Constitution High School discussion
Idioms
"" adding your two cents" this does not mean that you are literally adding two cents to anything, it means you alwas have something to say.
'Cat House'-That mean a strip club or whore house
" All right" this does not mean that everything is all right, it is also a expression of reluctant agrement.
"Keep your chin up" It does not mean to reakky keep your chin up, it means to be brave and have confidence in yourself.
"Hand me a box". this idiom alot of teenagers use in th e streets when their about to fight. people dont actually give them a box their just simply saying get ready because I want to fight you.
"Apunta pero no dispare" in other words point but dont shoot. this is a spanish idiom that my mom says to me all the time. this means that when you bend down to tie your shoes its ok to aim your butt at anybody you want but its not alright to aim and pass gas... LOL
"George Snapped" this does not mean that george actually snapped in half but it does mean that he got very angry and lashed out on some people...
blow their stake: That means to spend money or lose.
'Fatof the land-It means the expression that refers to have the best of everything.Lennie and George and their own dream and their own land.
'bum steer' not true information or direction.
'done quite a bit in the ring'- is refered to boxing in a ring. Candy is making a reference to the fact that Curley has done some boxing.
'got the eye'- it means to be unfaithful to someone when you with someone.
'jail bait:' a girl below the legal age of consent for sex; an underage girl who tempts a man to sexual intimacy which is punishable by imprisonment.
'pants is full of ants' refers to someone being nervous and restless.
'poison' means a woman who is poison is one who can only mean trouble, especially to a man.
'sore as hell' means to be extremely angry.
Ha! I'd never think that dummy was an idiom, but when I think dummy is used for the fake people they dress in the clothing stores. I feel dumb.Response to Kadeem's idiom "dummy"!
Todd, you did a great job on the analyzation of the song "song cry"! You really looked at each part with a sharp eye! ha(sharp eye - idiom!)~christa
THIS IS NOT FROM THE BOOK! "Three times a charm". While your first two attempts may have not been a success, the third try will be better because you have been through the rough beforehand and know the tricks to the obstacle you are going through. It is an American origin. The similar phrase "third time lucky" is used in Great Brittan also known as United Kingdom. Most likely meaning the same thing.
THIS IS ALSO NOT FROM THE BOOK! "Dope" comes from a Dutch word (doop) meaning sauce. It started being used a drug term for smoking a sauce-like version of opium, which also comes with the idiom of "being sauced". People who used drugs were called "dopes" because they acted silly or stupid. Dope was sometimes was used to mean soda, probably because Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine, before it became illegal. Dope now means "cool or decent" and is still used to describe drugs.
Christa, your contribution to this thread has been impressive! You have pointed out some interesting idioms, both from the book, and from your own observation of common speech. I appreciate the research you have done to in order to provide true insight. Also, I believe that you have started to venture in the real of vocabulary words, which is our next discussion topic. Good job at anticipating the lesson! Keep it up!
"Yo you rap too much" Which means you talk way too much! So shut up!
..beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to jungle-up near the water i think that "To jungle-up" is to camp out for the evening in the company of other like companions of the road.
George lifted his tick and looked underneath it i think that this means that he lifted his sheets on his mattress.
"Saved by the bell" is not in the book but i though that it is a good idiom. "Saved by the bell" means that your saved at the last possible moment.
" 'She's a jail bait all set on the trigger "this means she is on the verge of causing (just about to cause) trouble.
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Jinx- means to bring bad luck or some type of evil
"George can tell you screwy things.""screwy things"means crazy.
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'For two bits I'd shove out of here two bits means a quarter; twenty-five cents
shove out of here means get out of here
"Yo my refrigerator is naked" This is my own so don't steal it! It means that the refrigerator is empty, there is no food in the frige..it's bare...naked~Tanaya
"I was almost late for class so I started booking it." This means to run real fast.
"That means we'll be bucking grain bags, bustin' a gut."They will be working so hard they will be aching all over.
"I'd make a will an' leave my shares to you guys in case I kick off"kick off- (verb) means to die
Year to date- I'm a make sure yall get my stuff just in case I croke.
I am really feeling that:this mean that you have a great understanding or you agree with the other person.
"You gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you?"I think 'sock you' means they are goin' to beat you up or something.
& It also have another meaning... not gonna say what it is.
'pokin' your big ears into our business'This mean that the person is eavesdropping.
He got buckledBuckled is another word for getting messed up real bad
pg 8 "Bustin a Gut "
This is an Idiom because you can't really bust your gut.
Kick rocksThis is another way in telling someone to get out or leave
"Don't build up more fire. We'll let her die down."- That means they are leaving the fire alone and letting it burn out so there aren't any fire anymore.
'what stake you got in this guy: it means a financial or personal.
get the can: get fired baby lol.........
'Cut off his wind: wind: It means when someone is hit in the somach. it also mean theability to breathe
flat bust: I think it means completely broke
You'd drink from a gutter if you were thirstyI sort of think that was George's way of saying that Lennie was not very smart at all
looloo: it means a sexy women, no homo
start a party out to lynch: to killed someone. a mob of people who take the law into their own hands.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Gulliver’s Travels (other topics)Slaughterhouse-Five (other topics)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (other topics)
The Three Musketeers (other topics)
This means that I could stay at the Whore hot and have sex with the ladies there. The phrase "Cat House" has more than one meaning it can mean a real cat house or the whore house.