Offefe Flashcards

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dodgy

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likely to be dishonest or illegal:
The couple lost their life savings in some dodgy investments

Suspect, strange or perhaps of unclear origin, i.e. stolen, or even (in the case of a car or machinery in general) given to breaking down.

Many, many years ago I had a Ford Fiesta which was ‘dodgy’, as in everything that possibly could, went wrong with it! I

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Bags that one

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bag something (informal) to claim something as yours before somebody else claims it; to take something before somebody else can get it
Sally had managed to bag the two best seats.
Quick, bag that table over there!

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Seemingly

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appearing to be something, especially when this is not true:
He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems.

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Drop them back

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To leave something for someone
Well drop them back later

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Cant help but

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can’t help but
to be unable to refrain from or avoid; be obliged to
Still, you can’t help but admire her

I cant help but think that i was supposed be be doing something today.

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Take a detour

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different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way:
make a detour You’d be wise to make a detour to avoid the roadworks.

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Gobshite

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a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.
“he’d have looked like a right gobshite bringing the lawnmower for a walk around a baldy garden”

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To be off

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To be away,somewhere else than the place you were expected bo be

And instead your off fuckin aboyt with conor

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Put up a fight

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To offer some form of resistance to an attack. quotations ▼
She put up a fight when the mugger tried to steal her purse.

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Wag

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(especially of a tail or finger) to move from side to side or up and down, especially quickly and repeatedly, or to cause this to happen:
The little dog’s tail wagged in delight.
He wagged his finger sternly at the two boys.

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Banging antlers in the amazon

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Antlers is the branched horn on the head of a deer and banging means to hit something

Banging antlers is when deers bang their antlers

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Whis someone ass

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beat someone in a fight or contest.

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Loan

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a thing that is borrowed
Thanks for the loan boys

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Sound

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used to say that you like, agree with, or approve of someone or something:
He’s a good guy. He’s sound.
“Shall we go there now?” “Yeah, sound.”

Sound lads

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Robust

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(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail:
He looks robust and healthy enough

Eggs are robust

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Rep

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Reputation

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Sketch

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a term used to describe a situation, a person, a store, a restuarant, an item, basically any noun, that is of dubious character
That restaurant looks a little sketch; did you see all the bugs in there?!

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Tidy up

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arrange something in a neat and ordered way.
“I’ll just go and tidy up”

Clean things after you

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Go off

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to leave a place and go somewhere else:
She’s gone off on holiday with Tony.

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A spin

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for a spin and *for a ride; for a drive
to take a ride in a vehicle or on a bicycle. (
Typically: go ~; go out ~; take something ~.) Let’s get out our bikes and go for a spin

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Protective

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wantingtoprotectsomeone fromcriticism,hurt,danger, etc. because you like them very much:

It’seasyto be too protectivetowards/ofyourchildren.

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Togetyourhole

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Togetseggs
In Ireland, a man may say he got his hole when he got some eggs
Somebodys not getting their hole tonight

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Im/On a bit of a rush

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You can use this phrase to describe a situation in which someone is feeling hurried or rushed. For example, “I’m feeling a bit of a rush to get to the airport on time.”.

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Owe you one

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said to thank someone for helping you and as a way of saying that you will do something for them in the future:
Thanks for the help, Bill - I owe you one.

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Compacting

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to press something together in a tight and solid way:
Cars had compacted the snow until it was like ice.

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I fall in through the cracks

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to not be noticed or dealt with:
Little details often fall through the cracks.

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Draw the curtains

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to pull curtains so that they are either together or apart:
Could you draw the curtains, please?

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Mind

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to be careful of, or give attention to something:
[ + (that) ] Mind that box - the bottom isn’t very strong.

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Smelly

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Having unpleasant smell
Smelly egg

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Bum

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The part of the body you sit on

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Supervise

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to watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.:
The UN is supervising the distribution of aid by local agencies in the disaster area.

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Change a Nappy

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Nappy is the material fastened around babys bottom
Change a babys nappy means to change that thing

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Take over

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to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before:
He took over from the previous headmaster in February.

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Clock out

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to leave work, especially by recording the time you leave on a special machine:
I’m not going to clock out at 5 if I have a customer who needs some help.

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Cocblc

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the action of preventing someone (usually a man) from having sex by intentionally or unintentionally stopping (blocking) someone else’s from reaching its intended destination.

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Slapper

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Someone who dresses like a hoe and acts like one
Shes a slapper

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Gangly

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Lanky
Long and thin

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Cheesy

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If someone’s feet, shoes, or socks are cheesy, they smell unpleasant:
Someone here’s got cheesy feet!

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Doddle

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A very easy task

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Hang on

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  1. To retain possession, custody, control, or employment of someone or something.
    Why are you hanging on to all this junk in the basement? Surely we don’t need four cheese graters.
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Landing strip

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That thing that looks like a plane landing strio

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Classy

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stylish or fashionable:
That’s one classy vehicle you’ve got there

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A watched pot never boils

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time seems to drag endlessly when you’re waiting for something to happen.

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Knock yourself out

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To go ahead; to do as one pleases.
“These cookies are my favorite! Can I have some?” “Sure, knock yourself out.”

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Crest of wave

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The top part of a wave

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Knob

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Just the same thing as d

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Skin tag

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Skin tags are small growths on your skin that can look a bit like warts.