Some Words and Expressions that You May not Know
Five minutes in the microwave.
A ''microwave oven" cooks food much fa for collecting taxes.
Your uncle Milton lost all his money in a pyramid scheme.
A "pyramid scheme" is an illegal (and stupid) investment in which people gamble on the hope that others will join the club in order so that they can make money (A "pyramid" is a triangular structure shaped like those in Egypt, and a "scheme" is often an illegal plan that is created by one person in order to get money from others).
Am I what they have in mind?
nAm I the type of person they are thinking about?"
Walter and I are engaged!
If two people are "engaged," they have decided to get married.
He's allergic to everything.
If a person is "allergic" to something, they start to cough and get sick if they eat it, or even get too close to it.
We always have to carry a hypodermic of adrenaline wherever we go.
A "hypodermic1' is a medical needle that is used to give shots. "Adrenaline" is a hormone or chemical in the blood.
My head swells up like a watermelon and I drop dead.
If something "swells up," it increases in size.
What did we use it for? :: Uncle Milton's parole.
In this case, "parole" is the act of being released from prison early, under certain conditions, such as promising not to leave the country.
Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
This is a famous line from a speech that the baseball star Lou Gherig gave in 1939 to fans at Yankee Stadium, after it was announced that he was dying of a mysterious disease (now called "Lou Gherig's Disease").
I would like to propose a toast to my kid sister.
"To propose a toast" is usually to raise up a glass of champagne at a meal and say kind words about somebody. A person's "kid sister" is their younger sister. A common term of affection.
He's a lovely man, Annie.
"Lovely" is a British word that generally means good, admirable or attractive.
Are his folks nice?
A widely use
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