Significato:
Abraham Stoker 
Abraham Stoker, Abraham "Bram"Stoker (1847-1912), scrittore inglese autore del romanzo "Dracula"
oke Idioma
a pig in a poke
a risk, a gamble, taking a chance (see take a chance) If you don't test drive the car, you're buying a pig in a poke.
a poker face
"a face with no expression; showing no emotion" Judge Brady has a poker face. He doesn't show his emotions.
a token gesture
a small sign of thanks or recognition To thank us, they put our names in the paper - a token gesture.
all hell broke loose
people did crazy things, everybody was fighting When the fire alarm sounded, all hell broke loose.
be broke
be without money.
booked/booked up
no more space or rooms, no vacancy The Royal Hotel is booked up. Every room is reserved.
broke
have no money I spent all of my money on my holiday and I am now broke.
broken dreams
plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.
broken record
(See like a broken record)
butt of the joke
(See the butt of the joke)
buy a pig in a poke
buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory You shouldn
by the same token
judging by the same rule, to be fair to both sides By the same token, he should help with the housework.
chain smoker
a person who smokes one cigarette after another, smokes like a furnace """Do all chain smokers die of emphysema?"" ""No, but most of them do."""
choke
be so nervous you cannot perform or do it well Don't even think about choking when you make your speech.
choked
angry, mad, pissed She was really choked when you called her a bitch.
cowpoke
a cowboy, a man who works on a ranch Three cowpokes were herding some cattle down the road.
crack a joke
tell a joke, say a funny word or phrase Please be serious. Don't crack jokes or laugh at us.
crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just
do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.
flat broke
having no money, out of cash By the end of my first term at university, I was flat broke.
go broke
lose all of one
go for broke
risk everything on one big effort, try as hard as possible After going for broke at the meeting last night we finally reached an agreement.
go up in smoke
burn, be destroyed in a fire You need fire insurance. What if your condo goes up in smoke?
go up in smoke/flames
burn or be destroyed by fire, fail, not come true (dreams) His plans to open a new restaurant have gone up in smoke since he lost his job.
goose is cooked
chance is gone, plan has failed, game over If we don't win this game, our goose is cooked.
hokey Dinah
gosh, holy cow, wow "Every time you hit the ball, Wendy says, ""Hokey Dinah!"""
holy smoke
what a sight, holy cow, wow Holy smoke, he was weird! He had purple hair!
hooker
prostitute, fallen woman As I walked along 3rd Avenue, a hooker asked me if I was lonely.
inside joke
a joke that is understood by only those who work or play together, inside joke """Would you like to buy some of our liveware?"" I asked. She frowned. ""Never mind,"" I said. ""It's an inside joke. Ha ha."""
joke around
play and tell jokes, fool around They were joking around after class - rapping and laughing.
joke is on you
(See the joke is on you)
joker
a person who tells jokes and likes to laugh Jerry is some joker! He makes everybody laugh.
like a broken record
repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!
pig in a poke
something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully The stereo system he bought was a pig in a poke. He has no idea if it will work well.
play a joke on
fool or trick someone, play a prank on I played a joke on Ty. I phoned and said he'd won the lottery.
poke fun at
joke about, laugh at, tease She is always poking fun at the way her husband plays golf.
poker face
(See a poker face)
slowpoke
a person who is working slower than the others "I'm a slowpoke! I've done only one question; you've done six!"
smoke and mirrors
false impressions, deceit, trickery, bafflegab His speech about new projects is just smoke and mirrors. The company is bankrupt.
smoke like a furnace
smoke a lot of cigarettes, chain smoke He died of lung cancer. He used to smoke like a furnace.
smoke out
find out the facts about something They were able to easily smoke out the real reasons for his decision to leave the company.
stone-broke
having no money He was stone-broke after he came back from his holiday in Greece.
stroke of genius
a very intelligent idea, a unique solution Using laser light for surgery - now that's a stroke of genius.
stroke of good luck
a fortunate event, a lucky break, the fickle finger of fate Then, by some stroke of good luck, a car horn scared the lion and it ran away.
stroke your ego
cause you to feel confident or proud Compliments are wonderful because they stroke your ego.
take a joke
not be mad if the joke is about you, a good sport Let's tell the story about Steve getting lost. He can take a joke.
take a poke at
say something negative in a humorous way The speaker took a poke at women who want everything men have.
the butt of the joke
the person who is laughed at, the goat Frank is so sensitive. He hates to be the butt of a joke.
the joke is on you
you are the one we are laughing at, play a joke You got the book with blank pages. The joke's on you!
toke up
smoke marijuana, smoke pot Does it matter if some of our politicians used to toke up?
token gesture
(See a token gesture)