Slang Expressions and Idioms

What is Slang?

Part 1
Common Slang Expressions

INSTRUCTIONS: Write down at least ten very common slang expressions used in your native language.  After you have written down the expressions, work with a partner and find proper and accurate correspondences in English.

INSTRUCTIONS: Below you are presented with a series of common idiomatic expressions in English. With the help of a partner, define the following expressions and write one sentence for each. Try to find an easier way to explain them to the members in your class.

1. to have second thoughts: 
2. to be chickened out: 
3. to drop by someone's place:
4. to run into: 
5. to get up the nerve to do something:
6. to go nuts:
7. to be in the same boat:
8. chances are ...:
9. to tie the knot:
10. to be glued to the tube:

If you don't know the meaning of any of the  expressions above, feel free to do research on the web. Make sure to use English at all times.