relative to people who are attached but don't want to be too intimate with someone on whom they are dependent
psychology
can't be arsed
exp.
if you can't be arsed to do something, you can't be bothered to do it (you are too lazy to do it)
colloquial, British, very common
I can't take it
exp.
I can't understand it, I can't believe it, I can't accept it
laugh and the world will laugh with you; weep and you will weep alone
exp.
when you are happy, people will want to be around you and share your happiness, but when you are sad, people will avoid you.
screw you jackass
exp.
go away idiot, fool ; leave me alone idiot, fool ; fuck you idiot, fool ; fuck off idiot, fool.
[Slang];[Vulg.]
you catch more flies with honey
exp.
The actual say is: "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational.
all bets are off
exp.
expression meaning that a situation is no longer certain or predictable and that anything can happen
originating from horse racing where "all bets are off" indicated that bets already made were null due to various unpredicted factors
ya
pron.
you
[Slang]
don't give up the day job
id.
a humorous way of recommending someone not to pursue something at which they are unlikely to be good or successful and thus, to rather stick to what they can do best, namely, their job
Ex.: Although she had poured her whole heart and soul into her singing at the karaoke, her somewhat cruel but nonetheless lucid friends told her: 'don't give up the day job!'
pride comes before fall
id.
def.: if you are too confident about yourself, something bad will happen to show you that you are not as good as you think you are
don't hold your breath
exp.
expression used when referring to something that is unlikely to happen soon (not in the time interval that one can resist holding his breath)
E.g.: "Will the economy recover any soon?" - "Don't hold your breath."
lul
exp.
love you loads
"je t'aime beaucoup" in French
wbu
exp.
what about you
Slang; written abbreviation
betcha
exp.
bet you
[Slang]
idgaf
abbr. acron.
I don't give a fuck
be stuffed to the gills
v.
be satiated/sated ; you might say 'I'm stuffed to the gills' to refuse more food meaning that you can't possibly eat any more or as a way of complimenting someone’s cooking because it suggests that the food was so good that you ate more than you meant to.
Jennifer: More potatoes? Adele: Oh, no thank you, Jen! I’m stuffed to the gills. What a delicious meal!
