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DICTIONARY OF SLANG

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EXERCISE

Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations.

Situation Formal

Relaxed

Informal

You have a problem, but

don’t know what to do. You

talk to a friend about it.

I am at a loss with regards

to how to proceed.

I really don’t know what

to do.

I’m stumped; I’m stuck;

I’m buggered if I know; I

haven’t got a clue what to

do.

You have just told a joke

to a friend. Your friend

doesn’t like the joke and

gets angry. You tell him to

stop being so serious.

Please refrain from being

so humourless.

Come on, it’s only a joke. Oh lighten up; take it easy;

chill out.

It’s late at night and you

invite a friend to come to

your house.

Would you like to accom-

pany me to my place of

residence.

Do you want to come back

to my place.

Fancy coming back to my

pad ; wanna come back to

mine?

You are very tired. You tell

a friend that you are going

to bed.

I am going to retire for the

night.

I’m going to bed.

I’m gonna hit the sack ; I’m

going to turn in; I’m gonna

hit the hay .

You and your partner are go-

ing to the cinema. It’s late,

but your partner is still get-

ting dressed. You tell him to

hurry up.

Please make haste as we

are pressed for time.

Come on! We’re in a hur-

ry.

Get a move on; get your

skates on.

You are talking with a friend

and explaining how situa-

tion A is completely differ-

ent from situation B.

It differs greatly.

It’s completely different;

there’s no comparison.

It’s a whole different kettle

of fish; it’s a whole differ-

ent ball game.

You are telling a friend

about an exam and how you

did very badly.

I failed to perform to the

best of my ability.

I did really badly.

I fluffed it; I messed up big

style; I screwed up; I had a

nightmare .

GLOSSARY

Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions.

a clue n

advice that helps you solve a mystery

chill n

if there is a “chill”, it is cold

(do you) fancy… exp

would you like…

a pad n

a thick piece of material used to clean or

protect things

a sack n

a cloth container for potatoes, etc

hay n

dried grass

wwto shake vb

to move up and down or from side to side

skates n

shoes with wheels on them for sport

a kettle n

an electrical device (or metal container) for

boiling water

a nightmare n

a terrible and frightening dream

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