Fun Idioms 2-Intermediate

Intermediate Fun English!

1. That guy is nuts. He is ~.
a) blinkers
b) boinkers
c) bonkers

2. He is always flattering the teacher. What a/an ~.
a) brownnoser
b) asskisser
c) applepolisher

3. I wanted to leave, but she kept ~ on and on about her boyfriend. BORING!
a) babbling
b) bubbling
c) boobling

4. If you are having a party you really shouldn’t invite him. He’s the definition of a party ~.
a) crapper
b) pooper
c) wallflower

5. How do you say OTAKU in English
a) nerd
b) dork
c) geek

6. He is so sexy. I really want to jump his ~.
a) bones
b) butt
c) ribs

7.
A: Where did you top and your wife meet?
B: Oh, we ~ up in college.
a) fished
b) hit
c) hooked

8. I got so drunk last night. I got ~.
a) screwed
b) hammered
c) sawed

9. That’s money down the ~.
a) tube
b) pipe
c) drain

10. You can’t count
on him. He’s such a ~
a) flakist
b) flaker
c) flake

1. c
2. all
3. a (note: to babble-negative/to chat-positive/to chatter-negative)
4. b
5. all
6. a
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. c

Fun English-Beginner

FUN ENGLISH!- Beginner!

1. She is always ぼけ。She is an ~.
a) airedhead
b) airhead.
c) airyhead

2. He’s stubborn. He is ~.
a) stoneheaded
b) toughheaded
c) hardheaded

3. He has muscular arms. He has big ~.
a) guns
b) rifles
c) shotguns

4. I want to ride in the front seat. I want to ride ~.
a) rifle
b) gun
c) shotgun

5. That was delicious. That ~ the ~.
a) punched / spot
b) hit / spot
c) kicked / spot

6. I’m tired. Time to hit the ~.
a) spot
b) bag
c) sack

7. I have to go. Time to hit the ~.
a) street
b) path
c) road

8. What do you like to do for fun. What do you do for ~.
a) kick
b) kickings
c) kicks

9. He is crazy. He’s ~.
a) a nut
b) nutty
c) nuts

10. She is putting on her make-up.
She is putting ~.
a) in her face
b) on her face
c) together her face

11. He has a nice stomach. He has a ~.
a) six-box
b) six-pack
c) six-gun

1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. c
9. all
10. b
11. b

Intermediate BODY SLANG! - Part 2 of 2

13. I'm nervous. I have ~ in my ~.
a) flies / head
b) butterflies / heart
c) flies / stomach
d) butterflies / stomach

Answer: to have butterflies in one's stomach = to be nervous


14. It's a very competitive business. =
It's cut~.
a) neck
b) throat
c) head
d) heart

Answer: It's cutthroat! 冷酷な

15. Say this to someone when you think they will be jealous of you!
嫌みな言い方。
a) Pull your eyes out!
b) Eat your tongue out!
c) Eat your arm off!
d) Eat your heart out!

Answer: Eat your heart out! 思い知ったか。／ざまあ見ろ。◆eat one's heart outは「悲痛な思いをする」、「悲嘆に暮れる」の意。

16. Stop ~ me!
a) eye
b) eyed
c) eyeball
d) eyeballing

Answer: to eyeball sb=to look at them for a long time

17. My parents paid for the trip. = They ~ the bill.
a) armed
b) fingered
c) elbowed
d) footed

Answer: to foot the bill = to pay for st

18. I recovered. I'm back on my ~.
a) ass
b) legs
c) feet
d) toes

Answer: to be back on one's feet=to have recovered

19. He annoys me.
He gets on my ~.
a) eyes
b) ears
c) nose
d) nerves

Answer: He gets on my nerves.=イライラさせる。

20. He is suddenly scared of getting married.
He is getting ~.
a) hot feet
b) warm feet
c) cold feet
d) cool feet

Answer: to get cold feet=to lose one's bravery

Intermediate: BODY SLANG! Part 1 of 2

Cool Body Slang:


1. She has a nice stomach. She has nice ~.
a) ribs
b) abs
c) deltoids
d) trunks

Answer: abs=abdominal muscles
She has a six-pack.
He has 6-pack abs.


2.
A: Want to hear my story?
B: I'm all ~.
a) listening
b) earing
c) hearing
d) ears
Answer: Idiom: I'm all ears.
聞きたくてたまらない.


3. That was expensive. That cost me ~.
a) a leg and a hand
b) an arm and a leg
c) an arm and a foot
d) a leg and an arm
Answer: to cost an arm and a leg = to be very expensive

Related idiom:
I would cut off my right arm to VERB.
I would cut off my right arm for NOUN.

