English Expressions, Slang and IdiomsNorth American (US/Canada)
23. Say that again / What? I didn’t hear what you said.
24.He’s so awesome/nice with his leather jacket and sunglasses. He looks like James Dean!
25. My brother is a lazy person who likes watching TV and is not active; he just watches TV all day and eats snacks. He’s so lazy, like Homer Simpson.
26. Can I sleep on your sofa tonight? I’m fighting with my wife and I need a place to sleep.
27. That guy is a strange person; he makes the girls uncomfortable.
28. She can drink a lot. Last night I saw her finish 6 pints, 4 shots of whiskey, and a jaeger bomb but she still kept drinking. If I drank that, I would faint for sure!
28. All that noise is making me crazy. I think I’m going to kill someone if it’s not quiet.
29. I’m really want to know what he thinks about me. I can’t wait till tomorrow, tell me now!
30. We lost by 25 points! It was a big catastrophe/disaster which the team will never forget!
31. Traffic was really slow on the freeway this morning because of a minor accidentin one of the westbound lanes. It was a traffic jam all the way to work.
32. I would like to see her again. I haven't seen her in a long, long time.
33. My dad was panicking when he found out my younger sister, a high school student, is pregnant. He was yelling and saying bad words and just going crazy. I’ve never seen him go crazy before.
34. She hates her coworker but they sometimes work together against the boss. I guess she is her a friend who is also an enemy – a friend/enemy.
35. Look at the time! I'd better move/go!
36. I don't understand. What do you mean? I totally don’t understand.
37. I wish he'd go away and stop bothering me. I don't want to talk to him!
38. People don’t care about our true heroes like cops, teachers and doctors.
39. I can't do this alone. Can you help me? I could use some help.
40. I'm really hungry. Would you like to eat with me at a restaurant?
41. I saw your boyfriend dancing close together/rubbing together while dancing with a girl. Their bodies were so close.
42. Don't eat the soup at the cafeteria. It's disgusting! Completely disgusting.
43. Miss Korea is such a beautiful woman.
44. That family is a bunch of people who live in the country, are not educated, have poor hygiene, wear strange clothes and are missing teeth.
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