Learn English Slang
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Learn some of the English slang expressions below. If you can use them at the right time, your English will sound much more natural.
1. to be beat - to feel very tired
Example:
"I'm beat! Let's take a rest."
2. awesome - something that is very good
Example:
"That was awesome! We should do it again!"
3. bent out of shape - to get angry
Example:
"Don't get so bent out of shape – it wasn't so bad."
4. to have a big mouth - to talk too much
Example:
"Don't listen to him, he just has a big mouth."
5. a bomb - something that is very bad
Example:
"The movie was a bomb. Why did we waste our money on it?"
6. the bomb - something really good
Example:
"The movie was the bomb. We should go see it again!"
7. to go bananas - to go crazy
Example:
"Be quiet! I'm going bananas from all the noise!"
8. bread - money
Example:
"You need more bread if you want to buy such a nice car."
9. dough - money
Example:
"You need more dough if you want to buy such a nice car."
10. a break - a lucky chance
Example:
"Meeting you here today was a lucky break!"
11. to be a chicken or to be chicken - to feel afraid
Example:
"Come on! Climb up the ladder. Don't be a chicken!"
12. to be cool - to be good, not a problem
Example:
"My job is difficult but my coworkers are cool, so I don't mind."
13. to be cushy - to be very easy
Example:
"Bob's job is really cushy – it's much easier than ours."
14. dynamite - very exciting
Example:
"Look at that long-legged girl in the bikini – she's really dynamite!"
15. a flick - a movie, a film
Example:
"Hey, let's go see a flick."
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