Bedeutung: a bar of chocolate

eine Tafel Schokolade

hoc Idiom

a suicide pass (hockey)

a pass behind the player causing him to look back Older players always stop when receiving a suicide pass.

boarding (hockey)

checking into the boards, chairman of the boards Boarding causes serious injuries to hockey players.

bump and grind (hockey)

bump other players and work to get the puck To win hockey games we need players who bump and grind.

chairman of the boards (hockey)

a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks.

cherrypicker (hockey)

a player who waits at center ice for a pass Our coach told us about the cherrypicker on the other team.

chock full

very full, full to the top, plump full The truck was chock full of paper to be recycled.

clotheslined (hockey)

lifted by a bodycheck, hanging in the air Orr was clotheslined just as he crossed the line. What a check!

drop your gloves (hockey)

remove your gloves to fight with your fists Don't drop your gloves in this game. There's no fighting.

feather a pass (hockey)

pass a puck accurately but softly Nilsson could feather a pass better than the other players.

give up the blueline (hockey)

let opponents cross the blueline before you check them If we give up the blueline, they will get more shots on goal

in hock

in debt, owing money, having a large mortgage We were in hock after buying the property. We had a large debt.

into hock

(See in hock)

kill a penalty (hockey)

prevent a goal while your player has a penalty Team Canada killed a penalty near the end of the game.

offside (hockey)

going into the opponent's zone ahead of the puck Wayne scored a beautiful goal, but Kurri was offside.

out of hock

not having debts, not owing any money We paid off our mortgage today. It feels good to be out of hock.

power play (hockey)

five skaters against four or three The Canucks scored twice on their five-minute power play.

pull the goalie (hockey)

remove the goaltender and use an extra skater After our coach pulled the goalie we scored and tied the game.

sin bin (hockey)

(See the sin bin)

the sin bin (hockey)

the penalty box, cool your heels For tripping, hooking or holding you get two minutes in the sin bin.

chocha

vagina

chocker

1. chocolate; also chocko or the more childlike term chockies
2. very crowded, busy. Also phrased as chocko; from the expression chock-a-block

Chocolate City

Washington D.C.

chocolate starfish

the anus

whockerjawed

damaged, jammed, or out of alignment

get the shock of one's life

Idiom(s): get the shock of one's life

Theme: SHOCK

to receive a serious (emotional) shock.
• I opened the telegram and got the shock of my life.
• I had the shock of my life when I won $5,000.

About as useful as a chocolate teapot

Someone or something that is of no practical use is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

As much use as a chocolate fire-guard

A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire-guard is of no use. An alternative to 'As much use as a chocolate teapot'.

As much use as a chocolate teapot

Something that is as much use as a chocolate teapot is not useful at all.

Hocus Pocus

In general, a term used in magic or trickery.

ad hoc

ad hoc
For the special purpose or end at hand; also, by extension, improvised or impromptu. The term, Latin for “to this,” is most often used for committees established for a specific purpose, as in The committee was formed ad hoc to address health insurance problems. The term is also used as an adjective (An ad hoc committee was formed), and has given rise to the noun adhocism for the tendency to use temporary, provisional, or improvised methods to deal with a particular problem. [Early 1600s]

culture shock

culture shock
A state of confusion and anxiety experienced by someone upon encountering an alien environment. For example, It's not just jet lag—it's the culture shock of being in a new country. This term was first used by social scientists to describe, for example, the experience of a person moving from the country to a big city. It is now used more loosely, as in the example. [Late 1930s]

hock

hock
in hock
Slang
1) in (or out of) pawn
2) in (or out of) debt

shock

shock
see culture shock.