Canadian Slang Share

BOFA

Per August99's suggestion, I am now putting all in one thread for easy tracing.
3 n0 \, ?  l2 I! N! U
Stick-in-the-mud

4 t$ _1 @  H2 n# f0 D6 t. y, oMeaning: refer to a person who doesn't go out, also Party-Pooper
$ @/ U/ b, S& c+ \: `
" g# K6 Y$ Q0 h6 H& X& S9 }& @+ `Example: Farley, that stick-in-the-mud. He never go to parties.
2 u( S! a; M8 K8 N( Q" Q
. [0 @# C. n" K& a4 i& E8 jI remember there is a song having such a line.
/ R) k; I. U. {+ z! s  L* m) ?2 A6 y
[ 本帖最后由 豆腐温柔 于 2008-7-30 12:28 编辑 ]

BOFA

Pour out your soul
- Q: Q0 z0 s9 K. j( ~- a& ~
1 [5 [( k* z2 W; }, N) |Meaning: Tell your private feelings, tell all.

Example:

! p9 `7 }& Q7 o4 CWhen Zora visits, she pours out her soul to me about her lover.

BOFA

<font bold>Odds and Ends</font>
" E% j+ [- D7 u) Q4 I& O
Meaning: Small pieces that are not used, loose ends.

! E8 W, ~6 F( R, j, s$ v) IExample: When you build the fence, save the odds and ends to make toys.

munkkie9909

you've got a major typo in the name of the thread

august99

One-Track
3 P" ^+ s+ o* |3 @
) |0 e/ }+ x5 o0 QMeaning: Tendency to think about only one subject

6 E9 z0 z; Q- q( g6 GMy son has a one -track mind these days. He thinks only about cars.

2 G( x9 R) c7 l& A: O6 L
* L* U% g  r8 b8 s! V3 {
Copied from the original posting by BOFA

august99

The short end of the stick

Meaning:
! ^4 D( Q! S. ]$ Q" i吃亏
English: The worst job, the least pay, also Dump on

Example:
2 C" D  k/ v( l0 B- D3 L+ O4 yI work with Ken, I always get the short end of the stick. He gives me the hard jobs

BOFA

Lay a Trip
  I5 C- L. @7 o- z
Meaning: suggest guilt or blame or duty。 也就是我们经常说的"不要让我有内疚感，负罪感“的意思。
Example: Don't lay a trip on me about low grades. I am studying hard.
* d% Z5 O$ {; _; P
非常好的一个习惯表达法。我们以后要用噢。

BOFA

This issue is about how we laugh.
3 M; B: K. M# {" X# A
1. Laugh up your sleeve
    Meaning: laugh secretly at someone, behind your back.
    在背后偷偷笑 (我想应该是不怀好意吧）
& T1 @; m& }, S" C- v
2. Laugh your head off
# l) T6 V1 r4 T& s2 A! ~! Q! d
- L6 [* \! i# X: l0 `& R  j; B3. Laugh yourself sick
1 x1 h1 o4 ]; |8 P+ ~
4. Laugh yourself silly

Item 2-4 all mean that you laugh so hard, so long, that you feel ache, "sick", or....

/ }3 l, D/ E/ o% ]. Q5 D下次我们该知道如何说我笑破肚皮了。

BOFA

I Stepped into the Bookstore today, flipping over an Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, and spotted these. I heard of this on the movie last night too.
5 Q' T: P2 d9 Y, s0 d3 Z) }2 ^; f
Follow Suit

Meaning: (in Bridge, cards,....games) play the same suit. Generally, take the same action.

BOFA

You Have Me There

"你把我问住了, 我无法回答“， ”在这点上你把我抓住了"= I don't know (but i am supposed to know)

Now you make a sentence out of it.

阿虎

yo bofa, you are the man !!

xb.su

原帖由 BOFA 于 2008-7-31 22:34 发表
You Have Me There

* w- r2 R& y# X- |1 W9 G"你把我问住了, 我无法回答“， ”在这点上你把我抓住了"= I don't know (but i am supposed to know)
% K5 l1 _& g% m; B. u
6 Q2 _$ Q. ~, _- p* t- KNow you make a sentence out of it.

You really have me there, Bofa.
7 H+ Q, N/ Y3 L4 C6 m7 m; ~You got me.

xb.su

精品中年老男人

GOOD!!

Some more?
/ }2 f' o# \. l; I# b
Thanks for sharing!!

billzhao

goood, go on

BOFA

<P><font color="Red"><b>When the chips are down</b></font></p>

Meaning: When it is time to make a right decision, or have to win. 在非常关键的时刻，一旦作出决定，成败在此一举。
% ]1 g2 a. P4 B' S! i8 ^         来源自扑克牌游戏。Chip是筹码的意思。整体意识是下了赌注，就不能反悔了。。
        =when the situation is urgent.
/ R' N+ F. _8 S7 |! R% `
% H" Q% G+ `; f# y. _
+ ~; o! C- b5 |. [1 s4 {<p> <font color="Red"><b> A chip off the old black</b></font></p>

意思很容易理解。 就是旧木块的碎片。。什么意思？？孩子跟他、她爸一个模样

湘沙古人

put english on the ball:
* y2 _' |. j7 ~1 r( B
& _& }( ^/ o* J* ?6 gmakes the ball backspin in pool game

BOFA

A Penny for your thoughts

# t5 J0 K3 S. x+ ?Mhhh. Is the person wanting to buy some ideas from someone else? Surely not.

' w4 |3 u# z; o) s) m7 b! R% vIt means "What are you thinking about?" "What is in your mind" (why you are staring at the ceiling and wordless......."

9 l/ Q& Q! M" F% Q! j$ dbut cautious when use. It should only use between close friends or family members.....

BOFA

Today's sharing is
9 G; w6 O, U  H+ Q$ Y  "By the seat of one's pants"
0 T" O0 Q* [( ?5 }+ ~* {2 `) E5 C3 x
' {4 B  C, p4 W' D- i; u, n- cMeaning: based on one's experience, feeling, and sense. depends on one's intuition......凭着经验做。。。。来源于飞行员仪表盘失效后凭屁股的稳定感来驾驶。

- K0 x9 N: o/ R, J1 B" c6 a  }Try to use it tomorrow and you'll remember it forever.

BOFA

I heard this saying last night in a movie, when one said she had something important to tell the other woman, about her husband's cheating on her. The other woman said this sentence. I  thought she meant to mean that she is so eager to know.

Check the dictionary and it means:

Very interested in..... or feel suspense in a (story ect. ).
6 n3 z5 {6 y, R- P5 @9 d
) T1 A; s% a8 F' d3 s0 f- M# D我想下回我们催别人赶紧说的时候，可以用这个表达法了。

BOFA

You can hear this between two close persons when the one being asked seems to show upset, be low, and just be different than usual.

Meaning: what is upset  you? What's going on? What happens to you?
3 g; M7 S: I0 W# D* m# @2 N* }  E
明天如果见到你的BUDDY情绪低落的话，用这句话试试看。

BOFA

On the Mend
0 v' f9 O' y  h
Meaning: things are getting better, espcially illness and bad mood.
# y- A' C5 O- j$ g. {; _
  T* p8 q6 G& V$ ]Online Dicationary explains as follows:
( C7 U" D3 v  i  z10. on the mend, a. recovering from an illness.  
b. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend.  
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/on%20the%20mend
: e4 v* n% r+ v# N% K% [+ \& Q

I learned this on the cartoon The Simpson's, when Bart faked the sickness to avoid another failuer in his Grade 4 tests that would qualify him for moving foward to Grade 5.