〜したくてたまらない
I would cut off my right arm for tickets to the Rolling Stones concert.


4. He is a "badass", means he is ~.
a) a word for a generally bad person
b) a young bully
c) a very confident & tough person
d) a cold blooded killer

Answer: a badass (in this case it is a noun/person)

Related:
a badass + NOUN = cool NOUN
That's a real badass jacket.


5. She is very brave. = She has ~.
a) cojones
b) steel balls
c) balls
d) big balls

Answer: ALL
balls = testicles, but in slang, "balls" is bravery


6. He drinks too much. He has a ~.
beer belly
Answer: a beer belly=ビール腹


7. He thinks he is really important. He has a big ~.
a) brain
b) head
c) psych
d) mind


Answer: a big head= 自負心、うぬぼれ

8. He can't trust him with
a secret. He has a big ~.
a) mouth
b) tongue
c) tooth
d) throat
Answer:

a bigmouth= おしゃべりなやつ


9. He is stupid. He is a ~brain.
a) bird
b) bug
c) mouse
d) rat

Answer: a birdbrain=a stupid person


10. I'm so stupid!
I'm such a ~head.
a) muscle
b) skull
c) bone
d) hair
Answer: a bonehead=a stupid or foolish person


11. Drink up!=~ up!
a) ass
b) bottoms
c) butt
d) hips

Answer: Bottoms up!


12. That's none of your business! Keep your ~ out of my business!
a) head
b) eyes
c) nose
d) hands

Answer: nose

Related: nosey=余計なお世話

a brownnoser=a kiss-ass=a person who compliments people insincerely because they want something
おべっか使い.

April 21st, 2010 -Basic Slang!

1. She/He is sexy. She/He is ~.
a. steam
b. baking
c. hot
d. smoke

Answer: He is smoking hot!

2. I am in big trouble!
I am ~.
a. toast
b. dirt
c. mud
d. pickle

Answer: toast
Related: I am in a bit of a pickle.

3. I am doing very well.
I am ~.
a. smoke
b. smoking
c. steam
d. steaming

Answer: smoking
Related: I'm on fire!

4. She is beautiful.
= She is a ~.
a. punch
b. knock
c. kick
d. knockout

Answer: to knock sb = to criticize sb
Examples:
Don’t knock him.
Don't knock V-ing until you've tried it.

Related:
a punch line = 冗談のおち
to punch in=to go to work
What do you like to do for kicks?
I like selling things on Yahoo Auction for kicks.
I just do it for kicks.

5. Want to go grab a cup of coffee?
Want to go grab a cup of ~?
a. Tom
b. Joe
c. Harry
d. Dick

Answer: Joe

Related: Tom, Dick or Harry=anyone
I can't hire any Tom, Dick or Harry!

6. Stop ~ around and get to work.
a. horsing
b. monkeying
c. fooling
d. dicking

Answer: ALL OF THE ABOVE

7. She is wonderful. = She is ~.
a. a pickle
b. an apple
c. a peach
d. a pumpkin

Answer: a peach
Related: "pumpkin" is a term of endearment, like "dear" or "honey"

8. Get out of here.= Get out of ~.
a. country
b. nation
c. village
d. town

Answer: town

9. Get out of town! = I don’t believe you!
a. No way!
b. You’re pulling my leg!
c. You’re putting me on.
d. Gimme a break!

Answer: ALL OF THE ABOVE

10.How do you say 髪, 切ったの？ in English?

Did you get your hair cut?
Did you get a haircut?

News Roundup - April 18, 2010

A man killed 5 of his family members because his father turned off his internet

Are you familiar with the story?
I've heard about it.

What kind of man was he?

He was lonely.
He was a loner.
He was crazy.
He was short tempered.
He was suicidal.

to commit suicide=自殺する

psychological=mental=精神的assume

My mother and I are not very close.

A loner killed 5 of his relatives because his father disconnected his internet

A loner killed 5 of his kin because his father took away his internet connection

A loner killed 5 of his kin because his father took away his internet access
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It snowed.
the snowfall
It rained.
the rainfall
The snowfall matched the record snowfall in 1969.
--------------------
I saw the subtitled version.
I saw the dubbed version.
I saw the remake.

The death toll for the Chinese earthquake is over 1,700.

casualty casualties

oversleeps

The newspaper is highlighting the fact that she was lazy.

population=人口

The Japanese population ~ by 180,000 people.
declined
The Japanese population declined by 180,000 people.

X The Japanese population shrunk to 180,000 people.

The Japanese population shrunk to 180,000 people.

