TURN YOUR CRANK

Hello everyone,

turn your crank

is an expression which means 'get someone to start liking' or ' get something to grow on you'; interest you.

e.g.

This is not your dream job, but once you start, it will turn your crank.

or

Their anime/pin-up vibe might not turn your crank, 

depending on the faction; 

PAYWALL VIDEO

PAYWALL

PAYWALL

Paywall is an eletronic system that prevents internet users from reading information on a website without a paid subscription.

e.g.

Most people believe that newspapers won't last long without builiding some sort of pay wall on their sites.

or

how to inplement paywall on site first go to

 http://www.paymentwall.com/

BLOW YOUR OWN HORN

I've always heard you've got to blow your own 

horn, because no one else is going to blow it for you.

AND

Next time you talk to your boss, try to blow your own 

horn so that you enhance your chances of getting a 

promotion.

BLOW YOUR OWN HORN = BOAST ABOUT YOURSELF

KEEP ON YOUR TOES

Intelligent questions help us to keep on our toes.

 force to give your attention; be alert

As well as publicizing events far afield, our forays outside our geographical home base help us to keep on our toes and give a wider perspective to our views.

http://www.reviewvancouver.org/about_us.htm

KNOCK OFF --- VIDEO

KNOCK OFF = REDUCE

About how much cash can you knock off of the dealer price tag by negotiating?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091016234313AAJWcHn

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE - VIDEO

In team sports, the term home advantage (also called home field/court/diamond/ice advantage) describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans. The term is also widely used in "best-of" playoff formats (e.g., best-of-seven) as being given to the team that is scheduled to play one more game at home than their opponent if all necessary games are played.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantage

HOUND

HOUND (v)

Hound means to urge someone to do do something for you.

eg.

I enjoy giving people ideas for gifts. However I abhor when people hound me for ideas which they are not going to listen to.

or



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DICKER - VIDEO

DICKER (v) on a price

It means to bargain or haggle over the price.

e.g.

If you are going to buy a new car, you'd better dicker. Salespeople don't usually offer the best price at first.

or

Do furniture store dicker on price?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071122155912AAtZVnz

VIDEO - TWIGGED MY SENSES

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): SHENANIGANS

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): SHENANIGANS

TWIGGED MY SENSES

From context, can you guess?


A stranger came to me a few days ago and asked for money. She explained she had to speak at a conference, but she had got mugged and didn't have any cash to get there. She mentioned, in passing, it was a health conference. She reeked of cigarette and that twigged my senses she might be lying.


For the first time tonight i had some more aggressive youtube responses that twigged my senses. I am sure the JIDL was on there. When i started to post subtle comments that references Jews then it got a little heavier (not a lot but it was noticeable) 

http://www.stormfront.org/forum/t826676-5/

😅

😞

😋

😁

😃

😇😇😇

to find out or suddenly comprehend (something): he hasn't twigged yet

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/twig?s=t

ON THE QT

On the qt (slang) is short for quiet. It means 'not openly; confidential'

Example:


I can't have everyone over, so I am keeping my b party on the QT.

LET UP

Let up = ease off; subside; stop.


Celebrities cannot have a nice calm dinner anywhere in town because their fans will do anything to have a word with them. They won't let up no matter what. That can be annoying!

or


Girl I know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot 

better / Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you 

do, don't let up / Girl I know that things are hard now
 

rapgenius.com/Akon-dont-let-up-lyrics

LIVE UP TO

Try to figure out the meaning from context. It will be child's play.

I hate when people don't live up to their online profile picture.

or

Faithful pray Pope Francis will live up to his name


Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/World/2013/03/31/Faithful-pray-Pope-Francis-will-live-up-to-his-name.html#hSROcDlR8eaK14lH.99 

or also

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

Bruce Lee

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/brucelee153187.html#WAftVZBJmHQklWJo.99 

SAVE FACE

=

to keep the respect or reputation

eg.

One insensitive tweet and the company had to apologize several times to save face.

or

How to Save Face When Things Go Wrong

In my professional life I have found that when one mishap occurs with a client several more will follow. The succeeding chain-of-events tend to be embarrassing and aggravating. Worse yet, we sometimes feel like never showing up for business again. But we all know that won’t work, so what will?

http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/how-to-save-face-when-things-go-wrong/

A CHIN-UP AWAY

Chin-up away = close, near-at-hand


My folks' house is a chin-up away from the Legislative building.


or as heard on cbc.ca


You are a chin-up away from the airport.You won't miss your flight.

HISSY FITS

hissy fit 

is an americanism that means "unreasonable outburst". You may look up the definition at some dictionaries, however I reckon women will not be very happy, being March and all.

e.g.

