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jog sy's memory
At 2007. április 30., hétfő 11:42, by szilvus

make someone remeber something

The police showed him a photo to try to jog his memory about what had happened on the night of the robbery. 

At 2007. január 25., csütörtök 9:12, by szilvus

hosiery (N, U) (ALSO hose) FORMAL
a word used especially in shops for items such as socks, tights and stockings:
Women's hosiery you'll find on the second floor, Madam.

sheer hose vs. opaque black tights 

At 2007. január 25., csütörtök 8:44, by szilvus
inlay (N)

a decorative pattern put into the surface of an object:
The walls of the palace are marble with silver inlay.
At 2007. január 25., csütörtök 8:36, by szilvus

muffin top

when girls put on too skinny jeans that do not fit it gives them the muffin top around their waists; so it is an unsightly roll of flesh that spills over the waist of a pair of too-tight pants, like a muffin bursting out of the pan.

ny daily news; wikipedia

(back) the fat roll, BRF

the roll of flesh that appeaers on your back when wearing too tight bras and at the same time when being overweight.

adding a little padding

to add some weight that makes you fluffy and fatty 

 

At 2006. december 21., csütörtök 15:05, by szilvus
put sg in harm's way (e.g. people)
At 2006. december 19., kedd 12:15, by szilvus

ROC, return on capital

(osztalek)

At 2006. augusztus 7., hétfő 13:12, by szilvus

Rise and shine, sleepyhead! said to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed.

At 2006. július 17., hétfő 22:07, by szilvus

cameltoe (N)

the appearance of a wedge in a womans genital region resulting from tight fitting clothes (the front part of a girl's vagina as seen with a speedo on, or bathing suit, or something worn tightly around that area, that seems like a CAMEL's toe.)

At 2006. július 3., hétfő 8:57, by szilvus

slipstream 

At 2006. június 17., szombat 13:48, by szilvus

listen up

to burn daylight (you're burning daylight)
to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions

cut out sg (cut it out)
to end or stop sg, or to cease;

At 2006. június 10., szombat 9:26, by szilvus

lackluster (US), laclustre (UK)
1. lacking in vitality, force, or conviction and energy; flat, spiritless (a dull lackluster life; lusterless performance)
2. lacking brightness, brilliance, not shining, dull (staring with lackluster eyes; lusterless hair)

the odd one out; the odd man out (Guess which number of the following sequence is the odd one out.)
a person or thing that is different from or kept apart from others that form a group or set;
person who avoids others, lone wolf, rouge elephant, outsider

happy-go-lucky
carefree and easygoing; describes someone who does not plan much and accepts what happens without being made anxious by it

At 2006. június 6., kedd 21:58, by szilvus

stillborn
born dead

At 2006. május 13., szombat 11:27, by szilvus
OMG
oh my god

WTF (yeah, i did know this one)
what the fuck
At 2006. május 12., péntek 13:05, by szilvus
cavity
1. a hole, or an empty space between two surfaces
2. a hole in a tooth

caivity wall
a wall of a building formed from two walls with a space, usually for air, between them. It is made in this way to keep out water and cold air

squat
1. (V)
to position yourself close to the ground balancing on the front part of your feet with your legs bent under your body (guggol in Hungarian)
crouch or sit with the knees bent and the heels close to the bottom or thighs
2. (V) to live in an empty building or area of land without the permission of the owner (abide, inhabit, live, lodge, nest, perch, reside, room, settle)
unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or area of land
3. (A) short and wide, usually in an unattractive way (synosyms: stocky, chunky, fat, heavy, short)
short or low, and disproportionately broad or wide
4. (US slang) anything (His opinion isn't worth squat. That doesn't mean squat.)
5. to pee, to take a shit (Crazy/beautiful: "I'm a go pop a squat")
6. a very small amount (often used with diddly in this sense)

squat-thrust
a type of physical exercise in which your hands are kept on the floor while your legs move from a position in which they are bent under the body to one in which they are straight out behind you;
an exercise in which the legs are thrust backwards to their full extent from a squatting position with the hands on the floor

diddly-squat

anything at all (informal)
nothing at all
At 2006. május 9., kedd 18:35, by szilvus
point-blank
1. saying something very clearly in very few words, without trying to be polite or pleasant (not polite) (He asked me to work at the weekend, but I refused point-blank.)
2. describes shooting from a gun that is fired from extremely close to the target or when almost touching it
(adverb before noun) (a point-blank shot)
At 2006. május 9., kedd 18:32, by szilvus
final nail -> ? last straw that broke the camel's back
another/the final nail in the coffin
an event which causes the failure of something that had already started to fail
At 2006. május 7., vasárnap 11:40, by szilvus
swine
1. a person whom you consider to be extremely unpleasant and unkind (old-fashioned)
(Her ex-husband sounds like an absolute swine)
2. pig (old use or specialized)

cast pearls before swine (I'm afraid you're casting pearls before swine with your good advice - he won't listen)
to offer something valuable or good to someone who does not know its value

tribulation
a problem or difficulty (formal)

trials and tribulations (~ of marriage)
troubles and events that cause suffering

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
said to emphasize that you must not simply intend to behave well but you must act according to your intentions, because you will have problems or be punished if you do not

back talk (US), backchat (UK) (That back talk just bought you a new case, Alex!)
rude remarks made when answering someone in authority

dodgy (informal)
1. dishonest (They got involved with a dodgy businessman and lost all their savings)
2. unable to be depended on or risky (I can't come in to work today - I've got a bit of a dodgy stomach)
3. likely to break or cause pain (Careful - that chair's a bit dodgy)
At 2006. május 4., csütörtök 18:21, by szilvus
whack
1. to hit something noisily (T)
2.
to quickly put something somewhere (T+adverb or preposition) ("Where shall I put my bag?" "Just whack it in the corner there.")
3. a share or part (Low earners will pay only half the charge but high earners will have to pay full whack)
4. top whack the highest possible price or payment (They're prepared to pay top whack for goods like this.)
5. out of whack not operating correctly or looking right (You can use Carol's old bike - the gears are out of whack, but it still goes.)
At 2006. május 4., csütörtök 16:57, by szilvus
rign out ("Shot rings out in the Memphis sky" // A cry of warning rang out.)
when a sound rings out, it is loud and clear

At 2006. május 1., hétfő 18:50, by szilvus
seizure
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