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Of Mice And Men Ch 4
Vocabulary and Idiomatic Expressions
Term | Definition | Idiomatic Expressions | Definition |
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Arouse | To excite | Corn | Whisky made from rice |
Blackjack Game | A gambling game | Cover 'Im Up | Protect him, make excuses for him |
Champing | Chewing noisily | Doped Out | Figured out |
Ego | Sense of self, awarness | Put Me In Pitches | Put me in pictures (as an actress in movies) |
Hame | The piece along the side of a horse collar to which the trace chains are attached. | Screwy | Crazy |
Keg | A small barrel | Stringing Up On A Tree | Lynched, hanged |
Mauled | Torn, worn out | Take You Out In A Box | A coffin |
Meager | A small amount, poor quality | ||
Rummy | A card game | ||
Subsided | Became less excited | ||
Twict | A sharp sudden punch | ||
Whinnied | The low gentle sound that a horse makes | ||
Aloof | Distant | Baloney | Nonsense |
Appraised | Judged | Booby Hatch | Insane asylum, a place for mentally insane people |