Learn Some Common American Expressions
Half-baked: silly.
e.g. What do you take
me for? A fool half-baked!
Keep early hours: go to bed early.
e.g. If you want good
health, keep early hours.
Hard stuff: whisky or any
liquor.
e.g."Would you
like a Coke?" "I'd prefer some hard stuff."
Make one's pile: make one's fortune.
e.g. Real estate is
where he makes his pile.
Go under: fail.
e.g. I am sorry to say
that all your proposals have gone under.
Hook on to: attach oneself to.
e.g. Don't hook on to your computer all day.
Hook it: depart immediately.
e.g. Come on, hook
it; our parents will be back soon.
Can't complain: okay.
e.g. "How are
things going with you?" "Can't complain."
What gives?: what happened?
e.g. "Hey,
guys, what gives?" "We just had an argument; now it's
okay."
e.g. "Where's
your purse? What gives?"
Heads up: look around; be
careful.
Pooped: exhausted.
e.g. I was pooped
after working for nine hours in the yard.
Hard at it: busy.
.e.g. "Are you
working on the project?" "You bet! I'm hard at it."
Stephen Lau
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