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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"

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Tom Waits

(1949--) U.S. singer Maybe there's no devil; it's just God when He's drunk.

What American English sounds like to non-English speakers

In this remarkable and fully rockin' video, an Italian singer (Adriano Celentano) performs a rock piece whose lyrics are […]

catch-22

[catch-22] {n.}, {informal} From Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22", set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is […]

check with

[check with] {v. phr.} 1. To consult. * /I want to check with my lawyer before I sign the papers./ 2. To agree with. * […]

Woody Allen

(1935--) U.S. filmmakercomic Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.

hot potato

[hot potato] {n.}, {informal} A question that causes strong argument and is difficult to settle. * /Many school boards found […]

sacrifice fly

[sacrifice fly] {n.} A baseball hit high in the air that helps a runner score after it is caught. * /Mantle drove in two […]