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"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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on the air

[on the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Broadcasting or being broadcast on radio or TV. * /His show is on the air at six […]

walk on air

[walk on air] {v. phr.}, {informal} To feel happy and excited. * /Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize./ * […]

George Santayana

(1863-1952), Soliloquies in England There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

gash

[gash] {adj.} 1. Surplus to requirements, unnecessary. 2. Derogatory term used for female genitalia.

Student Work Abroad

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

on one's chest

[on one's chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Hidden in your thoughts or feelings and bothering you; making you feel worried or […]

team up with

[team up with] {v. phr.} To join with; enter into companionship with. * /My brother prefers to do business by himself rather […]

Mark Twain

(1835-1910), Sketches Old and New, 1875 We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its […]