I'll start with just one..

'Slammed with work!"

Very popular expression just a few years ago. I never hear it anymore (slammed - referring to hectic/busy).

Never heard of it. What is the etymology?

3 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Never heard of it. What is the etymology?

According to Wikitionary

Modern Slang (Busy or packed): The participial adjective form slammed evolved in informal American slang to mean overwhelmed with a high workload, fully packed, or heavily congested

3 minutes ago, ronnie50 said:

American slang

Well that says it all? A Madeyuppy expression to sound like one is modern and switched on. "Busy" would have sufficed.

But everyone wants to make out they are exceptional and extraproductive..

A really busy person wouldn't have time to bother with such expressions?

Maybe. But it was a popular expression for a while. Sayings come and go. Some last for years, others less than that.

"My heart was in my mouth"

You suddenly feel very afraid, anxious, or nervous about something

Never used it.

Since I started watching youtube channels , I get "slammed" with a

word I barely ever heard before : stoked.

(Especially from aussies and kiwis)

ok , not a phrase , but it must be a popular word down there.

'' It's sqeaky bum time ' Man united manager among others

Newish - within last yeaer or so - 'rocked'.

So he rocked up to the counter and asked for a beer..etc.

Still in use.

16 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

I'll start with just one..

'Slammed with work!"

Very popular expression just a few years ago. I never hear it anymore (slammed - referring to hectic/busy).

I never heard it.

5 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I never heard it.

American slang

16 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

I'll start with just one..

'Slammed with work!"

Very popular expression just a few years ago. I never hear it anymore (slammed - referring to hectic/busy).

Na Nua, Jai Sua

Always popular with the locals (from the temple grounds at Doi Saket)

Faded poster restored by me using photoshop.

They also have the one,

"If you meet an Indian and a snake, strike the Indian first"

"เจองูเจอแขก ให้ตีแขกก่อน"

But I always that one a bit odd for a Buddhist Temple, considering Buddha's origin.

Edited 21 hours ago21 hr by BritManToo

14 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

"If you meet an Indian and a snake, strike the Indian first"

"เจองูเจอแขก ให้ตีแขกก่อน"

Same saying in Indonesia.

Why the Indian first?

Because eventually the snake will leave of it's own accord.

1 hour ago, FlorC said:

Since I started watching youtube channels , I get "slammed" with a

word I barely ever heard before : stoked.

(Especially from aussies and kiwis)

ok , not a phrase , but it must be a popular word down there.

A while back, stoker was used in the Marine field.

Stoker is a person or a machine that adds fuel, such as coal, to a large furnace or engine, especially on a steam train or ship.

AI says...

Common Meanings

Excited and Pleased: Being full of joy or eagerly anticipating an event.

Origin and Slang: Popularized by surfers and skateboarders to describe the high energy of catching a good wave or landing a trick.

Literal Verb Form: The past tense of "stoke," meaning to feed or tend a fire to make it burn hotter.

1 hour ago, ronnie50 said:

Newish - within last yeaer or so - 'rocked'.

Sorry but not "newish" to me at all. Been around and in use for a long time.

“Groovy”, “out-of-sight”, “dig it”. And “right-on” which picked up a weird tone in the 90’s when that generation was trying to be “cool”.

Edited 20 hours ago20 hr by novacova

And 'cool' has been cool again for at least the last 25 years I'd say - after a pause of 20-30 years.

And the <deleted> that say" at the end of the day" , what a loser saying that is.

2 minutes ago, JT25 said:

And the <deleted> that say" at the end of the day" , what a loser saying that is.

My Brit friend says "In the finish" not "at the end of the day".

20 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

'Slammed with work!"

Never heard this one in the USA. More commonly hear, "Swamped with work". Or simply, "I feel swamped".

Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by ColeBOzbourne

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

My Brit friend says "In the finish" not "at the end of the day".

'All said and done'

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

My Brit friend says "In the finish" not "at the end of the day".

What do your leprechaun friends say, “Top of the morning to you” ?

Has anyone else noticed from reading news stories that many things don't simply anymore., they "quietly" happen?

Never heard of it either. This post is a typical example of an American assuming that everyone understands.