Dictionary of Unconventional English 5 pptx

... utility of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglgsA as a suitable source dictionary for the target lexicon. 1 Introduction Within the larger framework of the Alvey Programme of advanced ... arises of how to develop such a detailed and substantial word list. Our approach has been to make use of the machine-readable source of a published dictionary, namely the L...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 02:20

... English- Russian Comprehensive Law Dictionary. 1st ed. Moscow: Sovetnik, 1993. Muller, V. K. English- Russian Dictionary. Moscow: Russky Yazyk, 19 85. New English- Russian Dictionary. 4th ed. Moscow: ... complete compilation of court-related documents. It includes only those used most often (e.g., a list of Miranda rights, a plea offer, a waiver of a jury trial, an affida...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 02:20

... afoolUS, 19 45. 3 the two halves of a scallop shell still closed after the scallop has died of natural causes CANADA, 1 955 cluckhead noun a crack cocaine addict US, 19 95 cluckiness noun the state of wanting ... woman AUSTRALIA, 19 15. 5 afoolAUSTRALIA, 1 955 . 6 a coward. A variation of CHICKEN AUSTRALIA, 1997. < choke the chook; milk the chook (of a male) to masturbate. Va...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... subject of an unwelcome attention UK, 19 95. 5 a prisoner US, 1949 cut noun 1 an adulterant used to dilute a drug; a dilution of a drug US, 1966. 2 a share, usually of profits, often of ill-gotten ... 1 950 ding noun 1 the penis US, 19 65. 2 the buttocks. A shortening of DINGER AUSTRALIA , 1 957 . 3 a party, especiallly a wild party. A shortening of WINGDING AUSTRALIA, 1 956 ....

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... expletive senses of ‘fuck’. Rhyming slang, often in phrases like ‘not give a friar’s’, from the name of one of Robin Hood’s band of merry men. Friar Tuck is also the source of a popular Spoonerism UK, 1 956 Friar ... the winter of 1 950 51 US, 1 952 frozen custard noun the vagina of a frigid woman US, 1977 frozen fireworks noun jewellery US, 1979 frozen mitt noun 1 a rejectio...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... 19 85 joual noun the working-class dialect of Frenglish, a mixture of languages, used in Quebec. This term, used by English Quebec speakers rather than ‘Frenglish’, may derive from a corruption of cheval ... south of Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1 955 kemp noun acustomisedcarUS, 1 953 Ken Dodd noun a roll of banknotes. Rhyming slang for ‘wad’ formed from the name of the British comedian...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... 18 25. 2 to swallow UK, 151 4. 3 to drink AUSTRALIA, 1998. 4 in prison, to swallow a package of drugs with the intention of retrieval after excretion UK, 1996. 5 to commit suicide AUSTRALIA, 19 95 necking ... production of alcohol, livestock feed used instead of grain US, 1974 middy; middie noun a ten ounce glass of beer; a serving of beer in such a glass AUSTRALIA, 19 45 midg...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... Liking 448 Money 449 Power & Authority 450 Remembering & Forgetting 451 Speaking & Conversation 452 Success & Failure 453 Understanding 454 Exercises 455 Answer Key 467 Please purchase PDF ... idiom is often followed by the preposition &apos ;of& apos;. This idiom is often followed by a question word. This idiom is often an order. a rich seam formal a subject which...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... snook the cock of the walk COCKLES warm the cockles of your heart COFFEE a coffee table book Wake up and smell the coffee! COFFIN another nail in the coffin the fmal nail in the coffin COG a cog ... act ACTION a piece/slice of the action be all talk (and no action) be out of action fight a rearguard action put sb out of action: see be out of action put sth out of action: see be...

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