- Pad. Meaning: a place to live.
- Example:
- “I need to find a new pad. Could you accompany me when I’m searching for it, Steve?”
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- Peanuts. Meaning: a very small amount of money or no money at all.
- Example:
- “Julia won’t do the task for peanuts.”
- Example:
- Pop for (something). Meaning: buy.
- Example:
- “It’s David’s turn to pop for popcorn.”
- Example:
- Quarterback. Meaning: lead.
- Example:
- “I think Jeff is the right person to quarterback today’s meeting.”
- Example:
- Rack. Meaning: bed.
- Example:
- “If you want to look good on your wedding day, you must hit the rack now, Patty.”
- Example:
- Racket Meaning: noise.
- Example:
- “Javier can’t sleep last night because there was a lot of racket in his house.”
- Example:
- Rag. Meaning: newspaper.
- Example:
- “Jane’s article is posted on the rag today. Have you read it?”
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- Split. Meaning: leave.
- Example:
- “Could you please tell your sister that I’ll split the city tomorrow morning, Dave?”
- Example:
- Trash. Meaning: destroy.
- Example:
- “Juliet’s brother trashed her room.”
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- Upbeat. Meaning: positive.
- Example:
- “Jason always has an upbeat mind.”
- Example:
Compiled and written by @iisumarni at @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, May 5, 2013
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