http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/
-DUDE, this woman can fake the accent of a butt-load of different places... check it out!

Common Greetings:

1. Whats up? (Sup?) RESPONSE: Not much, nothing (really), ...
2. How's it going? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...
3. Whatcha (what are you) up to? RESPONSE: Nothing, not much...
4. What's happening/ What's crackin'? RESPONSE: Nothing, not much...
5. What's new? RESPONSE: Nothing, not much...
6. How ya' doin'? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...
7. How's life? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...
8. How do you do? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...
9. How're things? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...
10. How is everything? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...
11. How have you been? RESPONSE: Awesome, great, (pretty) good, alright, sucky/shitty...

100 Most Frequent Idioms
(...I found this online...)

about to (do something)

- to be on the point of doing something

I was about to leave when the phone rang.

according to (someone or something)

- as said or told by someone, in agreement with something, in the order of something, in proportion to something

According to our teacher, there will be no class next week.
We did everything according to the terms of our agreement.

account for (something)

- to provide an explanation or answer for something

The bad weather accounts for the fact that few people came to the meeting.

after all

- considering the fact that something happened, something that is usually assumed

"You don't need to phone him. After all, he never phones you."

all of a sudden

- suddenly, without advance warning

All of a sudden it became cloudy and began to rain.

as a matter of fact

- actually

"As a matter of fact, we have been to the history museum many times."

as far as

- to the extent or degree of something

As far as I know the movie will start in a few minutes.

as for

- with regard to, concerning

"As for me, I think that I will return home now."

as if

- in the same way that something would be, that

The drink tastes as if it were made with orange juice.
It seemed as if the whole town came to the concert.

as long as

- provided that, on condition that

"As long as you promise to be careful you can borrow my car."

as soon as

- just after something, when

I phoned my friend as soon as I finished dinner.

as to

- with regard to, according to

"As to your question, I will answer it tomorrow."
The players were put into groups as to their ability.

as well

- in addition, also, too

I plan to take a computer course this summer as well.

as well as

- in addition to

"Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel."

back and forth

- backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way

The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision.

better off

- to be in a better situation than before

My friend would be better off if he sold his old car and bought a new one.

break down (something)

- to divide something into parts, to separate something into simpler substances

We tried to break down the problem for further study.
The sugar began to break down soon after it was swallowed.

break up

- to separate, to divide into groups or pieces, to put an end to something

Nobody wanted to break up their groups.
We usually break up into small groups during our class.

by the way

- incidentally

"By the way, could you please bring your laptop computer tomorrow."

carry out (something)

- to put something into action, to accomplish something, to do something

The scientist wanted to carry out several experiments before discussing the new medicine.

come on!

- please, hurry, go faster

"Come on, I only have a few minutes before I must go."
"Come on, stop doing that."

come up

- to happen unexpectedly

I will not be able to go to the party if something else comes up.

come up with (something)

- to produce or find a thought/idea/answer

I tried to come up with a name for the new magazine.

deal with (something)

- to be concerned with something, to take action about something

We will deal with the boxes tomorrow.

end up (doing something or going somewhere)

- to do something that one had not planned to do, to go somewhere one had not planned to go

We ended up going to a restaurant after the movie last night.

figure out (someone or something)

- to try to understand someone or something, to solve something

I finally figured out how to use the new DVD player.

fill in (something)

- to write words in blank spaces

"Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist."

find out (something)

- to learn or discover something

My mother is angry at me because she found out that I had quit my French class.

first of all

- the very first thing

First of all we prepared the garden and then we planted the seeds.

for good

- permanently

The city will close the public swimming pool for good next week.

for sure

- without doubt, certainly, surely

"I will go to the movie with you for sure next week."

get back to (something)

- to return to something

I was happy to get back to my work after my holiday.

get into (something)

- to become interested or involved in something

I do not want to get into an argument with my friend.
We will get into the details of the plan tomorrow.

get into (somewhere)

- to enter somewhere

My friend wants to get into a good university.
I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.

get out of (somewhere)

- to leave somewhere, to escape from somewhere

I want to hurry and get out of my house.

get rid of (something)

- to give or throw something away, to sell or destroy something, to make a cold or fever disappear

I bought a new television set so I want to get rid of the old one.

get through (something)

- to complete something, to finish something

My friend is having trouble getting through her final exams.
I have much reading that I must get through before tomorrow.

go ahead

- to begin to do something

"Let`s go ahead and start now. We can`t wait any longer."

