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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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Lord Woolton, British politician

One of the principle troubles about inflation is that the public likes it.

Idea Hamsters

[Idea Hamsters] People whose idea generators are always running.

come off second best

[come off second best] {v. phr.} To not win first but only second, third, etc. place. * /Our home team came off second best […]

loaded for bear

[loaded for bear] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Ready for action; prepared and eager. * /Frank liked the new merchandise and as he […]

for fun

[for fun] {prep. phr.} As amusement, not seriously, as a joke. * /Let's try to play Beethoven's Emperor Concerto together, […]

to all intents and purposes

[to all intents and purposes] {adv. phr.} In most ways; in fact. * /The president is called the head of state, but the prime […]

William James

(1842-1910) U.S. philosopher There is no God, but Mary is His mother.

Confusables - During vs. While

An explanation on how and when to use "during" and "while".