Alabama State = Heart of Dixie |
American institution, e.g., Eric Severaid |
Are you flipped out? = Are you going bananas? |
banny shot = crip shot, easy shot |
barlesque = naked lady |
bum = drunkard |
Calm down. |
Charles = Charlie = Chuck |
Close, but no cigar. |
Do you want my company? |
Don’t bogart the joint. Pass it around. |
drink you under the table |
Expo '70 has been such a resounding success - even showing a profit. |
foul things up = 台無しにする |
freak out = cop out = drop out |
get your rocks off |
getting carded |
He became a figure-head with little power and influence. |
He doesn't seem to be around. |
He goes there once every other week. |
He is a hell of a good player. |
He is pissed off. = He is mad angry. |
He is playing it safe by avoiding decisions. |
He is still kicking. = alive |
He kicked the bucket two years ago. = died |
He would be a nice fellow if he didn't have so many idiocincracies. |
Hit the sack. Hit the chao. |
Hot damn, that was close. |
I hope you are still holding the line. |
I'm hoping to spend a couple of days in the mountain. At the seashore.
On the beach. |
I'm on my season. = period |
inductive (intuitive) thinking vs deductive (logical, causal) thinking |
Japan time is 14 hours ahead to the US Eastern time. |
John Doe, Janis Doe = John Smith 山川太郎 |
knock her up = to get her pregnant |
LA and Minnesota are tied at 3 each. |
LCB card = Liquire Control Board card |
leecher = dirty old man |
Let's kick the subject now. |
limousine liberal = like Lindsey |
Mason-Dixie Line = 38 degree North --- free South --- slave 1860's |
moon-shine whisky = whisky made illegally |
My information did not get through to him. |
People working near each other are likely to be on the same grapevine. |
Prostitution is a racket.
He is running a racket.
a racketeer |
racket = illegal manner |
Shape up, or ship out. |
Shut it off. = Close it off. Kill it off. Switch it off. |
Speak up, or shut up. |
square = conservative, straight |
Stick around. |
Take a content? |
TGIF = Thanks God, it's Friday. |
That's the freaks. = That's the way it is. |
The plane lands.
The train arrives.
The ship docks.
The bus pulls in. |
think it over talk it over |
three flavors of ice cream |
Three minutes' station-to-station call costs $9.00.
It costs $12.00 to make person-to-person call. |
Time takes care of some problems. |
turn one on (off) = ring one's chimes |
Turn over your books. |
What point are you trying to get (or put) across? |
What's coming off, Jack? = What's going on? What's happening? |
X I'm very much appreciated.
○ I appreciate it very much. |
You ain't just whistling Dixie. = You are right. It's true. |
You went a little too far this time, Joe. |