go on

- to continue

The game will probably go on for an hour after we leave.

go over (something)

- to examine or review something

The accountant will go over the books tomorrow.
We plan to go over that question tomorrow.

go through (something)

- to discuss something, to look at something, to do something

The teacher decided to go through the exercise before the test.

go with (something)

- to choose one thing rather than another

We decided to go with the small rental car rather than the large one.

hang out (somewhere/with someone)

- to spend one`s time with no great purpose, to spend leisure time with friends

Recently my friend has been hanging out with a group of people who are not a good influence on him.

have (something) to do with (something)

- to be about something, to be on the subject of something, to be related to something

"The book has something to do with cooking but I am not sure if you will like it."
That problem has nothing to do with me.

hold on

- to wait a minute, to stop, to wait and not hang up the phone

"Please hold on for a minute while I lock the window."

in a way

- to a certain extent, a little, somewhat

In a way I want to go to the new restaurant but in a way I don`t really care.

in case

- if, if something should happen

I will take my umbrella in case it rains.

in common

- shared together or equally, in use or ownership by all

I had nothing in common with the other members of the class.

in detail

- giving all the details, item by item

The saleswoman explained about the new product in detail.

in effect

- for practical purposes, basically

The man's silence was in effect a way of disagreeing with the other people in the meeting.

in fact

- actually, the truth is

The man has been to China before. In fact he has been there three times.

in favor of (someone or something)

- to approve or support someone or something

Everybody is in favor of the new police chief.
My company is not in favor of changing our holiday schedule.

in general

- in most situations or circumstances

In general, most of the people in our apartment are happy with the new manager.

in order to

- for the purpose of

They have decided to close down the school for the summer in order to do some major repairs.

in other words

- in a different (usually more direct) way

"In other words, if you do not finish the assignment by Wednesday you will not pass the course."

in place

- in the proper place or location

Everything in the room was in place when we arrived for the meeting.

in some ways

- in some unspecified way or manner, by some unspecified means

In some ways I know what my friend means but in some ways I do not.

in terms of (something)

- with regard to something

In terms of our agreement with the other company we were not allowed to sell the products online.

in time

- early enough

I did not come home in time to meet my cousin.

keep (someone or something) in mind

- to remember and think about someone or something

I told my co-workers to keep the new starting time for work in mind.

kind of

- somewhat, more or less, moderately

I was kind of tired when I arrived home last night.

look for (something)

- to try to find something, to hunt/search for something

My friend has been looking for her credit card all morning but she can`t find it.

look up (something)

- to search for something in a dictionary or other book

I will look up my friend's name in the telephone book.
I looked up the word in the dictionary.

make a difference

- to cause a change in a situation

It does not make a difference whether our boss comes to the meeting or not.

make sense

- to seem reasonable

His new proposal really does make sense.

make sure

- to make certain, to establish something without a doubt

I want to make sure that my friend is going to meet me tomorrow.

more or less

- somewhat, to some extent

I more or less have decided to study business next year.

no matter

- regardless

No matter how hard that I try, my piano teacher is never satisfied.

not at all

- certainly not

I am not at all happy with my new computer.

of course

- certainly, definitely, naturally

"Of course you can use my car if you want to."

on the other hand

- looking at the opposite side of a matter

He is very intelligent but on the other hand he is very lazy and always gets low marks at school.

on time

- to be at the scheduled time

Our train arrived exactly on time.

once again

- anew, again

I tried once again to phone my boss at his home .

open to (something)

- to be agreeable to learn or hear about new ideas or suggestions

Most members of the class were open to the teacher's ideas.

pick up (something)

- to get or receive something

I will pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow.
I picked up a copy of the newspaper at the station.

point out (someone or something)

- to explain or call attention to someone or something

My teacher was very kind when she pointed out the mistakes that I had made.

put out (something)

- to produce or make something (a product/brochure/report/CD/movie/paper)

The company puts out a newsletter every month for the employees.

regardless of (something)

- without considering something, at any rate

Regardless of the weather we are going to go fishing tomorrow morning.

right away

- immediately

"I forgot to bring my book but I will go home and get it right away."

rule out (someone or something)

- to decide against or eliminate someone or something

The police ruled out the man as a possible bank robber.
We decided to rule out Monday as the day to have our meeting.

run into (something - a fact/trouble/problems/difficulty)

- to experience something, to encounter something

The mechanic ran into trouble when he was fixing my car.
I ran into some interesting facts when I was researching my essay.

set up (something)

