Dead
from the neck upwards: stupid.
e.g.
Don’t follow his example; he’s dead
from the neck upwards.
In
for it: likely to have trouble.
e.g.
If you don't listen to my advice, you're in for it.
Easy on
the eye: good looking.
e.g. I
say, your girlfriend is easy on the eye.
Act
your age: behave yourself according
to your age.
e.g. You’re almost an adult. Come on, act
your age, and stop behaving like a
spoiled brat!
Go: attempt.
e.g. Have a go at doing this on your own.
Easy
mark: a likely victim.
e.g. If
you are so unsuspecting, you may become an easy
mark for swindlers.
Bazillion: a
great number of.
e.g.
The national debt is now in bazillion dollars, and the Congress needs to do
something about that.
No
way: not at all.
e.g.
“Are you going to give him a hand?” “No way; he’ll be on his own.”
Are you
with me?: understand or agree with me.
e.g.
I've been explaining this to you for an hour. Are you with me?
e.g.
Without a job, we are beat,
no copper and no bread.
Chip on
one’s shoulder: a grudge against.
e.g.
She still has a chip on her
shoulder: your infidelity some years ago.
Ace
someone out: win out over someone.
e.g. I plan to ace him
out in the first round of the competition.
Ask me another: I
don't know.
e.g.
"Does your daughter want a baby?" "Ask me another!"
No
two ways about it: no other alternative.
e.g.
The man had to file for bankruptcy; no
two ways about it.
Stephen
Lau
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by Stephen Lau
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