Offefe Flashcards
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dodgy
likely to be dishonest or illegal:
The couple lost their life savings in some dodgy investments
Suspect, strange or perhaps of unclear origin, i.e. stolen, or even (in the case of a car or machinery in general) given to breaking down.
Many, many years ago I had a Ford Fiesta which was ‘dodgy’, as in everything that possibly could, went wrong with it! I
Bags that one
bag something (informal) to claim something as yours before somebody else claims it; to take something before somebody else can get it
Sally had managed to bag the two best seats.
Quick, bag that table over there!
Seemingly
appearing to be something, especially when this is not true:
He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems.
Drop them back
To leave something for someone
Well drop them back later
Cant help but
can’t help but
to be unable to refrain from or avoid; be obliged to
Still, you can’t help but admire her
I cant help but think that i was supposed be be doing something today.
Take a detour
different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way:
make a detour You’d be wise to make a detour to avoid the roadworks.
Gobshite
a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.
“he’d have looked like a right gobshite bringing the lawnmower for a walk around a baldy garden”
To be off
To be away,somewhere else than the place you were expected bo be
And instead your off fuckin aboyt with conor
Put up a fight
To offer some form of resistance to an attack. quotations ▼
She put up a fight when the mugger tried to steal her purse.
Wag
(especially of a tail or finger) to move from side to side or up and down, especially quickly and repeatedly, or to cause this to happen:
The little dog’s tail wagged in delight.
He wagged his finger sternly at the two boys.
Banging antlers in the amazon
Antlers is the branched horn on the head of a deer and banging means to hit something
Banging antlers is when deers bang their antlers
Whis someone ass
beat someone in a fight or contest.
Loan
a thing that is borrowed
Thanks for the loan boys
Sound
used to say that you like, agree with, or approve of someone or something:
He’s a good guy. He’s sound.
“Shall we go there now?” “Yeah, sound.”
Sound lads
Robust
(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail:
He looks robust and healthy enough
Eggs are robust
Rep
Reputation
Sketch
a term used to describe a situation, a person, a store, a restuarant, an item, basically any noun, that is of dubious character
That restaurant looks a little sketch; did you see all the bugs in there?!
Tidy up
arrange something in a neat and ordered way.
“I’ll just go and tidy up”
Clean things after you
Go off
to leave a place and go somewhere else:
She’s gone off on holiday with Tony.
A spin
for a spin and *for a ride; for a drive
to take a ride in a vehicle or on a bicycle. (Typically: go ~; go out ~; take something ~.) Let’s get out our bikes and go for a spin
Protective
wantingtoprotectsomeone fromcriticism,hurt,danger, etc. because you like them very much:
It’seasyto be too protectivetowards/ofyourchildren.
Togetyourhole
Togetseggs
In Ireland, a man may say he got his hole when he got some eggs
Somebodys not getting their hole tonight
Im/On a bit of a rush
You can use this phrase to describe a situation in which someone is feeling hurried or rushed. For example, “I’m feeling a bit of a rush to get to the airport on time.”.
Owe you one
said to thank someone for helping you and as a way of saying that you will do something for them in the future:
Thanks for the help, Bill - I owe you one.
