Idioms

Idiom: Is an expresion or phrase that has a figurative meaning, apart from the literal meaning

There are approximately 25.000

It may cause an afirmation because of a negation of a negation. When there are more tan two negations within the same phrase or sentence... it becomes a multiple negation.

It´s a phrase or sentence that has lose it´s meaning idea or meaning, in chile, two examples could be "la dura?", wich it means that something is real or incredible and "se vá para el patio de los callados" that means that someone has died.

both are ways to say the truth actually, but eusphemism is the nice or lovely way to say the truth, in the other hand, dysphemism is the cold or cruel truth.


Define the following:

a. no biggie: do not worry about...

b. nosebleed seat: the last seats of somewhere.

c. arse end of nowhere/bum fuck nowhere: to be lost somewhere, nobody knows what you are looking for

d. bum chum: the boyfriend of a boy

e. bum wrap :an unfair punishment or scolding.

f. built like a brick shithouse : A girl or man who´s has a very worked body

g. fuck all :Absolutely nothing at all

h. fuck it: another way of saying nevermind or can't be bothered

i. fuck knows: The true usage of the phrase is to claim that you simply 'do not know', however

j. fuck someone over: To destroy or ruin something or somebody

k. fuck this: Used as an expression, usually for losing interest

l. fuck with: to do something with another person which might be considered, if not by you yourself, then by another person such as a girl/boyfriend, of an intimate nature


m. fucking hell: somehing to say when you get kicked in the nuts; a general exclamation of surprise

n. fucked up: Being extremely intoxicated on drugs or alcohol.

o. elbow room: barely enough(or not enough)room

p. five-finger discount: To steal something. When you steal, you grab the item with your hand - five fingers

q. five will get you ten: I strongly believe

r. same difference: The contraction for "Same thing; no difference"

s. scared shitless: it's when you scare someone to such an extent

t. crash and burn: To really screw up one's life by making bad choices often accompanied by substance abuse.

u. cover one's ass (CYA): Cover your ass - a way of saying "I'm going to do just enough CYA so that when something goes wrong I can blame someone else down the line" Another example of society going into a slow death spiral.

v. cut the mustard: "Get it up." By extension, perform any challenging act.

w. cut the cheese: To fart. Have you ever noticed a smell at the dinner table, thought someone had farted, and then saw someone cutting a new cheese?

x. pink slip: getting laid off from work

y. piece of ass: A hot woman dressed in a sexy manner.

z. get you ass in gear: This means to hurry the fuck up, and start moving your ass instead of sittin on it. Often told to lazy slackers sitting around on their fat asses smokin bowls and updating their face book accounts.