Canadian Slang Share

BOFA

Per August99's suggestion, I am now putting all in one thread for easy tracing.
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" b; P) B: \4 ?- g4 R2 x5 `- I7 m8 i7 jStick-in-the-mud
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' M$ V) b, k" l* n$ s' DMeaning: refer to a person who doesn't go out, also Party-Pooper

3 ~) T2 h: q  J* b8 k5 ~/ EExample: Farley, that stick-in-the-mud. He never go to parties.
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3 z2 H1 i( D: o2 @- k6 VI remember there is a song having such a line.
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' z& m, g0 T6 V. p+ L) F! k[ 本帖最后由 豆腐温柔 于 2008-7-30 12:28 编辑 ]

BOFA

Pour out your soul

6 w& u/ o0 X" c# j) {7 z" v5 WMeaning: Tell your private feelings, tell all.

, M  R* {9 B$ j" k' w8 w' M/ D, gExample:

When Zora visits, she pours out her soul to me about her lover.

BOFA

<font bold>Odds and Ends</font>

) q1 e! Y" ~  `  |5 R- wMeaning: Small pieces that are not used, loose ends.
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Example: When you build the fence, save the odds and ends to make toys.

munkkie9909

you've got a major typo in the name of the thread

august99

One-Track

& A" B6 `* r: _* ~- ?( vMeaning: Tendency to think about only one subject
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My son has a one -track mind these days. He thinks only about cars.

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2 o3 `9 u# |6 ?0 s3 CCopied from the original posting by BOFA

august99

The short end of the stick
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4 y* p9 M5 {" G) n0 g& B% g# LMeaning:
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English: The worst job, the least pay, also Dump on

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& g& F4 `: s0 D- D$ S4 |) A- lI work with Ken, I always get the short end of the stick. He gives me the hard jobs

BOFA

Lay a Trip
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Meaning: suggest guilt or blame or duty。 也就是我们经常说的"不要让我有内疚感，负罪感“的意思。
9 `2 @+ L( c7 f' P  B( y2 u9 qExample: Don't lay a trip on me about low grades. I am studying hard.

非常好的一个习惯表达法。我们以后要用噢。

BOFA

This issue is about how we laugh.
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1. Laugh up your sleeve
7 X& i, S; p1 w; b3 J; O! k% u    Meaning: laugh secretly at someone, behind your back.
7 x  j$ n5 |& d8 p4 c4 x' d  }1 F    在背后偷偷笑 (我想应该是不怀好意吧）
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2. Laugh your head off
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! f7 K" J* F& c8 b$ D$ K0 \2 u$ t' p3. Laugh yourself sick
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4. Laugh yourself silly
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" L9 b! N) c- MItem 2-4 all mean that you laugh so hard, so long, that you feel ache, "sick", or....

下次我们该知道如何说我笑破肚皮了。

BOFA

I Stepped into the Bookstore today, flipping over an Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, and spotted these. I heard of this on the movie last night too.

, M7 ^1 K8 z5 l0 S! tFollow Suit

7 I6 U7 l" x3 r6 P3 FMeaning: (in Bridge, cards,....games) play the same suit. Generally, take the same action.

BOFA

You Have Me There

( E) _2 Z$ Y+ g5 x"你把我问住了, 我无法回答“， ”在这点上你把我抓住了"= I don't know (but i am supposed to know)
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Now you make a sentence out of it.

阿虎

yo bofa, you are the man !!

xb.su

原帖由 BOFA 于 2008-7-31 22:34 发表
) n+ G  F$ s. {  E# ?4 \7 lYou Have Me There
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$ O& I) x0 L1 J7 ?- ]0 ^' T; l"你把我问住了, 我无法回答“， ”在这点上你把我抓住了"= I don't know (but i am supposed to know)

Now you make a sentence out of it.

You really have me there, Bofa.
You got me.

xb.su

精品中年老男人

GOOD!!
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Some more?

Thanks for sharing!!

billzhao

goood, go on

BOFA

<P><font color="Red"><b>When the chips are down</b></font></p>
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, K, C8 I8 s. g6 L  NMeaning: When it is time to make a right decision, or have to win. 在非常关键的时刻，一旦作出决定，成败在此一举。
7 g* g& j/ L; l9 @4 J8 n: O/ a  y6 P         来源自扑克牌游戏。Chip是筹码的意思。整体意识是下了赌注，就不能反悔了。。
        =when the situation is urgent.


' d/ P8 q( h, U5 Q; w" ]8 @! ^9 Z) L<p> <font color="Red"><b> A chip off the old black</b></font></p>

2 o2 F: I5 k  X5 c) ?意思很容易理解。 就是旧木块的碎片。。什么意思？？孩子跟他、她爸一个模样

湘沙古人

put english on the ball:

makes the ball backspin in pool game

BOFA

A Penny for your thoughts

Mhhh. Is the person wanting to buy some ideas from someone else? Surely not.

) ?. Y2 l/ k5 t$ k$ H7 @7 ^It means "What are you thinking about?" "What is in your mind" (why you are staring at the ceiling and wordless......."

8 X$ z  a9 @$ r& d1 pbut cautious when use. It should only use between close friends or family members.....

BOFA

Today's sharing is
; k! B% v0 O5 q5 H/ N  "By the seat of one's pants"
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  d9 a9 F2 j; RMeaning: based on one's experience, feeling, and sense. depends on one's intuition......凭着经验做。。。。来源于飞行员仪表盘失效后凭屁股的稳定感来驾驶。
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, `' w# S! h8 x# M/ @! g, fTry to use it tomorrow and you'll remember it forever.

BOFA

I heard this saying last night in a movie, when one said she had something important to tell the other woman, about her husband's cheating on her. The other woman said this sentence. I  thought she meant to mean that she is so eager to know.

Check the dictionary and it means:

) d* Z- Z' n8 D. A1 G  I0 f& _- \& UVery interested in..... or feel suspense in a (story ect. ).

我想下回我们催别人赶紧说的时候，可以用这个表达法了。

BOFA

You can hear this between two close persons when the one being asked seems to show upset, be low, and just be different than usual.

$ G1 @, b3 E8 e$ H) R* I0 aMeaning: what is upset  you? What's going on? What happens to you?
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9 m# I+ K- x: x. z: K; ^明天如果见到你的BUDDY情绪低落的话，用这句话试试看。

BOFA

On the Mend
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Meaning: things are getting better, espcially illness and bad mood.
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; @# o% S0 ~0 `) E+ h2 t9 o# s) aOnline Dicationary explains as follows:
10. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness.  
" q2 [3 O* L3 @4 k* R; ob. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend.  
2 {% o2 g3 A* q% }! Q9 O( B http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/on%20the%20mend

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I learned this on the cartoon The Simpson's, when Bart faked the sickness to avoid another failuer in his Grade 4 tests that would qualify him for moving foward to Grade 5.