Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 17
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run out of gas
The politician
ran out of gas
during the campaign.
Meaning
lost interest or momentum
sack
When did you
hit the sack
last night?
Meaning
go to bed
scam
Don't lose your money in some kind of
scam
.
Meaning
swindle
scarf
Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he
scarfed down
everything on his plate.
Meaning
ate quickly
schmuck
What a stupid
schmuck
.
Meaning
jerk
screw around
If you
screw around
all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
Meaning
waste time
screw up
If you
screw up
one more time, I will fire you.
Meaning
make a mistake
sharp
He is very
sharp
with numbers
Meaning
intelligent
shot
I'll give the puzzle another
shot
.
Meaning
try
shot down
Everyone
shot down
my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
Meaning
disagreed with
slammer
The police threw them both in the
slammer
.
Meaning
jail
smashed
Try not to get
smashed
at the beer party.
Meaning
intoxicated
smoke eater
My father is a
smoke eater
.
Meaning
fireman
split
It is time to
split
and go see the movie.
Meaning
leave
spook
The cows were
spooked
by the howling of the wolves.
Meaning
frightened
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