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Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(one hundred thousand welcomes) • A common greeting, often seen on place-name signs of towns
"Failte do dh'Eilean na Hearradh, ceud mìle fàilte!"
"Welcome to the Isle of Harris, one hundred thousand welcomes!"
Submitted July 2020 by o11yw3bb
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Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(adj.) • Meaning 'small' or 'little'. Can also be used to mean 'young'.
"Gie us a wee dram a' yer whiskey pal"
"Give me a small sip of your whiskey, mate"
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(not to leak water between them) • It means that you are a very close friend to another person. You talk a lot with them and get along.
"2 kardeşin arasından su sızmaz, çok iyi anlaşırlar."
"Between the 2 siblings they dont leak water between them, they get along well."
Submitted July 2020 by handetorun
Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(we are rolling and going) • It means that you are caught up in the flow of life and you are trying to manage it. It mostly shows monotony.
"Naber?" "İyi, yuvarlanıp gidiyoruz."
"What's up?" "Good, we are rolling and going."
Submitted July 2020 by handetorun
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(to beat the dogs) • to waste your time
"Nu bate câinii, vină și ajută-mă!"
"Stop beating the dogs, come to help me!"
Submitted September 2020 by xxbeelkj
English Southern States, United States
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A contraction of 'you all', most often used as a second-person plural pronoun. It can also be used as an interjection to direct an emotion towards a small group of people as a reaction, or to attract attention. As an interjection, it is most commonly used either in anger or appreciation with a difference in inflection and tone to reflect this.
"Y'all are acting silly"
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(to have one's balls on a carousel) • To be annoyed, irritated or angry.
"Mi sa che la mamma ha le balle in giostra oggi: non fa altro che sbuffare."
"I think mom has her balls on a carousel today - all she does is grumble."
Word USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(v.) • (having energy) • Having energy, mustering strength. It is most commonly used as a verb, but often it is simply the word "Orka!" on its own, meaning "I can't believe you're willing to spend your energy on that" as well as "I don't have the energy for that" simultaneously.
"Jag orkar inte."
"I don't have the energy."
Expression USED In the past BY Almost Everyone
(Have you eaten glass?) • It is like asking if someone thinks he is transparent and you could look through him.
"De ce stai în fața televizorului? Ai mâncat sticlă?"
"Why are you sitting in front of the TV? Have you eaten glass?"
Submitted September 2020 by roxanamaraloiu
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(but the devil!) • Used to express annoyance or anger.
"Jag råkade repa bildörren." "Men va fan!"
"I scratched the car door." "But the devil!"
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(oh, the devil!) • Used to express disbelief, surprise, shock etc
"Jag halkade i trappan imorse." "Åh fan! Hur gick det?"
"This morning I slipped on the stairs." "Oh, the devil! How did it happen?"
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Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(stupid as straw) • Used to say that someone is not very intelligent.
"Er hat schon wieder seine Tasche vergessen." "Er ist echt doof wie Stroh."
"He forgot his bag again." "He really is as stupid as straw."
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to be dumber than a stone) • Used when a person does something silly or behaves in a stupid way.
''¿Cómo se te han podido olvidar las llaves otra vez? ¡Eres más tonto que una piedra!''
''How could you forget your keys again? You're dumber than a stone!''
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to be slower than a turtle) • Used when a person does everything in a really slow way.
''Como no aceleres, no llegamos. ¡Eres más lento que una tortuga!''
''If you don't speed up, we will be late. You're slower than a turtle!''
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(twisted (screwed on) like a Russian jar) • Somebody is so crazy (or crazy busy) they don't know what's going on around them.
"On nie ma pojęcia co robi, jest dziś zakręcony jak ruski słoik."
"He has no idea what is doing today. He's twisted like a Russian jar."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(interj.) • (to be dumb like a shoe) • When someone is so stupid that it's hard to believe.
"I tak nie zrozumie, jest głupi jak but."
"He won't understand anyway, he is dumb like a shoe."
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Serbian Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • Informal way of saying "money". More formal way would be "novac".
"Pare ljude kvare."
"Money spoils people."
Submitted August 2020 by saritaa279
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A generally informal word meaning £1000
"I wouldn't mind a spare couple grand to spend on a holiday."
"I wouldn't mind a spare couple thousand pounds to spend on a holiday."
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Meant in jest, to say that someone is so rich they could print their own money.
"They're absolutely minted!"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(to have a pile of ash) • to be rich
"Der hat echt einen Haufen Asche!"
"He is really rich!"