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Small talk & greetings · Chào hỏi 541
Hellos, goodbyes, thanks, and the phrases that open doors.
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little go
Any minor or preliminary activity.
little spoon
The person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.
locker room talk
A type of boastful, lurid, chauvinistic conversation that commonly takes place in all-male locker rooms, especially such conversation concerning sexual conquests and the like.
lolly up
To inform on.
lời nói là bạc, im lặng là vàng
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
mess around
To fiddle idly.
mess with
To interfere with.
mike up
To fit a microphone and transmitter to (a person). Usually for television performers, or for police informers.
miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện
paan is a conversation starter
mocking is catching
Be careful of making fun of others, lest others make fun of you.
nói hươu nói vượn
to chat idly; to shoot the breeze
on the blob
Menstruating; on one's period.
pad down
To spend the night somewhere.
pal around
To spend time with someone as a friend.
pal up
To become friends.
perk up
To become more upright
phone up
To phone; to contact by telephone.
pick on
To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
piss in someone's pocket
To say flattering or fawning things to a person in the hope of gaining favour with them.
pitch on
To throw (something) onto (something).
pitch up
To arrive; to turn up.
plead up
To plead guilty, especially to elevated charges in a plea bargain, such as to avoid a trial or to avoid immigration proceedings.
pluck up
To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up.
poll parrot
A talkative, gossiping woman.
pop down
To place on a surface.
push past
To rudely force one's way in front of another.
put someone on game
To inform someone (about something); to make someone aware (of something).
quiet down
To become quieter.
quieten down
To become quieter.
rap at
To talk to; to communicate with; to tell of important things.
real talk
Serious communication, especially (interjection) to mark such communication in contrast to previous small talk.
revert back
To reply, respond.
ring around
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
ring back
To return a phone call.
ring round
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
say it, don't spray it
One should be careful not to spit or spray saliva when speaking.
say less
Indicating enthusiastic agreement to a request.
say that
Used to express enthusiasm, encouragement, or agreement with the speaker.
scoop in
To entice, trick or manipulate (someone) into joining up with a group or activity.
see in
To show (someone) in: to introduce (someone) to the inside of a place.
see you later, baked potato
Au revoir, see you soon.
send in
To give (one's name), present (one's card) when making a social call.
sex sells
The use of sex appeal is a successful marketing tactic.
shake on it
To agree by shaking hands; to close a deal.
shake together
To get along well; to make friends.
shine up
To cause to be shiny or more shiny.
shit talk
Derogatory speech regarding someone or something.
shoot the breeze
To chat idly or casually, without any serious topic of conversation.
shoot the shit
To chat casually; to gossip.
shout out
To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
shy bairns get nowt
If you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.
silence is consent
A lack of response to an action is a tacit approval of that action.
silence is golden
Staying quiet is often the wisest or most valuable choice.
silence is oppression
Synonym of silence is violence (“silence in certain settings can be perceived or interpreted as unfriendly or hostile.”).
simper out
To speak with a simper.
sir sandwich
The practice of beginning and ending a sentence with the address of sir.
sit down
To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
slack off
To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.
slap bellies
To have sexual intercourse.