Meaning from idiommeanings.com
(idiom) dressed very nicely, extravagantly, or elaborately
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Chock-a-block
Aidan: Wow! That was a great meal! Don’t you think?
Ogie: Yeah, you can say that again.
Aidan: Time for a dessert!
Ogie: Oh, no, I’m chock-a-block ..phew!
Aidan: Okay! One Chocolate Ice Cream please! i’ll order some Vanilla ice cream and pudding
Ogie; No-no- wait!
Ogie: It means, I’m full, no more food please.
Aidan: oh, Okay, I’ll eat your portion then.
from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Chockablock
chock-a-block or chock·a·block (chk-blk)
adj.
1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock-a-block in the stands.
2. Completely filled; stuffed: “I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish” (Charles Monaghan).
3. Nautical Drawn so close as to have the blocks touching. Used of a ship’s hoisting tackle.
adv.
Chock: a hall that was chock-a-block full.
off the top of one’s head
meaning from the freedictionary.com
(right) off the top of one’s head
without giving it too much thought or without precise knowledge
off the top of your head (informal)
if you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it for very long or looking at something that has been written about
Trivia: koekikoe is my little sister’s cake shop. She makes cupcakes based on orders 😀
Pull Yourself Together
Panel 1:
Girl 1: BOOOOOHOOOO
Girl 2: Hey, what’s the matter?
Panel 2
Girl: I just got dumped! I feel I want to get into a room and throw away the key! Aaaanggg
Girl 1: Now, now pull yourself together …
Panel 3
Girl 1; Pull? Like this…ack ack ack … (choking) – pulling her collars
Girl 2: (facepalm) ooh…brother…
Panel 3
Girl 2: It means you should control your emotions, you dummy
Girl 1: but that hurts
Girl 2: serves you right…
Based on ideas by Jho
Find
Panel1:
Boy 1: Yo! Aidan wait up!
Panel 2:
Boy 1 : So, what’s your plan for the weekend.
Aidan: I’ve got a weekend job, remember? at Haris’ Pizza.
Boy 1: oh, yeah, i totally forgot about it
you told me. So how did you find the job?
Panel 3:
Aidan: usual thing, i browsed the
vacancy board
… and i used the map to
find the place
…
Boy 2: speechless
Panel 5:
It means What you think
or feel of your new job!
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Ok, it’s actually a phrase 😀 – there are actually more than 20 different meanings of the word “find” either as a noun or a verb
Hold Your Horses
Fire Engine
Although a truck is called lorry in British English, they have a different naming for this firefighter vehicle, after further reading it appears that the term fire engine is also used in the US (according to wikipedia)
Truck
I used to work for a truck/lorry sales company, the difference between the US and the rest of the world version is the bonnet (The nose of the truck). One thing that is also different is the steering wheel one is on the left and the other is on the right. That makes it also driving on the different side of the road.
Cost (somebody) an arm and a leg
I Get It! 