- to establish something, to provide the money for something

The newspaper company provided the money to set up the new travel magazine.
The company set up a unique situation to test the new product.

show up

- to appear, to arrive, to be present

"What time did your friend show up for the party?"

so far

- until now

So far no one has entered the speech contest at the television station.

so to speak

- as one might or could say, this is one way to say something

We had a good time at the restaurant, so to speak, although the service was not very good.

sort of (something)

- to be almost something, to be similar to something, to be not quite something

"Did you finish cleaning the kitchen?"
"Sort of, but not really."

stick with (something)

- to continue doing something, to not quit something

My brother has been able to stick with his trumpet lessons since he was a child.

take advantage of (someone or something)

- to use someone or something for one's own benefit

We took advantage of the beautiful weather and went to the beach.

take care of (someone or something)

- to look after or give attention to someone or something

You should take care of your health or you will become sick.

take out (something)

- to remove something from somewhere, to extract something

The teacher told us to take out our books.
I took out some onions from the refridgerator.

take over (something)

- to take control of something, to take command of something

The large company wants to take over some of the small companies in our area.

take place

- to happen, to occur

The soccer game took place on the coldest day of the year.

to the extent that

- to the degree that, in so far as

I plan to provide information about the new company policy to the extent that I am familiar with it.

turn in (something)

- to give something to someone, to hand something to someone

I arrived at school early so that I could turn in my essay.

turn out

- to be found or known, to prove to be true

It turned out that more people came to the party than we expected.

up to

- until

Up to last week I had never been inside a bowling alley.
There were probably up to thirty people at the meeting.

up to (someone) to decide/do (something)

- to be responsible to choose or decide something

It is up to the company president to decide when the meeting will start.

used to

- accustomed to

My friend is not used to living in such a big city.

with respect to (something)

- referring to something, concerning something

I do not know what the company will do with respect to the old computer system.

work out (for the best)

- to end successfully

I hope that everything will work out for my friend when she moves to London next week.

School/Education related Idioms!
(Also found online!)

A for effort

- recognize that someone tries hard to do something even though they may not be successful

The students received an A for effort for their work on the class project.

above average

- better or higher than average

The boy received above average marks in all subjects except history.

as easy as ABC

- very easy

Learning how to use a computer was as easy as ABC for the children.

back to basics

- an approach in education which uses traditional ideas or methods that have been successful in the past

The teacher believed that back to basics was important in her classroom and the parents were happy with the results.

below average

- worse or lower than average

Most members of the class were below average in the math test.

bookworm

- someone who reads a lot

My sister is a bookworm and is always reading a book.

brainstorm something

- try to develop an idea or think of new ideas

The students got into groups to brainstorm ideas for the school play.

call the roll

- call the names of students on a roll and usually expect them to answer if they are there

Every morning before the class started the teacher called the roll.

cap and gown

- the special cap called a mortarboard and the robe that is worn during academic ceremonies such as graduation

All of the students wore a cap and gown to the graduation ceremony.

catch up to (someone or something)

- move fast or work hard to reach someone or something that is ahead of you

After my illness I had to study very hard to catch up to the rest of the class.

copycat

- someone who copies the work of another

The children called the girl a copycat when they discovered that she had copied part of the test from another student.

count noses

- count the number of people

The teacher stopped to count noses several times during the field trip.

cover a lot of ground

- complete a lot of material in a class or course

We covered a lot of ground during the first month of the science class.

cow college

- a school where farming/agriculture is studied

My cousin plans to go to a cow college when he finishes high school.

crack a book

- open a book to study (usually used in the negative)

I did very well in the course even though I didn't crack a book until the last week of classes.

crank out a paper

- write out a paper in a mechanical way

I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.

cut class

- not go to class

I decided to cut class in order to study for my geography test.

draw a blank

- get no response from someone when you ask them a question

The teacher drew a blank when she asked about the boy's plans for the weekend.

drop out of school

- stop attending school

My friend dropped out of school when he was seventeen and began to drive a truck.

eager beaver

- someone who works very hard and is very enthusiastic

The young girl was an eager beaver and always came to class before the other students.

fill in the blanks

- supply the missing words or information on a test or other exercise

We had to fill in the blanks for most of the questions on the test.

flunk out

- fail a course or fail out of school

The boy was very smart but he always flunked out of his language class.

from the old school

- having ideas that were popular in the past but which are no longer popular or common

My grandmother was from the old school and always made her children make their own lunches and walk to school.

get credit for (a course)

