AMERICAN LANGUAGE-II

INDIAN ENGLISH- AMERICAN ENGLISH
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Football-- Soccer
American football-- (rugby?) Football
Solid-- Substantial
Ltd. --Inc.
Transistor-- Radio
Two-in-One-- Boom box
Goggles-- Sunglasses
Cooling glass -- Sunglasses
Toilet-- Restroom
Guest house-- Motel
Current -- Electricity
$20 Note -- $20 Bill
Cell-- Battery
Torch -- Flashlight
Rubber -- Eraser
Snap -- Picture
Photograph -- Picture
Mixee (?sp) -- Mixer
Dustbin --Trash can
Beggar -- Panhandler
IBM-Compatible -- IBM-Clone
Inflammable-- Flammable
Mess-- Dorm cafeteria
Hotel-- Restaurant
Restaurant bill-- Restaurant check
Picture-- Movie
Talkies-- Movies
Lift-- Elevator
To fix-- To install
To repair-- To fix
Pram --Stroller

IDIOMS
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To post (a letter)-- To mail (a letter)
To submit-- To turn in
To be out of station --To be out of town
A place to park --Driveway
A place to drive -- Parkway
Straight-away-- Right away
Anticlockwise-- Counterclockwise
Bunk school-- Skip class
Passed out-- Graduated
Fainted -- Passed out
Ring up (someone) -- Call up (someone)
The line is engaged-- It's busy / I got a busy tone
Push the accelerator-- Step on the gas
Give the car some race-- Speed up the car
Get down (from a bus) --Get off (of a bus)
Let's push off -- Let's go
Let's make a move -- Let's go
Convince someone-- Talk someone into
Black money-- Tax free, undeclared income
Standing from a constituency-- Running for an election
Issue a book(from the library)-- Checkout a book (from the library)
How are you?-- How are you doing?
How is everything?-- How is it going?
Intimate-- Inform
(Very Close Relations)-- (Intimate Relations)
Too good --Cool