This document defines and provides examples for common English slang terms and idioms, including "wicked good", "to kick the bucket", "to catch someone red-handed", "to throw someone under the bus", "to freak out", "to see eye to eye", "to get cold feet", "to have butterflies in one's stomach", "to be on cloud 9", "to let sleeping dogs lie", "to wear many hats", "to feel under the weather", "an elephant in the room", "when it rains, it pours", "to flake", "bromance", and "not bad".

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Slang and Idioms
By Serena Rivera

2. Wicked
 “The band that played last night was wicked good!”

3. To be beat

4. To kick the bucket
Before I kick the bucket, I want to backpack through Europe.

5. To be caught red-handed
David said that he didn’t steal the cookies, but I caught him red-handed!

6. To throw someone under the bus
In this image, the blue crayon is throwing the red crayon under the bus.

7. To freak out
I have a paper due
tomorrow that I
haven’t started, I’m
freaking out!

8. See eye to eye
Because of our differing political views, we don’t see eye to eye on many issues.

9. To get cold feet
Richard was going to marry Danielle, but on their wedding day he got cold
feet and never showed up to the church.

10. To have butterflies in one’s stomach
She gets butterflies in her stomach
whenever she talks to the boy she likes.

11. To be on cloud 9
Lucas has been on cloud 9 ever since he received new comic books in the mail.

12. Let sleeping dogs lie
As difficult as it is to keep quiet on the issue, it’s best to let sleeping dogs
lie.

13. To be in someone else’s shoes

14. To wear many hats
Lydia wears many hats, she is a mother, sister, friend, chauffer, and teacher.

15. To feel under the weather
John was supposed to go to work today
but he was feeling under the weather.

16. To wear one’s heart on their sleeve

17. Elephant in the room
Even though Daniel knew his wife was mad at
him, neither decided to acknowledge the
elephant in the room; they stayed silent
instead.

18. When it rains, it pours
Robert: Yesterday, I got a flat tire, was late to class, failed my test, and
got dumped by my girlfriend.
Steven: Wow, when it rains, it pours!

19. Flake
Laura is such a flake, she is always canceling plans. She’s unreliable; she always
agrees to do something but never follows through.

20. Bromance
Bromance: Two men who are such good friends it almost appears as if they
could be in a romantic relationship. (combination of “bro” and “romance”)

21. Not bad
“Not bad”, although it sounds negative, is actually just another way to say
something is “pretty good”.