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Share your favorite slang phrases! Native speakers and italki Teachers can show off their slang expertise in their native language.

#Slang

Share your favorite slang phrases! Native speakers and italki Teachers can show off their slang expertise in their native language.

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Have you heard of the English idiom, "to sponge off (someone)?" See if you can discover the meaning in this exercise.

Kevin needs to get his own apartment and stop sponging off his parents. This means that:

he needs to ask his parents for more help.

he needs to stop taking advantage of his parents.

he needs to spend more time helping his parents.

he needs to bathe more.

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21 oct. 2025 12:22

Would you like to practice using an English idiom? Try this exercise! See if you can choose the correct meaning of "on pins and needles."

Mark is waiting for his test scores on pins and needles. This means that:

he doesn't care about his test scores.

he is so anxious that he needed a shot to relax.

he is waiting anxiously for his test scores.

he has to test his blood and give himself shot.

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10 oct. 2025 18:00

Let's practice English idioms! Do you know what it means " to throw in the towel"?

After working very hard to start a business, Linda decided to throw in the towel. This means that:

she decided to give up on her business.

she had a pool party to promote her business.

she bought towels as gifts for her clients.

she threw away all the dirty towels in her office.

25 réponse(s)

2 oct. 2025 13:27

English Vocabulary

The ship will carry goods across the sea. This one way to __________ cargo.

Take a moment to practice your English idioms! Can you figure out the meaning of the idiom, "to bury the hatchet"?

After a bitter argument, Jane and Paula finally decided to bury the hatchet. This means that:

they decided to bury their old tools.

they continued to fight with each other.

they planned each other's funerals.

they decided to make peace and stop fighting.

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11 sept. 2025 18:25

Hey there, Language Explorer! 🧭 💬 Hungarian Slang Quiz! Do you know this fun Hungarian word? 🤔

What does "kalamajka" mean? 🤔

A big house 🏘️

A folk dance 💃

A big mess / trouble 😬

A type of soup 🍜

2 réponse(s)

10 sept. 2025 17:45

Let's do some practice with English idioms! See if you can discover the meaning of "to pan out" in this exercise.

Marianne's plans to become an actress didn't pan out. This means that:

she was successful but not in the way she imagined

her plans were not successful.

she gave up acting and went looking for gold.

she was frustrated with the camera operators.

24 réponse(s)

9 sept. 2025 11:04

Let's try an exercise about English idioms! See if you can guess the meaning of "a flash in the pan."

Chris de Burgh's song "Lady in Red" was a flash in the pan. This means that:

he had an impressive light show at his concerts.

Lady in Red was the first success of his career.

Lady in Red was his only successful song.

he made lots of money on the song and lost it.

28 réponse(s)

8 sept. 2025 19:45

Practice using an English idiom with this exercise. Have you seen this idiom before? After this exercise, try using it in a sentence.

Our company is having difficulty selling enough products to make a profit. I don't know if we will sink or swim in the coming year. "Sink or swim" means that:

I don't know if we will experience a flood.

I am confident that we will do well.

I don't know if we will survive.

I don't know if my colleagues will learn to swim.

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4 sept. 2025 16:59

Me fue re mal en el examen. "Re" significa:

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