fool around
- act in a joking, frivolous, or teasing way.
“I shouted at him impatiently to stop fooling around”
- engage in sexual activity casually or with someone other than one’s spouse or partner.
“She found out that her partner had been fooling around on her. [=having sex with someone else”
Bust on
“Aw, come on, dude, I’m your big brother—I have to bust on you when you act like a total dork.”
- To tease or ridicule one.
“I only said one dumb thing—quit busting on me!”
Aw, come on, dude, I’m your big brother—I have to bust on you when you act like a total dork.
- To physically attack one.
“That group of kids looks dangerous, like they’re just waiting to bust on some unsuspecting passerby.”
To hold back
= To stop yourself from doing or saying something
- hesitate to act or speak.
“he held back, remembering the mistake he had made before” - prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.
“my lack of experience held me back a bit”
mope around/about (something)
“Instead of spending all day moping around the house, why not come help me pick beans?”
= to move around a place in a sad slow way, especially because you feel unhappy about the situation you are in
“She spends her days moping around the house.”
To hook up
= link someone or something to an object, especially electronic equipment.
“I’m having trouble hooking up to my wireless printer”
- (of two people) meet or form a relationship.
“he hooked up with a friend in Budapest”
- : to have a casual sexual encounter
Storm out
“He stormed out of the building after arguing with his boss.”
= To leave or exit (some place) in a very angry and animated manner.
“After being told she couldn’t watch any more television, the child threw down her toys and …”
Bum out
“I was assigned the day shift, which bummed me out”
Moralini bozmak, canını sıkmak
= make someone feel upset or disappointed.
“I was assigned the day shift, which bummed me out”
friend with benefits
“They’re not a couple - I guess you’d describe them as friends with benefits.”
aralarında duygusal birliktelik olmayıp sadece cinsel ilişki olan iki kişi
= a friend with whom you also have a sexual relationship:
= a friend with whom one has an occasional and casual sexual relationship.
get lucky
“that girl playing pool definitely gave you the eye—you might get lucky tonight!”
= have sex, especially in the context of a casual encounter.
“that girl playing pool definitely gave you the eye—you might get lucky tonight!”
informal : to succeed in finding or getting someone to agree to have sex with one
“He’s hoping to get lucky tonight.”
Netflix and chill
I don’t like Netflix and Chill. What about “book store and awkwardly flirt?”
Netflix and chill is a playful, suggestive slang expression that refers to (having) a casual sexual encounter between two people hanging out at home, possibly prefaced by watching a streaming service like Netflix. The expression is also more innocently used for relaxing at home in the evening by watching TV or movies, as opposed to going out.
Internet slang term used as a euphemism for sexual activity, either as part of a romantic partnership, as casual sex, or as a groupie invitation.
walk of shame
“if you’re at his and have to make the dreaded walk of shame home, steel yourself”
= an instance of walking back home on the day after an unplanned casual sexual encounter, typically dressed in the same clothes as the previous evening.
“if you’re at his and have to make the dreaded walk of shame home, steel yourself”
no strings attached
= there are no conditions, obligations, or hidden expectations involved in a situation, agreement, or relationship. It suggests complete freedom and lack of commitment
- used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions.
“they wanted a lot of money with no strings attached”
Work for peanuts
“Geez, I need a raise—I’m sick of still working for peanuts after three years!”
Çok az bir paraya çalışmak
= To work for very little money
Lay it on thick
“Bob, I think Mary understands the trouble she’s in, no need to lay it on so thick.”
= To exaggerate, overembellish, or overstate some emotional experience, response, or appeal, such as blame, praise, flattery, excuses, etc.
“Jim carries on as though flattering the boss will get him a promotion, so he’s always laying it on thick for her.”
Throw someone for a loop
“It really threw Stu for a loop when Olivia announced she was leaving the company.”
= To shock, surprise, astonish, or bewilder one.
“The end of that trick always throws the audience for a loop. I love watching their faces as they desperately try to figure it out.”
Get off your high horse
“Are you seriously lecturing me? I know you were a troublemaker as a teenager, so you can get off high horse, thanks.”
= To stop acting as if one is better than other people; to stop being arrogant or haughty.
“Sam is never going to make friends here until he gets off his high horse and stops acting like he knows more than all of us.”
“You’re just an intern, so get off your high horse and do this filing, like I asked you to.”
go right over one’s head
“All of this legalese will go over people’s heads, so please put the report into language anyone could understand.”
- To not be understood by one because it is too complex or subtle for their comprehension.
“My jokes always seem to go over Stephanie’s head, so I’m glad you think I’m funny at least.”
To whisk someone away
“Our coffees were whisked away before we’d even finished them.”
= to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly
“Her husband whisked her off to Egypt for her birthday.”
Jazz it up
The company wants to jazz up its image.
= make something more interesting, lively, or exciting.
“jazz up an all-white kitchen with red tiles”
take your licks
“I screwed up at work and now I have to go see the boss and take my licks.”
= to take your punishment
Go belly up
“The business went belly-up during the long recession.”
= to fail completely
“The team went belly-up in the play-offs.”
to have an axe to grind
“He seems like a decent bloke and I’ve got no axe to grind with him.”
= to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something:
“Environmentalists have no political axe to grind - they just want to save the planet.”
= If someone has an axe to grind, they are doing something for selfish reasons.
[informal, disapproval]
throw (someone) a curve/curveball
“Recently, Mother Nature threw us a curveball in the form of a 50-degree day in the middle of January.”
to present (someone) with a difficult and unexpected problem, situation, question, etc.
“The reporter threw the candidate a curve by asking about his past drug use.”
ramshackle
“There’s a ramshackle old shed at the bottom of the garden”
Harap, köhne, viran
= (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.
“a ramshackle cottage”
= badly or untidily made and likely to break or fall down easily:
