Follow me--Amercian Slang大接触

2. hoof it   走路 definition:to travel on foot;to walk.

let's hoof it downtown,it's not very far.

your sentence?

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3.punk 匪徒，无赖  definition: a young hoodlum,an inexperienced youth.

Smith's store was vandalized by a local gang of punks.

and your sentence?

4.slowpoke 慢吞吞的人 definition:a person who moves or acts slowly

Hurry up,slowpoke and get dressed or you are going to be late.

pls leave your sentence...

5. cat 家伙  definition: a man,a fellow,a guy

hey,that cat can really play the guitar.

pls write your sentence...

6. cop 条子   definition; a policeman

some policemen would take offense at being called a "cop".

your sentence here?

7.down on one's luck 倒霉   definition: unlucky,a period of misfortune,bad luck.


first he had that accident and then he went bankrupt.he has certainly been down on his luck lately.

pls try to make your sentence.

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8.pal 伙伴  defintion:a friend or close companion


we have been pals for a long time.

Your sentence?

9.palsy-walsy 亲密的，要好的   definition:acting as a pal or pals;friendly intimate.

have you noticed how palsy-walsy the boss and  that new secretary are with each other?it's very disgusting.

Your sentence?

10.flat broke  完全破产  definition: entirely without any money

when he first met his furture,he was flat broke.

your sentence?

not a penny to one's name 一文不名  definition:penniless,without even a penny

with not a penny to his name,the old man still refuse to accepte charity.

your sentent if possible?

hold one's horse 忍耐  definition:be patient;not to act impusively

when the young boy complained of being hungry,his mother told him to hold his horse until dinner was served.

Jump the gun  过早行动，过早起步  definition:to act or speak impusively or in a rash manner;impatient;to do anything prematurely
Sir,aren't you jumping the gun?

shoot 说   definition:a command to begin(talking);to go ahead,to continue.

I understand you have an interesting proposal,well,let's hear it.Shoot!

Make it snappy 快点                      definition:do it quickly;hurry up


we'll have to make it snappy if we want to get to the movie in time

pound the pavement 谋事求职  definition:to walk the streets in search of a job,to seek employment

after pounding the pavement day in and day out,Michael finally found a job.

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take one wrong 误会  definition:to misunderstand;misinterpret sb.


I did not mean to be insulting;you just took me wrong.

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sit around on one's ass 懒惰              definition:to be idle,lazy;aimless,inactive;unemployment

Ever since Mitchell lost job,he's been sitting around on his ass at home collecting unemployment

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jump down one's throat  生气地批评     definition:to criticize sb severely and angrily,usually suddenly without warning

The boss jumped down Jane's throat for no apparent reason.

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get down     沮丧                           definition: to become depressed,dejected or downhearted due to one's immediate situation or pre decadent.

this cloudy,drizzly weather day after day really gets me down

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peeping Tom 偷窥者               definition:    one who gets sexual pleasure from furtively（偷偷地，暗中地）                               watching others in the privacy of their homes,or bedrooms

the police had received reports of a peeping Tom from several girls living in the dormitory