Essential American Slang Words for English learners (Part 4)

To dump somebody (verb) If you dump somebody, you’re probably going to break their heart. If you dump your boyfriend or girlfriend it means you stop having a romantic relationship with them for some reason. And if you’re dumped, it means that somebody doesn’t want to date you anymore – don’t worry, there are plenty more fish in the sea! (There are many more great single people out there to date).     

Example 1)

“What’s wrong with Amy? She’s been walking around the campus all day looking sad and like she’s going to start crying anymore.”

“Didn’t you hear? Alex dumped her last night! Just don’t mention his name at all!”

“Wow, I’m surprised. They always looked so happy together!”

Example 2)

“Landon looks so mad! What happened?”

“He and Samantha broke up.”

“Oh no, who dumped who?”

“I’m not sure, but I have a feeling it was Sam!”

Essential American Slang Words for English learners (Part 3)

Busted (adjective/verb) If you bust someone, you’ve caught them doing something they shouldn’t be doing/saying/hiding. The police bust people every day translates to they catch all the bad guys and charge them or put them in prison.      

Example 1)

“Did you hear that Sam got busted speeding?”

“No, but I’m not surprised. I’m always telling him he needs to drive slower!”

Example 2)

“There were two kids who were busted cheating in their exams!”

“Really? What happened?”

“I’m not sure, but they’ll definitely be punished. Our school takes cheating really seriously.”

Halloween

Someone says that tpday is the scariest night of the year...As for me it's the craziest one...You can dress up as you want and do fancy things without fear to be weird...I like it)))
But what do we know about this holiday event???Watch the video and become a little bit cleverer)

Halloween history with subtitles

The History of Halloween

Top 10 Halloween Facts

Top 10 HALLOWEEN FACTS You DIDN'T KNOW

Essential American Slang Words for English Learners (Part 2)

To Chill Out (verb) Everybody loves to chill out but what does it mean? It simply means to relax. Usually it can be used with or without the word ‘out’ and if you’re speaking with a native English speaker they’ll definitely understand.      

Example 1)

“Hey Tommy, what are you guys doing?”

“We’re just chilling (out). Do you want to come round?”

Example 2)

“Sue, what did you do in the weekend?”

“Nothing much. We just chilled (out).”

But if someone tells you need to chill out it’s not as positive. It means that they think you’re overreacting to a situation or getting stressed about silly little things.      

Example 3)

“I can’t believe that test we just had. I’m sure I’m going to fail.”

“You need to chill out and stop thinking too much. I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

Wheels (noun) We know there are many things that have wheels – a car, a motorbike, a bike and even wheelbarrow but when somebody refers to their wheels they are talking about their car.      

Example 1)

“Hey, can you pick me up at 3?”

“Sorry, I can’t. I don’t have my wheels at the moment?”

“Why?”

“I had to take it down to the garage, there’s something wrong with the engine!”

Example 2)

“Nice wheels!”

“Thanks, it was a birthday present from my dad!”

To be amped (adjective) If you’re amped about something, you’re super excited or you can’t wait for something to happen.

Example 1)

“I can’t wait to see Beyonce live!”

“Me too, I’m amped.”

It can also mean you’re really determined and you want something to happen. With this meaning you can also replace amped with pumped. In other words you’re full of adrenalin!       

Example 2)

“I’m so amped for the game tonight!”

“Yeah, I’m sure you are! You guys need to beat the Sox.”