- receive official recognition and credits after passing a course

I was able to get credit for the course even though I had taken a similar course before.

get through (a course or set of material)

- finish (a course or set of material)

The boy was a very good student and quickly got through every course that he started.

goof off

- waste time

My sister spent most of the week goofing off and was not prepared for her test.

have one's nose in a book

- be reading a book

The boy loves to read and always has his nose in a book.

higher education

- education after graduating from high school - usually college or university

The government has recently invested a lot of money in higher education.

hit the books

- begin to study hard

After playing all weekend I had to hit the books on Sunday evening.

honor roll

- a list of people/students with exceptional achievements

My neighbor was on the honor roll during his last year in high school.

in pen

- written or signed with a pen

The teacher asked the students to make sure that they wrote the essay in pen.

in pencil

- written or signed with a pencil

I wrote the test in pencil so that I could erase my mistakes easily.

Ivy League

- a small group of older and famous eastern United States colleges and universities such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton

Several of the company executives had gone to an Ivy League school.

know one's ABCs

- know the alphabet or the most basic things about something

The students worked hard and had a good teacher and soon everyone knew their ABCs very well.

learn by heart

- memorize something so you can repeat it without thinking

The children learned all of the songs by heart for the school play.

learn by rote

- learn or memorize something without thinking about it

We learned many verbs by rote in the foreign language class.

live in an ivory tower

- not be aware of the realities of everyday life

The university professors lived in an ivory tower and had no idea what was going on around them.

make the grade

- be satisfactory and of an expected level

My final assignment didn't make the grade and I was forced to do it again.

meet the requirements (for something)

- fulfill the requirements (for something)

The young woman was unable to meet the requirements to enter medical school.

off campus

- at a different location than the grounds of a college or university

Most of the students went to a restaurant off campus when they had the chance.

old boy network

- the situation where people (usually men) who went to the same school help each other get good jobs

It was an old law firm and being part of an old boy network was necessary to get a job there.

on campus

- located on the grounds of a college or university

There was a small bank on campus which many of the students used.

pass with flying colors

- pass something easily and with a high score

I was able to pass the science test with flying colors.

play hooky

- not go to school when you should

The boys played hooky and went to the video game center for the afternoon.

publish or perish

- university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university

As a university professor his father wrote many scientific papers. He was forced to publish or perish.

put one's thinking cap on

- start thinking in a serious manner

The boys put on their thinking caps and tried to think of a new name for the school newspaper.

read out loud

- read something so that other people can hear you

The students each had a chance to read out loud from the book of poems.

read to oneself

- read without saying anything so that other people cannot hear you

I spent the morning in the library reading to myself.

read through something

- read all of something

I read through the test briefly before I started to answer any questions.

school of hard knocks

- the ordinary experience of learning from work and daily life

She left school early and began to learn about life in the school of hard knocks.

school of thought

- a particular way or a philosophy of thinking about something

There are many schools of thought related to the different ways to learn a foreign language.

show-and-tell

- in the lower grades of school children bring something interesting to show to the rest of the class

The little girl brought in a turtle shell from her holiday to show-and-tell at school.

show of hands

- raise hands in a classroom or other group to vote or see what people think about something

After a show of hands the class voted to go on a field trip the next week.

(in) single file

- stand in a line with one person behind the other

The students lined up in single file before they entered the auditorium.

take attendance

- record the names of persons who are attending school or something similar

After our teacher took attendance we began to do our math lesson.

take the roll

- call the names of students in an attendance book and expect them to answer if they are there

The teacher took the roll and then we started the lesson.

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

- try to tell or teach someone who knows more than you do how to do something

Teaching some of the children how to use a computer is like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs. Many of them know more than I do.

teach someone a lesson

- do something to someone in order to punish them for their bad behavior

My friend was always late so I taught her a lesson and left our meeting place before she had arrived.

teacher's pet

- the teacher's favorite student

My sister was always the teacher's pet when she was in the first grade at school.

the three R's

- the three basic skills for a basic education - reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic

My father studied in a small country school where they studied the three R's and almost nothing else.

town-and-gown

- the relations (often bad) between a town and its people and the university and university students who are located in that town

There were town-and-gown conflicts every year around graduation time when many parties were held for the new graduates.

university of life

- learning from daily life and work rather than going to university

My grandfather began to work on the family farm when he was fourteen and learned everything from the university of life.

work one's way through college

- work at a job to help pay for your college or university expenses

My brother worked his way through college at the local supermarket.