ANNE HATHAWAY THREW A FULL BLOWN HISSY FIT OVER AMANDA SEYFRIED’S 2013 OSCARS GOWN

http://starcrush.com/anne-hathaway-threw-a-full-blown-hissy-fit-over-amanda-seyfrieds-2013-oscars-gown/

or

My Son is 13 months old and throws the WORST hissy fits! I have a lot of patients, so usually I can brush his fits off. But I don't really want him to keep throwing these fits because eventually they will start going off in public and that would be very embarassing. I know he isn't old enough for time outs or a spanking. So what should I do to get a hold on these temper tantrums?

http://www.circleofmoms.com/toddler-moms/hissy-fits-637727

PIGGYBACK RIDE

Hi, Shannon

Piggyback ride is what parents do when they carry their children (one at a time) on his/her back or shoulders.


e.g.

Moe is so unskilled that when time comes for him to get a job, the only thing he will be able to do is to give people piggyback rides to the nearest bus stop.

or


Today a guy that I was hanging out with just asked me to give him a 

piggyback ride. I asked him why and he said that his legs hurt.

www.ask.com › All › Teen Relationships

WELCOME TO ASK YOUR TEACHER

Hi All

Don't you dare think I have that much free time!!!

I have decided to start this blog to receive questions and start up discussions.

I do hope it may become useful. So if you have a question, fire away!

Kind Regards

Your trusty teacher

PULL SOMETHING OFF

Hi everyone

here's another word:

PULL IT OFF means to perform successfully, especially something difficult.(slang)

e.g.

Did he say he would walk home in time for lunch? He won't pull it off.

or

That's it.

BREAK A HUNDRED? and BREAK IT TO YOU

BREAK A HUNDRED

means to able to give change for a US$ 100.00. Specially when you are trying to purchase a cheap item.

e.g.

No one wanted to break a hundred so I could have a cup of coffee.

or

I had to break a hundred dollar bill to pay for parking at the beach, and now my wallet is too thick from all the twenties and ones.

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/comments/iyajv/i_had_to_break_a_hundred_dollar_bill_to_pay_for/

BREAK IT TO YOU

is used when you want to prepare your listener for surprising or bad news.

e.g.

I hate to break it to you, but you will be transfered to Nepal.

or

I Hate to Break it to You, but Mary Jane is a Filthy Whore

MARCH 14, 2010

http://sprsncyth.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-but-mary-jane-is-a-filthy-whore/

KICKSTAND

Kickstand is a small device to support a 

bicycle when it is not in use.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Or more.

SHIRT-SLEEVE WEATHER

Shirt-sleeve weather - warm enough not to wear a jacket

e.g.

It was decidedly shirt-sleeve weather, and all across the region yesterday, people doffed their jackets and overcoats to take a walk, appreciate spring's blooms and otherwise enjoy a day that reached 73 degrees in Central Park.

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/01/nyregion/short-lived-dose-of-shirt-sleeve-temperatures.html

or


Hello! I got a mail from an american guy telling me it was shirtsleeve weather up there.

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=676497

PUT AWAY

Yes, anonymous student, put away may be used to mean confine in jail.


e.g.

I hired a contractor to put new tiles in my kitchen. He took $500.00 and I never saw him again. He should be put away. Or, at least be driven out of business.

or


Dunno. It’s fine. Nbd. I’m all good. Just hanging out here in the hospital. 

Riles, that’s horrible. I’m so sorry. I hope they put away that bastard who hurt you.

http://emily-sloan.tumblr.com/page/2

MILF

A word of caution

This term is regarded to be offensive by some people. Others don't mind the use of this acronym. 


But, does it mean?


M I L F 

An acronym - Mom I'd Like to Fuck - an expression of sexual desire.

An older woman who is beautiful and sexy (also to younger men)

Check: https://twitter.com/Milf_Jennifer

SHENANIGANS

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): shenanigans: First entry of 2013 shenanigans - a trick, a prank. e.g. Do you think adults are boring because they don't do  shenanigans like these?...

shenanigans

First entry of 2013

shenanigans - a trick, a prank.

e.g.

Do you think adults are boring because they don't do shenanigans like these?

or


"I can see through their shenanigans." or

"The teacher would not tolerate any shenanigans."

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_would_you_use_shenanigans_in_a_sentence

DOLE OUT

DOLE OUT (V) - dish out, allot, give out.


As heard on CBC.CA (a paraphrase, of course)


Kids wonder how much their parents will dole out for their Halloween costumes.

or


Hospitals dole out hefty pay packages 

to medical directors

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/hospitals-dole-out-hefty-pay-packages-medical-directors/2012-10-12

GOUGE

GOUGE - EXTORT, TAKE ADVANTAGE

e.g.

Some people believe Apple gouges its loyal costumers by charging $ 30,00 for an adaptor for Iphone 5.

As seen in www.cbc.ca/marketplace

or


 Taxi drivers in many countries often try to gouge naïve tourists. (overcharge) 

 http://vocabulary-vocabulary.com/dictionary/gouge.php

 

TO GET THE RUNAROUND

This is a funny one.

