English Expressions

[Dave]

Hi!

I'm searching a good site for English Expressions meaning, can someone give me a link? or help me with these expressions?

-have sticky fingers
-hit the jackpot
-in a nutshell
-in black and white
-in hot water
-in the same boat
-jack of all trades
-keep in touch
-keep up with the joneses
-kick the bucket
-kill two birds with one stone
-last word

PS. you don't have to search for these expression, just post the meaning of those that you know

Thanks.
Dave

[Mosteque]

have sticky fingers - when you have them, you are likely to steal sth;)

hit the jackpot - to win sth or suddenly get a lot of money

in a nutshell - to cut long story short, to say sth using as few words as possible

in black and white - on paper, sth is written down

be in hot water - to be in a dangerous situation or one that you are likely to be criticised

in the same boat - be in the same (unpleasant) situation as other ppl

to keep in touch - not losing contact with sb

keep up with the Joneses - you always want the same stuff as other ppl have, just to show that you can afford them too.

kick the bucket - give up a ghost, fell off the perch, bite the dust, snuff it - to die:)

kill two birds with one stone - you achieve two goals doing one thing

last word on sth - you won't say more, this is your last word

Try to take some expression tests from this site:)
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[Dave]

Mosteque wrote:

have sticky fingers - when you have them, you are likely to steal sth;) hit the jackpot - to win sth or suddenly get a lot of money in a nutshell - to cut long story short, to say sth using as few words as possible in black and white - on paper, sth is written down be in hot water - to be in a dangerous situation or one that you are likely to be criticised in the same boat - be in the same (unpleasant) situation as other ppl to keep in touch - not losing contact with sb keep up with the Joneses - you always want the same stuff as other ppl have, just to show that you can afford them too. kick the bucket - give up a ghost, fell off the perch, bite the dust, snuff it - to die:) kill two birds with one stone - you achieve two goals doing one thing last word on sth - you won't say more, this is your last word Try to take some expression tests from this site:)

Thanks Mosteque!, and by the way, where can I get those test and what does STHmeans?:?

[Mosteque]

This is a link to tests : http://www.english-test.net/index.html

sth - something
sb - somebody
btw - by the way
asap - as soon as possible
lol - laughing on loudly

this is a kind of internet lingo, sorry for baffling you;)
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[Dave]

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[Rich7]

You should take a look at this...

http://www.netlingo.com

[Mosteque]

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[Torsten]

Yes, I got that message too but the site shows a Google PageRank 7/10 which means it must have been around for a while and has gained quite a level of importance.

TOEIC listening, photographs: The end of the pier

[Dave]

[Mosteque]

yes, indeed I omitted one. I did it on purpose because I hadn't known the meaning of it. Now when I've chcecked - read as follows;) :

Jack of all trades - a person who knows how to do many different jobs

This is a part of a bit longer saying: Jack of all trades, master of none, which simply means that this person can do a lot of things but isn't an expert at any of them.
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[Dave]

[Edith]

-keep in touch means to maintain communication.

[Dave]

Thanks... That was helpful, I hope you guys to help me if i need help again with expressions, maby with idioms too :P

[Mosteque]

He who seeks finds and who.... asks will be answered :D ;)
you can bank on me ;)
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