Slangs

Question 1

Grass someone up

Answer 1

British slang. : to tell the police about the criminal activity of (someone)

Question 2

have (one’s) hand in the till

Answer 2

To be stealing money from one’s workplace or employer.

Question 3

In for a penny in for a pound

Answer 3

British. —used to say that a person should finish what he or she has started to do even though it may be difficult or expensive

Question 4

Hooligans

Answer 4

slang for a young person who breaks the law. An example of a hooligan is a teenager who steals car stereos. noun.

Question 5

Give me the willies

Answer 5

A strong feeling of nervous discomfort

Question 6

blow a gasket

Answer 6

informal

to suddenly become very angry.

Question 7

Sub rosa

Answer 7

adj.

Secretive

Question 8

A kettle of fish

Answer 8

The expression “a kettle of fish” means “a real mess.” If you accidentally scheduled three dates on the same night, you might call it a kettle of fish. Most people who use this expression say either “a fine kettle of fish” or “a pretty kettle of fish,” though what they’re describing isn’t fine or pretty.

Question 9

Thick as thieves

Answer 9

Very close friends