Teacher ShelleUseful English Expressions from Movies
 2. Ammo (n.): Short form for "ammunition". ex: "I ran out of ammo." 3. All-nighter (n.): A period of work or study that lasts all night. Most often used with the verb "pull" (To pull an all-nighter) - ex: "We pulled an all-nighter in order to finish the project." 4. Baggage (n.): Short for "emotional baggage", which is a collection of painful memories, experiences, mistrust, etc. carried around as a result of negative past experiences/relationships. ex: "I wouldn't get involved with her. She's got a lot of baggage." 5. Back in the day: Many years ago; a long time ago. "Back in the day we used to pay much more for plasma TVs." 6. Call it a day: To stop some kind of activity *usually used when talking about work* ex: "We've been working for 12 hours - Let's call it a day." 7. Check out (v.): 1) To see ("Let's check out that new movie") 2) To take a look at ("Check out this cool website", "Check out that girl") 8. Drama queen: Someone who gets overly emotional/sentimental about things. Someone who thrives on the dramatic.ex: "Betty is such a drama queen!" 9. Eye-opener (n.): Something that makes you realize something. ex: "That video was a real eye-opener. I had no idea things were that bad." 10. Fair and square: Completely fairly. ex: "He won fair and square." 11. Go with the flow (v.): To accept things (the way they are).ex: "I'm just gonna go with flow and see what happens." 12. On cloud nine: Extremely and visibly happy ex: "She was on cloud nine when she heard the news." source: http://www.infosquares.com |