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cutting loose

actions or behavior that reflect a carefree, usually impulsive manner of doing just what one pleases; living in the moment
The hotel pool is brimming with wild college students cutting loose for Spring Break.
cutting loose by D.S. Credito March 13, 2015

courting death 

Mostly used in Chinese novels.

Said when someone has overstepped another persons bounds. As a warning/attack sentence.
A: ha ha, i stole your pet
B: you are courting death.

cutting laps 

Driving around on a certain fixed path either to be seen, to see, simply to pass the time for the lack of something better to do.
It's nice out, let's go get some Slurpees and cut laps 'til it's dark enough to set off these fireworks in old people's yards.

I saw Kevin cutting laps in the haggard old Trans-Am he bought from his uncle.
cutting laps by Professor Fatbot February 18, 2010

cutting onions 

A term used to hide the fact that you are actually crying due to being moved emotionally by implying that you are crying because someone must be cutting onions.
When Jack saw the video of the lost dog being reunited with its owner he began to tear up and exclaimed, "Who's cutting onions!"
cutting onions by TheRealDealToo January 14, 2016

counting shoulders 

its a term used to put your arm around someone. you start with counting ur far shoulder away from them as one, two which is the closest one to them, 3 their first and 4th the farthest one on the other side and keep ur arm around them
“have you ever counted shoulders before?”
“dude, i just used the counting shoulders trick on katie and it worked!”
counting shoulders by kathryn money September 25, 2018

counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees 

Assuming you will have something before you actually have it; similar to "counting your chickens before they hatch" (which is commonly attributed to Aesop).
"The Mariners could do better than expected this year."

"Let's not kid ourselves. Check your premises before you make a prediction."

"I'm assuming a number of things go right. Maybe I'm just counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees."
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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