pick

pony

pony {n.}

£25 (18th C).

Categories:

Source: British slang (Wikipedia)

'pony' on video

Subscribe to: British Slang

English Slang

✉

Get site updates @:

See as well

ton

[ton] {n.} 1. A large unspecified amount (18th C). 2. £100 (1940s). 3. 100 MPH (1950s). 4. Any unit of 100 (1960s). British slang (Wikipedia)

shot through with

[shot through with] Full of. * /His speech was shot through with praise for the president./ * /Jane's letter was shot through with hints for a pony./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand over fist

[hand over fist] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Fast and in large amounts. * /Fred may get a pony for Christmas because his father is making money hand over fist./ * /Business […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lightning never strikes twice in the same place

[lightning never strikes twice in the same place] The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. - A proverb. * /Billy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Slang is

"very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) - learn ~600 slang expressions

An idiom is

an expression "whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements… or from the general grammatical rules of a language"

Recent updates:

Rupert Hughes

(1872-1956) U.S. author Women's intuition is the result of millions of years of not thinking.

Student Work Abroad

Students Abroad: Working Abroad While studying and volunteering abroad are great opportunities to broaden your horizons, […]

over a barrel

[over a barrel] also [over the barrel] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In the power of your enemies; not able to do anything about […]

push off

[push off] or [shove off] {v.} 1. To push a boat away from the shore. * /Before Tom could reach the boat, Jake had shoved […]

Khamotkha Brehher - a funny prank call

An old but funny audio and accent :)

Steve Martin

(1945--) U.S. comedian Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.

first and last

[first and last] {adv. phr.} Most noticeably; all the time; chiefly. * /He was first and last a school teacher./ * /Steven […]

skip out

[skip out] {v.}, {informal} To leave in a hurry; especially after cheating or taking money dishonestly; sneak away; leave […]