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... Burning question Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 1 Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions By Dorking School of English ~ A ~ A bit much If ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 20 Death of a thousand cuts If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of ... stock and barrel Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 4 Argue the toss (UK) If you argue the toss, you refuse to accept a decision and argue about it. Arm and...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 13:15

... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 4 Argue the toss (UK) If you argue the toss, you refuse to accept a decision and argue about it. Arm and a leg If something ... end. Climb on the bandwagon When people climb on the bandwagon they do something because it is popular and everyone else is doing it. Close at hand If something is close at hand, it is nearby ... completely unnecessary. Cock and bull story A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable. Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 5 At...

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Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 08:20

... speak and understand two or more languages at the same time. As long as teachers make the 14 TEACHING READING AND WRITING IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH 01_4628 2/14/06 3:01 PM Page 14 sound in dog and ... linguistics in English and enough of the grammar and vocabulary of Spanish to discuss linguistics in Spanish. The concept of a common underlying proficiency helps explain why English lan- guage ... the minority language and then add reading in English later. In these later programs, all students, including English speakers, would first learn to read in Spanish and add English reading in second...

Ngày tải lên: 02/04/2014, 05:20

... written. Demand deposits Checking accounts that pay no interest and can be withdrawn upon demand. Demand line of credit A bank line of credit that enables a customer to borrow on a daily or on-demand ... information in official corporate statements including annual and quarterly reports and the 10-Ks and 10-Qs. Dictionary of Finantial and Business Terms Lico Reis – Consultoria & Línguas licoreis@terra.com.br 76 Ledger ... or on-demand basis. Demand master notes Short-term securities that are repayable immediately upon the holder's demand. Demand shock An event that affects the demand for goods in services...

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Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... Orange and we’re true / Scotland is our country, our colours white and blue, / We’re Protestants and proud of it , we’re known near and far, / Glasgow Billy Boys they call us.’ UK: SCOTLAND , ... a radio call for a ‘band-aid’ was a call for a medic US, 1991 B and B gang noun on the railways, a building and bridge crew US, 1977 band box noun a county jail US, 1992 band chick noun a woman ... to, and makes herself available to, musicians. An early term for what would come to be known as a ‘groupie’ US, 1961 B and D adjective bad and dangerous US, 1993 B and D; B/D noun bondage and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... understand what is happening and what is being said US, 1962 clock and house verb to see and remember suspects’ faces, and then follow them to their home. From CLOCK (to see; to watch and follow) ... early to mid-1970s between Britain and Iceland, especially between the British and Icelandic fishing fleets and fishermen, over the fishing rights off Iceland. A journalists’ term that allowed ... puns about ‘holes’ and ‘whole patients’ US, 1980 comprenday verb to understand. Cod French, from comprendre (to comprehend) UK, 2001 comprende? do you understand? Spanish used by English speakers without...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... 1992 deuce and ace; deuce noun a face. Rhyming slang; dated and rare UK, 1925 deuce -and- a-half noun a two -and- a-half ton cargo truck. Military usage since World War 2 US, 1944 deuce -and- a-quarter ... stewed dried apricots NEW ZEALAND, 1992 dead man’s hand noun in poker, a hand with a pair of aces and a pair of eights. Although it is the modern belief that this was the hand held by Wild Bill Hickok ... secret AUSTRALIA, 1877. 6 untelevised US, 2000 dark and dirty noun rum and coke (Coca-Cola™ or similar). The drink is made, and the term is formed, of dark rum and a fizzy accompaniment the colour (some...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... latest book in Sydney and a woman handed her a copy and asked in her best Australian accent ‘How much is it?’. Monica Dickens took the book and wrote: ‘To Emma Chisit’ and signed her autograph below AUSTRALIA, ... Partridge in the 1st edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and still familiar. Other variations noted at that time include ‘easy as pissing the bed’ and ‘easy as shelling peas’ UK, ... term US, 1941 E and E noun evasion and escape. Korean war usage US, 1982 E and E verb to avoid combat duty. From the accepted ‘escape and evasion’. Military use in Vietnam US, 1979 E and T; ET noun...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... give five to shake hands or to slap hands in a greeting US, 1935. < take five to take a short break US, 1929 five and dime noun in poker, a hand with a five and a ten and three other unpaired ... chipped marble TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 fam noun 1 the hand. English gypsy use UK, 1699. 2 a family. Also recorded in the US AUSTRALIA, 1996 family noun a group of prostitutes and their pimp US, ... the revolutionary overthrow of the English government in Ireland UK, 2000 fen-phen noun a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, used as a diet drug and/ or central nervous system stimulant US,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... Gandhi, 1869–1948, wore sandals UK, 1999 gandies noun underwear US, 1970 G and T noun gin and tonic. Initialism UK, 1966 gandy noun in Newfoundland, a pancake CANADA, 1966 gandy dancer noun 1 a railway ... smell UK: SCOTLAND , 1988 gink verb to give off an unpleasant smell UK: SCOTLAND, 1988 289 GIGO | gink Gg G noun 1 one thousand dollars; one thousand pounds; one thousand. From GRAND US, 1928. ... grandpa noun a grandfather; also used as an affectionate form of address to an old man. Abbreviation of ‘grandpapa’ UK, 1848 grandpappy noun grandfather US, 1952 grandpa’s dozen noun...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... ‘hand-to-hand combat’ AUSTRALIA, 1998 hand tools noun lockpicks, screwdrivers and other tools used by burglars US, 1982 hand to rouf noun in betting, odds of 5–4. A combination of HAND (five) and ... AU STRALIA, 1998 handbrakie noun a handbrake turn AUSTRALIA, 1996 H and C noun a mixture of heroin and cocaine. A play on ‘hot and cold’, shown on taps as H and C US, 1971 hand cannon noun a ... masturbation UK, 1997 hand shoe noun a glove US, 1977 hands off cocks – feet in socks!; hands off your cocks and pull up your socks!; hands off cocks – on with s ocks!; hands off cocks, on socks! used...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... information US, 1907 Ingerland noun England, especially the England football team. A phonetic representation of the word England as chanted by a sports crowd UK: ENGLAND, 2005 Ingersol Willie ... the official ‘R and R’ (rest and recreation). An abbreviation of ‘intercourse and intoxication’, the main activities during rest and recreation US, 1960 I believe you but thousands wouldn’t a ... computer shorthand US, 1991 immo adjective imitation US, 1994 immortal noun in stud poker, any hand that is certain to win; the best possible hand US, 1947 IMNSHO used as Internet shorthand to mean...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... New Zealand. The kiwi is a flightless bird native to New Zealand NEW ZEALAND , 1918 Kiwi adjective of or relating to New Zealand or New Zealanders AUSTRALIA, 1935 Kiwi Ferns nickname the New Zealand ... team. From the logo of New Zealand Rugby League: a pictogram of a kiwi and a fern NEW ZEALAND, 1998 Kiwi green noun a variety of marijuana grown in New Zealand NEW ZEALAND , 1976 KJ noun 1 high quality ... from the name of a gang in the Govan area of Glasgow UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 kelper nickname a native of the Falkland Islands FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) , 1900 kelsey hair noun straight hair US, 1976 kelt;...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20