To get the runaround - to get evasive excuses, delays.

e.g.

When I asked the senator why he voted for tax cuts for cigarette companies, I got the runaround.

OR

Am I getting the runaround for a job?

 

Last Thursday I came in for orientations took my drug test and my criminal background check all of it was good news I called yesterday when I was told they put me down on the availability list asked me my name number what shift I would like to work and then I was told they will call me for any openings i wanna know am I getting blown off...SN:This is from a temp service if it matters at all.

 

 http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120823131044AASQyr1

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): THE PATH - CHAPTER ONE

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): THE PATH - CHAPTER ONE: Chapter One His friends crowded the place. He had invited everyone he still kept tabs with. This job promotion would get him a place among ...

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): THE PATH - CHAPTER ONE

ASK YOUR TEACHER ANYTHING (OR ALMOST): THE PATH - CHAPTER ONE: Chapter One His friends crowded the place. He had invited everyone he still kept tabs with. This job promotion would get him a place among ...

JACK UP

Hotel chains jacked up room prices because of the World Cup.



----   increase suddenly and significantly


Another example:


No, of course not, middlemen rented everything and then jacked up the price five times and made a profit.

 en.gazeta.ru/.../a_4757997.shtml

HANDLE

Handle, in this context, has a different meaning.

Let us see.

Many people go to Ontario Place on weekends, but it can handle the crowd.

Got it?

 

GAS OUT

Gas out - lose energy gradually.


eg.

You start out strong,but then people try to discourage you; they say: " you are going to gas out".

LEG UP

Leg up - a boost, and edge, an advantage.

e.g.

If you start studying now, that will give you a leg up when you take the finals.

or

For those not totally immersed in the Thoroughbred horse racing world, trainers give "a leg up" to the jockeys contracted to ride their horses.

http://coasttocoastracing.blogspot.com/

TRADE OFF

the exchange of something for another.

e.g.

As a trade-off for babysitting, Joe's moother could use their washing machine, dryer and iron.

or

The conventional trade-off model states that unless there is some slack in the system, improving any one of the four basic manufacturing capabilities.

http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/dstools/paradigm/trade.html

HAYWIRE

Haywire means in disorder; crazy

e.g.

After donating her eggs to a fertility clinic, Mary's period went haywire.

or

I have finished the storyline but as i am going around finishing the rest of the game my controls went haywire.

http://community.batmanarkhamcity.com/forums/showthread.php/12086-Keyboard-controls-went-haywire...-game-is-unplayable-now

HAS NOT LIVED UP TO THE HYPE

HAS NOT LIVED UP TO THE HYPE = not as good as you thought it would be.

e.g.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie should have been great for Asomugha's development as a player, but so far he has not lived up to the hype.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/899438-tim-tebow-and-the-nfls-5-most-overhyped-players

PERVASIVE

Pervasive means spread throughout

e.g.

"For example, a species of flower can be pervasive in the wilderness, and a school of thought can be pervasive amongst a group of people.

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/pervasive.html#ixzz1lQLjUf2W

OR

Social networking for pervasive adaptation.

http://www.social-nets.eu/

SCANT

SCANT - adj -not abundant, meager; bearly enough

e.g.

Several respected studies have found that such payments have scant effect on student achievement.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/education/big-pay-days-in-washington-dc-schools-merit-system.html?_r=1&hp

or

Scant evidence supports EPA's pyramided Bt corn refuge size of 5%.

http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v29/n7/full/nbt.1911.html

swarms

- a large number of people or things (esp. in motion)

Swarms of shoppers enjoy savings after Christmas.

or

Smart Swarms of Bacteria Inspire Robotics: Adaptable Decision-Making Found in Bacteria Communities.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117144043.htm

WIMP OUT OF

wimp out (of (sth))

(CHICKEN OUT OUT SOMETHING)

to get out of something, leavingothers to carry the burden. : Come on! Don't wimp out nowthat there's all this work to be done.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse

e.g.

You lost the bet and were supposed to paint your face with green paint for a week. After a couple of hours, you already wimped out of it.

or

I order 'sissy' pizzas, wimp out of football and found Movember an ordeal. How can I be more manly?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/04/want-to-be-more-manly

HOBBLE

HOBBLE

to walk lamely; limp; to proceed haltingly.

e.g.

Injuries hobble Leafs ahead of Caps clash

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/injuries-hobble-leafs-ahead-of-caps-clash/article2242300/

or

He slipped on the wet floor and now hobbles through the house.

SMUT

indecent language; obscenity.

e.g.

High School Smut List Pulled Off Facebook

http://www.wpix.com/news/mocker/wpix-smut-list,0,6593871.story

RUB OFF ON

Thanks for sending me an email, anonymous;

RUB OFF ON means to become transferred or communicated to by example or association.

e.g.

Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rub+off

or

Good habits rub off on kids

http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4626696