ace
He's an ace reporter.
MEANING: very good
action
Do you know where the action is in this town?
MEANING: excitement
airhead
My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.
MEANING: stupid person
all wet
Your ideas about politics are all wet.
MEANING: completely wrong
all-nighter
I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.
MEANING: after studying all night.
ammo
The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.
MEANING: ammunition
antifreeze
I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.
MEANING: liquor
armpit
This town is really an armpit.
MEANING: undesirable place
awesome
What an awesome sunset.
MEANING: great
bad
Wow, that was really a bad movie.
MEANING: intense
barf
He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.
MEANING: vomitted
bashed
The boat was bashed beyond recognition.
MEANING: crushed
beat
After working all day I am really beat.
MEANING: exhausted
beemer
He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.
Ammunition
Ammunition on NEW YORK 14' shells (LOC)
cricket.nightjar.batMEANING: B.M.W. car
bench
He was benched during the basketball playoffs.
MEANING: taken out of the game
bent
It's OK. Don't get so bent.
MEANING: angry
bent out of shape
Don't get so bent out of shape.
MEANING: become upset
big gun
The president brought two big guns to the meeting.
MEANING: powerful people
big mouth
Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
MEANING: talk too much
big stink
The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.
MEANING: big issue
blade
He carried a ten inch blade with him.
MEANING: knife
blimp
I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.
MEANING: very fat person
blow
I'm going to blow out of here now.
MEANING: leave
blow
He blew all his money gambling.
MEANING: lost
blow a fuse
Hey, don't...