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    IDIOM : a group of words (expression or saying) that means something different than the individual words by them selves. SLANG : an informal expression Positive Cool, awesome, rocks my world, sweet, hot, golden, sassy, bumping, tight, clutch, dope, killer, wicked, Negative Lame, sucks, bites, brutal, grody, nasty, screwed up, weak, whack.

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    IDIOM : a group of words (expression or saying) that means something different than the individual words by them selves. SLANG : an informal expression Positive Cool, awesome, rocks my world, sweet, hot, golden, sassy, bumping, tight, clutch, dope, killer, wicked, Negative Lame, sucks, bites, brutal, grody, nasty, screwed up, weak, whack.

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    IDIOM : a group of words (expression or saying) that means something different than the individual words by them selves. SLANG : an informal expression Positive Cool, awesome, rocks my world, sweet, hot, golden, sassy, bumping, tight, clutch, dope, killer, wicked, Negative Lame, sucks, bites, brutal, grody, nasty, screwed up, weak, whack.

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    AMERICAN IDIOMS AND SLANG

    IDIOM : a group of words (expression or saying) that means something different than the
    individual words by them selves.

    IDIOM MEANING EXAMPLE


    1. Sick and tired Hate/ do not like….. It has been raining for 12 hours.
    I’m sick and tired of the rain.
    2. Cut it out Stop doing something bad That noise is annoying. Cut it
    out!!!
    3. Hit the book Study hard You will have a semester next
    month. You must hit the book
    from now.
    4. Grab a bit to eat To go to a restaurant I’m hungry, lets grab a bit to
    eat at the Mbok Sri
    5. It’s raining cats and It’s raining hard It’s raining cats and dogs, I’m
    dogs afraid we’ll get flood soon.
    6. On cloud nine Very happy I won a free car and was on
    cloud nine.
    7. Piece a cake Very easy The English test was a piece a
    cake.
    8. Take it easy Relax/ calm down During holidays, I take it easy.
    9. Keep your chin up Be brave/ keep trying/ don’t Keep your chin up Even though
    give up you have to take the remedial
    test.
    10. Give me a hand To help/help Can you give me a hand lifting
    this heavy chair?

    SLANG : an informal expression

    Positive Negative
    Cool, awesome, rocks my Lame, sucks, bites, brutal, • Hellos
    world, sweet, hot, golden, grody, nasty, screwed up, Yo, hey, what’s up?, sup?,
    sassy, bumping, chill, tight, weak, whack how’s it going? How’s it
    clutch, dope, fierce, fly, hanging? What’s new?
    fresh, kicking, killer, What’s the good news
    wicked, • Goodbyes
    Bye, see ya, catch you
    later, later, peace, peace
    out, take care

    Example :
    Q: How are you ? (meaning: how are you felling ?)
    A : I’m fine.
    Q : What’s up? (meaning: What are you doing right now)
    A : Not much!! I ‘m teaching

    Note:
    - Instead of saying “what a pity you are!” (kasihan deh loe) we just
    say “what a pity!!”.
    - You don’t say “ wait me” but say “ wait for me”.
    - We go to “ tourist attractions” not “tourist objects”.
    - SMAN 2 is “the most popular school” in Madiun, not the
    “favorite”

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