初級 Airport English

初級 Airport English
Vocabulary:

飛行機
pla飛行機
plane / airplane / aircraft

航空会社
airline
carrier

空港
airport

出発
departure

到着
arrival

荷物
luggage, bags,
suitcase, baggage
Divorced men have a lot of luggage.
Divorced men come with a lot of baggage.

手荷物
carry-on bag(s)
carry-on luggage
a carry-on

税関
customs

税関申告書
customs declaration form





Airport English?
1. 飛行機は何時に出発しますか？
What time does your flight leave?
What time does your plane leave?
What time is your flight?
What is your departure time?
What time do you take off?
What time does your plane take off?

2. 何番ゲートから出発しますか？
What gate do you leave from?
What's your gate?

3. どちらの航空会社をご利用しますか？
What airline are you flying on?
What airline are you using?

4. スーツケースは何個まで預けられますか？
How many pieces of luggage can I check?

5. 手荷物は何個まで機内に持ち込めますか？
How many carry-on bags can I take on the plane?
How many carry-on bags are allowed?

6. お金を払えば、余分にスーツケーツを預けられますか？
If I pay, can I check another piece of luggage?
If I pay, can I check in another bag?
How much does it cost
to check in more luggage?

7. 税関申告書を書かないといけませんか？
Do I have to fill out a customs declaration form?

Sample CUSTOMS conversation
A: Welcome to the U.S.. May I see your passport please?

B: Here you go.
Here you are.
Here it is.

A: Where are you flying from?
Where are you coming from?

B: I'm coming from Tokyo, Japan.

A: What is the purpose of your visit?
B: I'm here on vacation
I'm here on business.
I'm here for a wedding.
I'm here to go to school.

A: How long are you staying?
A: How long are you planning to stay?
B: (I'll be staying for) 1 week.

A: Where will you be staying?
B: I'll be staying at a Hilton.
I'll be staying with friends.
I'll be staying with family.

A: Is this your first visit to the U.S.?
A: Have you ever been to U.S. before?
B: No, this is my first time.

A: Do you have anything to declare?
B: No, (nothing).

A: Enjoy your visit.
Enjoy your stay.
B: Thank you.

April 8, 2010 Funny English Idioms

Funny Idioms:

First, a test!

What do the following expressions mean?

1. That cost an arm and a leg!
=That was expensive!

2. She's the cat's pajamas!
=She is very cool/special!

3. He's a bad egg!
=He's a bad guy.

4. That guy is a quack!
=He's a bad doctor.

5. What crawled up
his butt and died?
What’s eating him.=
=Why is he in such a bad mood!

6. There's a frog in my throat.
=I have a hoarse voice.

7. Stop horsing around!
=Stop playing around
irresponsibly! Get serious!

8. He stuck/put his foot
in his mouth.
=He accidentally said
something that made
him look bad.

9. I'm in a bit of a pickle.
=I have a problem.

10. That's a no-brainer.
=That's an easy decision.

11. She's as dumb
as a box of rocks.
=She's stupid.

12. I got to go see
a man about horse.
=I have to go to the toilet.

13. Busier than a
one-legged cowboy in
an ass-kicking contest.
=He is busy!

14. Hold your horses!
=Wait!

15. Keep your shirt on!
=Wait.

16. Don't get your
panties in knot/wad.
=Calm down.=Relax.

17. That's how the cookie crumbles.

18. That's how the ball bounces.

19. He kicked the bucket.

20. He bit the dust.

21. He's pushing up daisies.

22. Hope in one hand and
shit in the other and see
which one fills up first.
=Hope is a waste of time.

23. Shit or get off the pot.=
Don’t waste time without action!

Regret Expressions - Intermediate - Advanced

More "regret" expression!
1. I wish I had/hadn't 過去分詞
2. I should/shouldn't have 過去分詞
3. I regret (not) (verb)ing
I regret + noun.
4. If only I had/hadn't 過去分詞
5. There's no use crying over spilt milk.
6. Better safe than sorry.=
It's better to be too careful than
to be careless (and regret it later).
7. I don't regret (verb)-ing.
8. I have no regrets. / I have too many regrets to count.
9. I regret the day I (past tense verb).
Variations:
10. I curse the day I (past tense verb).
11. I rue the day I (past tense verb).
12. I'll regret it if I don't (verb)
13. We regret to inform you that ~.
We regret to inform you that
your son was killed in Iraq.
14. I'm so embarrassed that I (past tense verb)
15. I'm so ashamed for having 過去分詞.
16. It's too bad that ~.
17. It's a shame that ~.
18. It's too bad that ~.
19. If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.
20. A: Do you think your husband will let you go to Las Vegas with us?
B: If only!