November 17, 2011

SLANG

  • Geek: seseorang yang sangat menyukai sesuatu.Contoh: John is such a football geek.

  • Crash and burn: 1) gagal total. Contoh: 1) The book told the story how his company has crashed and burned.

  • Crash and burn: 2) berusaha menarik lawan jenis. Contoh: 2) You definitely crashed and burned with her.

  • Damn straight: ungkapan kegembiraan, dukungan. Contoh: -I have some new strategies for the final match. -Damn straight!

  • Screw up: membuat kesalahan. Contoh: I will fire you if you screw up once again.

  • Shot: kesempatan untuk berusaha/mencoba. Contoh: I will give them one more shot to play.

  • Flip out: kehilangan kendali. Contoh: Jason flipped out when he knew that his car had been gone.

  • Rosy: penuh harapan, optimis. Contoh: Things are looking rosy when the economy is improving.

  • Tag along: mengikuti ke mana-mana, terkadang tidak diinginkan. Contoh: She tagged along after her husband wherever he went.

  • Line up: membuat rencana, persiapan. Contoh: The coach wants to line them up for some new strategies.

  • Go belly up: gagal, bangkrut. Contoh: Bass’ company went belly up in a week after the crisis.

  • Scoop: kabar, berita. Contoh: You need to give your parents the scoop about your sister.

  • True colors: karakter diri yang sebenarnya. Contoh: You were about to show your true colors when I was starting to like you.

  • Back for good: Kembali dalam waktu yang lama (permanen)

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