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Have you ever had such an experience? You clearly know some words.
, but when you combine it together, you don’t understand what it means, or the meaning you understand is not what it means.
kick ass.
"kick ass" in addition to the literal "kick ass", it also has the meaning of "awesome, defeat, amazing".
A:Wow, you fixed my computer in less than 10 minutes. You're good.
Wow! You fixed my computer in less than ten minutes! You are great.
B: Yep.I just kick ass.
Yes! I am amazing!
Hit the road.
"Hit the road" means "on the road", where "hit" means "go". For example, if someone goes to the gym three times a week, you can say "He hits the gym three times a week."
A: Do you want to come in for some tea?
Do you want to come in and have some tea?
B: No.I'm running late.I really need to hit the road.
cannot be 0. I'm almost late and have to get on the road.
kiss ass.
"kiss ass" means "flattering", where "cheat" in addition to cheating, it also means "disloyal".
A:Mary, I'm sorry for cheating on you before. Do you see any chance that we can get back together?
Mary, I really sorry for being unfaithful to you. Do you think we can rebuild it?
B: I t know, but you can kiss my ass.
I don’t know, but you can kiss my butt (but bent on me).
Hang out.
“hang out” is to do something “with friends”. Watching movies, shopping, and chatting are all counted. It is not limited to friends of the opposite sex.
A:I don't know what is going on lately.Jack seems to curse a lot these days.
I don't know what Jack has done recently. He often speaks bad words.
B: Well, that's just what you get from hanging out with the wrong crowd.
Yes, that is what it means to interweave friends!
Click.
"click" refers to (two people) getting together, not necessarily only used between the opposite sex. You can also use the same frequency among friends. (I used to know click the mouse, I was so short-sighted!)
A:I really like talking to her.I think we two really click .
I like talking to her very much. I think we were quite a match.
Crank up.
“crank up” means to increase the volume of sound. The “voice of sound” here can also be said to be “turn it it up” means the same.
A: Hey!The volume is too low.Why don't you crank it up some?
Hey! This sound volume is too small. Can you please turn it up a little bigger?
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