Act one’s age: behave maturely
e.g. Stop behaving
like a teenager! Act your age.
Play the field: date many different people at the same time
e.g. He wanted to play
the field while he was still young.
Plead/take the Fifth (the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution): not
to incriminate oneself
e.g. After consulting
with his lawyer, he decided to take the Fifth.
Call someone on the
carpet:
scold or reprimand
e.g. If you late for
work one more time, the manager will call you on the carpet.
Full of crap: talking nonsense all
the time
e.g. I don’t like your
friend; he’s full of crap.
Lead someone astray: cause someone to do
something wrong or illegal
e.g. If you are always
in the company of lawbreakers, you may be easily be led astray.
Pass the hat: collect
money for
e.g. He is
always passing the hat for something.
Pop the question: propose to marry
e.g. Now that you’ve
got the ring; when are you going to pop
the question?
No can do: impossible
e.g. He asked me for
more money. I told him no can do.
Bag your face: shut up!
e.g. You and your loud
mouth! Go and bag your face!
One’s days are
numbered: about to die or to be dismissed
e.g. The manager
doesn’t like her. I would say her days are numbered.
Occur to someone: come to mind
e.g. It never occurred
to me that I would fail my driving test.
Live beyond one’s
means:
spend more than one can earn
e.g. You are in debt
because you are living beyond your means.
Pain in the neck: annoyance
e.g. You are pain
in the neck, always complaining about this and that.
Over the hump: overcome
the most difficult part
e.g. We are now over
the hump; the rest may not be that difficult.
Stephen Lau
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