Read the following dialogue in slang and try to guess the meaning of the underlined expressions

At school

(dialogue in slang)

Anne joins Peggy, who seems totally out of it.

Anne:You seem really **pissed off. What’s up?

Peggy: Just get out of my face, would you?!

Anne:*Chill out! What’s eating you, anyway?

Peggy: Sorry. It’s just that I think I blew the final and now my parents are going to get all bent out of shape. I like totally drew a blank on everything!

Anne:Well, now you’re really going to freak out. When I tell you who aced it...what’s – her-face...the one who always* kisses up to the teacher.

Peggy: Jennifer Davies? Give me a break! I can’t stand her. She’s such a dweeb! How could she possibly ace it when she keeps cutting class all the time?

Anne:She’s the teacher’s pet, that’s why. Besides, he’s so laid back he lets her get away with it. She just really rubs me the wrong way.

And you know what? I think she’s got the *hots for him, too.

Peggy: Get out of here!

Anne:I’m dead serious. Yesterday, before class starts, she walks up to Mr. Edward’s desk and goes, ‘Good morning, Jim.’

Peggy: Oh, *gag me! She’s totally gross!

*Probably not used by anyone over 30

**Slightly off-color

Use the explanations given below and compile the dialogue in standard English

Vocabulary

1) ace a test (to) – to do extremely well on a test.

She did extremely well on a test.

2) blow something (to) – to fail at something; or to make a big mistake;

3) chill out (to) –to calm down;

4) cut class (to) – to be absent from class without permission;

5) dead serious (to be) – to be extremely serious

Note: The adjective «dead» is commonly used to mean «extremely», «absolutely», or «directly» in the following expressions only:

The usage of «dead» would be incorrect in other expressions. For example: dead happy; dead hungry; dead angry, etc. are all incorrect expressions.

6) draw a blank (to) – to forget suddenly.

7) dweeb – moron, simpleton.

Note: This is an extremely common noun used mainly by young people. Synonym: geek.

What a geek! What an idiot!

8) Eat (to) – to upset; to anger.

9) final –This is a very popular abbreviation for final examination.

10) freak out (to) – 1.to lose control of one’s emotional state, to become very upset and irrational; 2.to lose grasp of reality temporarily due to drugs.

Note: this is an extremely popular expression used by younger people.

11) «Gag me!» – «That makes me sick!» – The expression is used to signify great displeasure.

12) Get all bent out of shape (to) – to become very angry.

13) Get away with something (to) – to succeed at doing something dishonest. For example: He got away with cheating on the test, He succeeded at cheating on the test.

14) «Get out of here!» – 1. «You’re ridding!» 2.«Absolutely not!»

15) Get out of someone’s face (to) – to leave someone alone.

16) Give someone a break (to) – 1.It could best be translated as «you’re kidding!» (annoyance and disbelief); 2.To do someone a favor; 3.To give someone an opportunity for success; 4. To be merciful with someone.

17) Go (to) – to say

18) Gross (to be) – to be disgusting.

Note: This was created from the adjective «grotesque».

19)Hot for someone (to have the) – to be interested sexually someone. Also: to be hot = to be good looking and sexy. He is hot! He is sexy!

20) Kiss up to someone (to) – flatter someone in order to obtain something

21) laid back – calm

22) Like – This is an extremely popular expression used by younger people. It could be translated as «how should I put this...» or «uh...»

For example: He’s like really weird;

He’s, uh...really weird.

23) out of it (to be) – to be in a daze

24) pissed of (to be) – (extremely popular) to be angry.

Note:Although having absolutely nothing to do with urinating, some people consider this expression to be vulgar since it comes from the slang verb «to piss» meaning «to urinate», a most definitely vulgar expression

25) rub the wrong way (to) – to irritate

26) teacher’s pet – the teacher’s favorite student

27) unable to stand someone or something (to be) – to be unable to tolerate someone or something;

28) what’s – her – face – this expression commonly used as a replacement for a woman’s name when the speaker can not remember it.

29) «What’s eating you?» – «What’s the matter with you?»

30) «What’s up?» – «What’s happening?»

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