swap spit
Meaning: To kiss passionately (slang).
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The couple in the back row were swapping spit through the whole movie.”
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: A crude, humorous description of deep kissing. American slang from the late 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- French: Rouler un patin — literally: To roll a skate
More idioms — Body & Senses
- hit the wall — To suddenly run out of energy.
- sit on one's hands — To do nothing when action is needed.
- beat someone to a pulp — To beat someone very severely.
- have had it up to here — To be completely fed up.
- a spare tire — A roll of fat around the waist.
- get out of hand — To become impossible to control.
More English idioms
- wide of the mark — Inaccurate or irrelevant.
- grab a bite — To eat something quickly.
- like a rat in a trap — Trapped with no way to escape.
- like the cat that got the cream — Very pleased with oneself.
- work for peanuts — To work for very little pay.
- flat out — As fast or as hard as possible.