- man (interjection): used (mainly by men) to emphasize what you are saying, particularly in emotional situations
-- Ah, man! You should have made the reservation a month ago.
- sweet: great, fantastic
-- The view from the hotel room is so sweet!
- the man: used to praise someone for having done something very well
-- Hey, you're the man! I can't believe you were able to get these great concert tickets for us, but we can always count on you.
- come across: find
-- Dya think we'll come across some cheap hotels on our trip?
- pull someone's leg: tell something that isn't true as a joke
-- Stop pulling my leg and tell me honestly: Dya really have to work this weekend, or can we go on the trip?
- nope: informal for no
-- Did I make the reservations already? Nope. Dya think I'm that prepared?
- come across: find
-- If you come across any good hotel ads, please let me know.
- dump: an old, rundown, or messy place, often used to refer to apartments, houses, or hotels
-- Dya notice what a dump that hotel was? There's no way I'm going to spend a night there.
- go online: connect with the Internet
-- Going online and making travel arrangements is becoming easier and easier.
- book: make a reservation
-- Don't worry. I'll have booked the hotel by the time you get back this afternoon.
- be in the mood : have the desire to do something
-- To be honest, I'm not in the mood for shopping. I'd much rather stay at the hotel and relax.
- take a dip: go swimming
-- Dya want to take a dip in the pool after dinner?
- lounge around: spend time doing nothing particular
-- I spent the morning lounging around at the beach since I didn't have anything better to do.
- catch something on TV: watch
-- Hey. Dya catch that travel show on TV last night? It talked all about hotel accomodations in Europe.
- bag: decide not to do something
-- Web bagged the idea of traveling by bus because it would have taken too long to finish our trip.
- hang around: spend time at a place with no specific purpose
-- Dya know where Carl is? Since I don't see his surfboard outside, he must be hanging around at the beach.
- be glued to the tube : watch intensely the TV
-- While he has been glued to the tube all afternoon, the rest of the family has been collecting sea shells on the beach.
- drag: something that is boring
-- Going on that tour yesterday was such a drag because the tour guide was very informed or interesting. Let's just explore the city on our own today.
- face the music: accept criticism or consequences for one's actions or decisions
-- Listen. You have to face the music: you've lost 'er, and she might not come back.
- mull over the idea : consider or think about something
-- I'm mulling over the idea of starting my own Website focused on improving marital relationships
- ditch : end a relationship, throw away
-- I was shocked when I heard she ditched 'im for another man. He wanted to spend his whole life with 'er.
