March Flashcards
Have a field day
Fig. to experience freedom from one’s usual work schedule; to have a very enjoyable time. (As with children who are released from classes to take part in sports and athletic contests.)
e. g. The boss was gone and we had afield day today. No one got anything done.
e. g. The air was fresh and clear and everyone had a field day in the park during the lunch hour.
cut some slack
- relax and get off my back
- stop giving me such a hard time
- back off and take it easy
if u argue with somebody and he/she just wont stop bringing up arguments against u, u tell them:
e.g. “ahh, cut me some slack,will ya?”
up your alley
Means, “right in line with your tastes and/or abilities.” Sometimes “down your alley.” Means the same thing.
e.g. If you are good at maths, then accounting is right up your alley.
pine away
to waste away in melancholy and longing for someone or something.
e.g. A year later, he was still pining away after Claire. Still, he is pining away.
small time
A human being who catastrophically fails at everything they do. Someone who is small time could also do something completely inappropriate such as play fifa at a social gathering all night or hurt themselves in ridiculous ways.
e.g. He just tried to down his pint, and spilled it all over himself. small time.
rap sheet
a document of a person’s arrest history. It’s an abbreviation for the FBI’s interstate “Record of Arrest and Prosecution sheet”.
e.g. Tony Carlo has a rap sheet as long as my arm.
hit it off
Fig. to quickly become good friends with someone.
e.g. Look how John hit it off with Mary. Yes, they really hit it off.
throwback
A sudden reminder of the past. This can be brought about by hearing a song from high school, seeing an ex, puffing on a j in your old puffin spot, etc. Similar to a flashback.
e. g. Going back to New York is always a throwback…
e. g. That song is a throwback from the 90’s
pepper
hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot.
synonyms: bombard, pelt, shower, rain down on
e.g. “another burst of enemy bullets peppered his defenseless body”
punchbowl
The term applied to situations or objects which are rigged, unfair, or merely fucked up. This term comes from the fact that many punchbowls are spiked, and therefore put those drinking from the punchbowl at an unfair advantage against those who understand that its contents are laced.
e.g. “Man, did you hear about George Bush winning the election?”
“Yeah, dude. That was some punchbowl shit, right there.”
drag one’s feet
postpone doing what one should be doing
“He did not want to write the letter and dragged his feet for days”
pat down
A firsk search of a suspect by Police, or of a convict by a Correctional Officer.
e.g. Old School Police: “Give that yaig a pat down; make sure he ain’t packin nothin”
windfall
a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money.
e.g.”windfall profits”
pony up
pay up; pitch in some money to help pay for a group item.
e.g. we’ve been drinking for two days. Now its time for you to pony up your share.
it takes one to know one
Inf. You are one also.
e.g. A: You are a stupid oaf. B: So are you. It takes one to know one.
