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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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(1835-1910) Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
bogroll
[bogroll] {n.} Toilet paper.
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Idioms to Learn Today
Learn/refresh your knowledge against this set!Then check yourself by running flashcard test by definitions or by descriptions.
Christmas card
[Christmas card] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} A speeding ticket. * /Smokey just gave a Christmas card to the  […]
overhead
[overhead] {n.} Expenses incurred in the upkeep of one's plant and premises, employees' salaries, etc., which are not due to  […]
elbow one's way into
[elbow one's way into] or [out of] {v. phr.} To force entry into a place by using one's elbows. * /The bus was so crowded  […]
go to any length
[go to any length] {v. phr.} To do everything you can. * /Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with  […]
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