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"She got knocked up by her boyfriend."

Anyone know it?

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"She got knocked up by her boyfriend."

Anyone know it?

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another view:


I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. -John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914)

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another view:


I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. -John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914)

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a slang a day (2) tag along

"You're going to the new coffee shop? Do you mind if I tag along?"

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a slang a day (2) tag along

"You're going to the new coffee shop? Do you mind if I tag along?"

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A slang a day (30 wig out

Definition: To go crazy; to lose your mind.
Example: 1) Maria wigged out when she found her husband in bed with her best friend.

2) I hope Tom doesn't wig out when we tell him we lost his dog.
Etymology: The idea behind the term is that so much activity is going on in your brain that your hair (a 'wig' is artificial hair) might jump off your head. The term can be positive too - you might 'wig out' when you hear really good music, for example.

Synonyms: lose your cool, flip your wig
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A slang a day (30 wig out

Definition: To go crazy; to lose your mind.
Example: 1) Maria wigged out when she found her husband in bed with her best friend.

2) I hope Tom doesn't wig out when we tell him we lost his dog.
Etymology: The idea behind the term is that so much activity is going on in your brain that your hair (a 'wig' is artificial hair) might jump off your head. The term can be positive too - you might 'wig out' when you hear really good music, for example.

Synonyms: lose your cool, flip your wig
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stink to high heaven


Definition: To be disgusting or very low quality.
Example: 1) That barnyard stinks to high heaven.

2) Most Sylvester Stallone movies stink to high heaven -- they're just terrible!
Etymology: If something 'stinks', it smells bad. 'High heaven' refers to the clouds up in the sky. The idea here is that something is so bad, either to the nose or to the mind, that even the angels who live way up in the clouds are offended.


hog



Definition: To selfishly claim all of something; to eat or take everything.
Example: 1) Peter was hogging the food like he hadn't eaten in days.

2) Nicolas, don't hog the computer! Other people want to use it too.
Etymology: A 'hog' is literally a pig, and pigs are famous for selfishly consuming their food. As slang, the term can be used to describe any kind of selfish behavior.

Definition: One who is selfish.
Example: 1) Share with your brother - don't be such a hog!
Synonyms: pig
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stink to high heaven


Definition: To be disgusting or very low quality.
Example: 1) That barnyard stinks to high heaven.

2) Most Sylvester Stallone movies stink to high heaven -- they're just terrible!
Etymology: If something 'stinks', it smells bad. 'High heaven' refers to the clouds up in the sky. The idea here is that something is so bad, either to the nose or to the mind, that even the angels who live way up in the clouds are offended.


hog



Definition: To selfishly claim all of something; to eat or take everything.
Example: 1) Peter was hogging the food like he hadn't eaten in days.

2) Nicolas, don't hog the computer! Other people want to use it too.
Etymology: A 'hog' is literally a pig, and pigs are famous for selfishly consuming their food. As slang, the term can be used to describe any kind of selfish behavior.

Definition: One who is selfish.
Example: 1) Share with your brother - don't be such a hog!
Synonyms: pig
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score



Definition: To successfully obtain something, especially . or drugs; to acquire something desirable.
Example: 1) I scored a bag of marijuana from my friend Peter.

2) I'm meeting a beautiful woman for drinks after work--hope I score afterwards!
Synonyms: get laid


croak



Definition: To die.
Example: 1) Old man Douglas croaked last week.

2) After grandpa croaked, I inherited his pickup truck.
Etymology: 'Croak' refers to the sound that some animals make when they die.
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score



Definition: To successfully obtain something, especially . or drugs; to acquire something desirable.
Example: 1) I scored a bag of marijuana from my friend Peter.

2) I'm meeting a beautiful woman for drinks after work--hope I score afterwards!
Synonyms: get laid


croak



Definition: To die.
Example: 1) Old man Douglas croaked last week.

2) After grandpa croaked, I inherited his pickup truck.
Etymology: 'Croak' refers to the sound that some animals make when they die.
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on the same wavelength



Definition: Sharing a common understanding; thinking the same thing as another person.
Example: 1) Peter and Sabah have really been on the same wavelength lately -- they agree about almost everything.
Etymology: 'Wavelength' refers to an electronic signal, like an audio or television signal. If two people are sharing a single wavelength, they are sending and receiving the same messages.
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on the same wavelength



Definition: Sharing a common understanding; thinking the same thing as another person.
Example: 1) Peter and Sabah have really been on the same wavelength lately -- they agree about almost everything.
Etymology: 'Wavelength' refers to an electronic signal, like an audio or television signal. If two people are sharing a single wavelength, they are sending and receiving the same messages.
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