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more holes than a Swiss cheese

adj.

a phrase to qualify something that has a lot

of

faults and problems. If an argument or a story has more holes than the distinctive gaps in the said Swiss cheese, it’s definitely

got

a lot

of

issues.

Ex.: I didn’t enjoy his last movie at all; the plot had more holes than a Swiss cheese and the scenario was totally improbable.

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I feel queer

n.

I feel weird

adj Depuis plusieurs ans, “Queer” n’est plus commun pour se sentir mal. Ça veut dire “gai” ou homosexuel. Weird est beaucoup plus simple sans avoir deux sens.

it’s

got

bits in it

n.

means a liquid is not clear: this tea’s

got

bits in it, I don’t like yogurt with bits in it

assez proche de l’idée de ‘il y a à boire et à manger’

I rest my case

n.

Phrase used when someone has brought all the evidences to support his point

of

view; “I’m done with explanations”

idgaf

abbr. acron.

I don’t give a fuck

TIL

abbr. acron.

Short for “today I learned”.

[Fam.];[Slang] When you learn about information that isn’t new but is novel for you, share it with the world by adding a “TIL”.

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website

n.

I sign the first letters

of

the pages.

website website

it hit me

exp.

it occurred to me, I suddenly thought

of

it, I had an idea all

of

a sudden

E.g: I wondered all day long how to solve this problem and it suddenly hit me…I had to talk to Marry.

beats me!

exp.

I have no idea; I don’t have a clue

[Informal] E.g.: Why was she upset? – Beats me!

shovel list

n.

“It’s a list

of

all the people and things I hate so much I want to hit them in the face with a shovel.” Concept coming from the Marian Keyes novel, The Mystery

of

Mercy Close (2012).