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a perfect stranger

a person you have never seen, a total stranger In New York, a perfect stranger asked her to sleep with him.

an earful

a lecture, a scolding, a bawling out If Mom catches you smoking, you'll get an earful.

barf

vomit, puke, hork, throw up If I eat another hotdog, I'll barf. I'll be sick.

break curfew

stay out later than the rules allow If you break curfew, the coach will remind you of the rules.

butterflies in one

a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach The little boy had butterflies in his stomach when he had to give the speech in front of the class.

earful

scolding, a lot of information (often critical) He really gave his daughter an earful when she came home late.

hang ten (surfing)

let your toes hang over the edge of the surf board When you get tired of standing on the board, just hang ten.

net surfer

a person who frequently uses the Internet Lisa is a net surfer. She can help you get on the Internet.

perfect stranger

(See a perfect stranger)

scratch the surface

barely begin, uncover only a few facts His first lecture on Stravinsky only scratched the surface.

surf the Net

survey the Internet or global computer network Olga is surfing the Net again - looking for a boy in the US.

to be perfectly honest

to tell you the truth, to tell you exactly how I feel, as a matter of fact """Your cat's up in the tree again."" ""To be perfectly honest, I don't care. Let him come down alone."""

turf it

cut it, delete it, throw out If students don't enrol in the program, we'll have to turf it.

arfinch

British slang for to steal

channel surfing

switching from one television channel to another in search of an interesting programme

chocolate starfish

the anus

couch surf

to sleep on different friends' couches each night because you are a homeless college student:"Hey man, where you stayin? Dude, I'm couch surfing right now."

leatherface

an emotionless person

motherfuck

1. a general curse usually in imperitive "motherfuck the pigs"
2. a supreme insult, an expletive
3. a damn; "I don't give a motherfuck"
4. the hell; "Get the motherfuck out!"

motherfucker

1. respectless person with no attitude
2. a supreme insult, an expletive based on the incest taboo, prob. the ultimate in obscenities
3. anything one dislikes
4. a damn, e.g. "I don't give a motherfucker"

motherfuckin

another way of saying fucking (1)

scarface

a scarface is someone who is a gangster or models themselves on the character of Tony Montana in the film "Scarface"(1983). Scarface is one of the most influential films with regard to hip-hop. Many of the samples used on rap albums are from Scarface. Many phrases you hear used by rappers are copied verbatim from Scarface. Examples include The Geto Boys album (Geto Boys) the hook for "Fuck Em' All" is sampled from Scarface. The sample at the beginning of the Kool G Rap song "Fast Life" is from Scarface. The rapper Scarface took his name from the film.

turf

territory claimed by the gang

yarf

to vomit

zipperfish

a woman's genital area; vagina

interfere with

prevent妨碍
You mustn't let pleasure interfere with business．切不可纵情玩乐而耽误了事业。

surf and turf

Idiom(s): surf and turf

Theme: FOOD

fish and beef; lobster and beef. (A type of meal incorporating both expensive seafood and an expensive cut of beef. Refers to the sea and to the pasture. Fixed order.)
• Walter ordered the surf and turf, but Alice ordered only a tiny salad.
• No surf and turf for me. I want fish and fish alone.

give one butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): give one butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to cause someone to have a nervous stomach.
• Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.
• It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.

get butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): get butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to get a nervous feeling in one's stomach.
• Whenever I have to go on stage, I get butterflies in my stomach.
• She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.

Practice makes perfect.

Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it.

Butterfingers

Someone who has butterfingers is clumsy and drops things.

Butterflies in your stomach

The nervous feeling before something important or stressful is known as butterflies in your stomach.

In perfect form

When something is as it ought to be. Or, when used cynically, it may refer to someone whose excesses are on display; a caricature.

Perfidious Albion

England is known to some as perfidious Albion, implying that it is not trustworthy in its dealings with foreigners.

Picture perfect

When something is exactly as it should be it is said to be picture perfect.

Silver surfer

A silver surfer is an elderly person who uses the internet.

Turf war

If people or organisations are fighting for control of something, it is a turf war.

Practice Makes Perfect

By constantly practicing, you will become better.

a social butterfly

a person with lots of friends and acquaintances: She's a bit of a social butterfly."

have butterflies in your stomach

be very nervous about something: "She's got butterflies in her stomach - it's her driving test today."

acoustic perfume|acoustic|perfume

n., slang Sound for covering up unwanted noise, such as music over loudspeakers in a noisy construction area. Let's get out of here this acoustic perfume is too much for my ears.

butterflies in one's stomach|butterflies|butterfly

n. phr. A queer feeling in the stomach caused by nervous fear or uncertainty; a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach. When Bob walked into the factory office to ask for a job, he had butterflies in his stomach.

cover the waterfront|cover|waterfront

v. phr. To talk or write all about something; talk about something all possible ways. The principal pretty well covered the waterfront on student behavior.

farfetched

adj. Exaggerated; fantastic. Sally told us some farfetched story about having been kidnapped by little green men in a flying saucer.

get an earful|earful|get

v. phr., informal To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. I asked how Tim and his wife were getting along, and I certainly got an earful.
Antonym: SAY A MOUTHFUL.

letter-perfect|letter|perfect

adj. phr. Memorized perfectly; perfect to the last letter. The actor was letter-perfect in his role.

scratch the surface|scratch|surface

v. phr. To learn or understand very little about something.

Usually used with a limiting adverb (as "only", "hardly"). We thought we understood Africa but when we made a trip there we found we had only scratched the surface. High school students have only scratched the surface of their subjects, and even after college graduation, they still find there is much more to learn.

skim the surface|skim|surface

v. phr. To do something very superficially. He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches.

butterflies in one's stomach

butterflies in one's stomach
Fluttering sensations caused by a feeling of nervous anticipation. For example, I always get butterflies in my stomach before making a speech. This term likens a nervous feeling to that resulting from swallowing live butterflies that fly about inside one. [c. 1900]

butterfly

butterfly
butterflies (in one's stomach)
an uneasy feeling, as in the abdomen, caused esp. by nervous anticipation

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butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth butterflies in one's stomach butterfly button one's lip button up buttonhole someone buy buy it

English Vocalbulary

a person who is musical a piece in a major key a piece in G major a piece of advice a piece of jewellery a place in the sun a plain sailing a plate of soup a point of honour a pointed remark a pondering silence a poor policy a position rather than a rank. A precious mess! a pretty penny a prodigy of learning A promise is a promise! a proper little madam (Br.) rf