Please help share one or two of your slang or idioms

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'bozo', a clown, derogatory

'uriah', a very dodgy, slimy, untrustworthy individual, from the book by Dickens David Copperfield. The character Uriah Heep joined a law firm and sytematically robbed the senior partner of everything and tried to force him to give his daughter to him in marriage. Always had a sweaty handshake and always wringing his hands, never looked anyone in the eye.

dwart - a cross between a dwarf and a fart

china - friend, as in howzit my china?
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vladimir wrote:'

china - friend, as in howzit my china?
I think 'china' comes from the rhyming slang "china plate" meaning mate.

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Ow yer goin' china?

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I just asked my mate Gareth Hunt , if the slang 'China' comes from the rhyming slang china plate, and he said yes....
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General Chatter wrote:I just asked my mate Gareth Hunt , if the slang 'China' comes from the rhyming slang china plate, and he said yes....
Well, I would suspect so seeing as it was his brother Mike Hunt who told me.
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(Rolling stone gathers no moss)

How my teacher explain me : Rolling stone gather no moss means if you are trying to do many unspecified things, you will never get ahead in anything. Then when i asked some native speakers they said the explanation is wrong. Wonder what do you guy think about this expression.
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Samouth wrote:(Rolling stone gathers no moss)

How my teacher explain me : Rolling stone gather no moss means if you are trying to do many unspecified things, you will never get ahead in anything. Then when i asked some native speakers they said the explanation is wrong. Wonder what do you guy think about this expression.
It means different things to different English-speaking groups, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rolling_ ... rs_no_moss
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StroppyChops wrote:
Samouth wrote:(Rolling stone gathers no moss)

How my teacher explain me : Rolling stone gather no moss means if you are trying to do many unspecified things, you will never get ahead in anything. Then when i asked some native speakers they said the explanation is wrong. Wonder what do you guy think about this expression.
It means different things to different English-speaking groups, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rolling_ ... rs_no_moss
Thanks for the link. It is so confusing actually, but i love learning about them.
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As someone who rarely lives in one city for more than a few years, I prefer this interpretation:
Another interpretation equates "moss" to "stagnation"; as such the proverb can also refer to those who keep moving as never lacking for fresh ideas or creativity.
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MekongMouse wrote:As someone who rarely lives in one city for more than a few years, I prefer this interpretation:
Another interpretation equates "moss" to "stagnation"; as such the proverb can also refer to those who keep moving as never lacking for fresh ideas or creativity.
I can feel it as you always move. I also like that explanation too. The one given by my teacher is not really reasonable to me.
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Samouth , you can lead a horse/ buffalo to water but you cant make him drink....if you really wanted to know the meanings you would look up on line all the idioms folks have shared...


dont ask for anymore definitions until you have looked them up first, or do you really wanna be spooned feed... :whip:
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