SLANG WORDS AND COLLOQUIALISMS

Slang words are in common informal use, but generally considered not to form part of standard English even though they are often used deliberately for their picturesque or unconventional effect.
Colloquialisms are words or phrases often used in familiar or ordinary conversation rather than in formal writing.
Thus slang and colloquialisms are informal words meant for usage in informal conversations.
It is often difficult to distinguish between a slang and a colloquial expression. A good dictionary would help you to know whether a word is a slang or a colloquial expression. Some examples of slang words and colloquialisms are given her: their distinction is based on the Oxford English Dictionary.

Examples of Slangs:
1. Hep: A hep (well-informed) person.
A hep (stylish) stroke made by the batsman.
A hep (jazz or swing addict) crowd of university boys and girls.
2. Drop dead!: An exclamation of intense scorn.
3. Crow: She is a crow (an old and ugly woman).
4. If I look at your pan any longer, I will lose my temper. (pan means face).
5.I can bomb out his plans. (bomb out means fall).
6. He is sure to cinch the deal (cinch means tie up).
7. The young man was fried up and could not drive straight (fried up means drunk).
8. He is a son of a big gun (big gun means important person).
9. He will give you the pip if you get a bad report (pip means show you his temper).
10.You will get stuck in your work the whole day (get stuck means involved in earnestly).

Examples of Colloquialisms:
1. What a close shave! (close shave-narrow escape).
2. The terrorist put the police on the ball (on the ball-alert).
3. Not such hot news(such hot-only mediocre).
4. He is made of money (made of money-very rich).
5. The enemy positions cracked up (cracked up - collapsed under strain).
6. May i be excused? (be excused - to leave the room).
7. He got the job in one go? (one go - at first attempt).
8. He consumed a peg of whiskey on the rocks (on the rocks - with ice-cubes only, or without water or soda).
9. Let us run along (run along-depart) to our own destinations.
10.We are all set (all set- ready to start) for the summit.