- Lose the plot. Meaning: to behave in a strange or silly way.
- Example:
- “I can’t believe Dean did that. He must be losing the plot.”
- Example:
- Head banger. Meaning: a fan of rock music.
- Example:
- “Mia’s a head banger. She always goes to her favorite band’s gigs every week.”
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- Adam and Eve. Meaning: believe.
- Example:
- “I don’t Adam and Eve it. It’s not true that Dan is my sister’s boyfriend.”
- Example:
- Apples and pears. Meaning: stairs.
- Example:
- “Radit sprained his ankles when she fell down the apples and pears yesterday.”
- Example:
- Cop it. Meaning: to be punished because you’ve done something wrong.
- Example:
- “You’ll cop it if your parents find out you’ve stealing.”
- Example:
- Five fingers discount. Meaning: shoplifting.
- Example:
- “He was charged with five fingers discount last month.”
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- Get the nod. Meaning: get the permission.
- Example:
- “You’ll need to get the nod from your parents if you want to attend summer camp.”
- Example:
- Gutted. Meaning: extremely disappointed and unhappy.
- Example:
- “Gerard was gutted when Mikey broke his guitars.”
- Example:
- Chivvy on. Meaning: ask someone to do something they don’t want to do.
- Example:
- “I had to chivvy my brother on doing his homework.”
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- Hard stop. Meaning: deadline.
- Example:
- “I haven’t slept for two days because I have a hard stop for my proposal tomorrow at 7 a.m.”
- Example:
Compiled and written by @iisumarni at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, December 27, 2012
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