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Offline lm_shanny

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Authentic expressions
« on: May 13, 2011, 02:01:57 PM »
My KT wants me to present an authentic expression to our 5th graders at the end of every class. The problem is I'm seriously running out. He wants American expressions, a big problem seen as i'm not. I could bombard them with weird irish expressions but I sense that's not what there after.

I've used the basic "what's up" "how's it going" "I'm crazy about___" and "piece of cake", I'm wondering does anybody know of other threads discussing this or if peole could start droppin in some that they think would be good.
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Offline justanotherwaygook

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2011, 02:07:19 PM »
"I gotta drop the kids off at the pool"....

Well, here's some others:

"Hit the road."

"Take care."

"I'll see what I can do."

"Take it easy."
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Offline Jozigirl

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011, 02:08:07 PM »
lucky fish
now or never
peace and quiet
come and go
tickled pink
Dang!
taking it easy
kill time
hit the road
sooner or later

They're not all specific to America but I reckon a lot of these are fairly common.
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Offline ramkyles

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2011, 02:09:13 PM »
California specific - Dude (man)

Also it may be slang, but I had a lot of fun explaining "Homeboy" and "Homegirl" to Koreans since they are about community and such. It could mean "friend" or "friend from your part of town/country/area."

"Get outta here/town" and idiom that means "you aren't serious?"

"Take care"- goodbye

Peace (out)- goodbye (and an interesting one thay coincides with "annyong haseyo" since both mean peace.

Those are just some "off the top of my head" (there's one!) 
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Offline Sara

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2011, 03:10:31 PM »
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Offline kneezah

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2011, 03:38:39 PM »
Food Related
- chocoholic
- cut down on something: i need to cut down on chocolate
- doggie bag
- Dutch (to go)
- eye's that are bigger than one's stomach
- grab a bite
- left overs
- pig out (to)

School Related
- ace a test
- blow a test
- cram (to)
- cut class (to)
- drop a class (to)
- flunk (to)
- pull an all-nighter
- get straight A's

Social Situations
- blast (to have a)
- get a grip (to)
- get a load of someone/something (to)
- get on someone's case
- put someone on (to)
- what's up with....
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Offline UK girl

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2011, 04:08:06 PM »
Search 'idioms' and you'll find lots :)
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Offline santa7

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Re: Authentic expressions
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2011, 04:43:22 PM »
Bag and baggage
Rob the cradle
Put on your thinking cap
Now I ask you
Movers and shakers
Full speed ahead
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