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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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behind the scenes
[behind the scenes] {adv. phr.} Out of sight; unknown to most people; privately. * /Much of the banquet committee s work was  […]
come off it
[come off it] also [get off it] {v. phr.}, {slang} Stop pretending; bragging, or kidding; stop being silly. - Used as a  […]
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(1939--) U.S. journalistwriter Don't bite the hand that has your allowance in it.
boozer
[boozer] {n.} 1. a pub or bar. 2. Someone who drinks alcohol to excess.
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Lewt
[Lewt] "Loot" Often used as "Lewt fast 'n' Bewt ass".
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[nose in] (2) or [nose into] (2) {v.} To move in close; move slowly in with the front first. * /The ship nosed into the  […]
pad the bill
[pad the bill] {v. phr.} To add false expenses to a bill; make a bill larger than it really was. * /The salesman padded the  […]
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