their first impressions did go well
They hate each other’s guts:
Dislike each other
Brand new:
Very new
Razor sharp:
Extremely sharp
Dirt cheap:
Extremely cheap
Stark naked:
Completely naked
Dead easy:
Very easy
Fast asleep:
Sleeping deeply
Wide awake:
Fully awake
Rock hard:
Extremely hard
Gone to the dogs:
Lost it’s good meaning
Bit of a dark horse:
Shy person succeeded unexpectedly
Do all the donkey work:
Boring part of the job
I felt like a fish out of water:
Unfamiliar situation you don’t feel comfortable in
Let the at out of the bag:
Reveal secret carelessly or mistaken
Till the cows come home:
Indefinitely long time
The black sheep of the family:
Odd member
A wild goose chase:
Hopeless search of something unattainable
