English question (11)

2 Name: Anonymous Linguist : 2008-01-30 09:29 ID:CTPM+q7k

Ah, slang.

"Get shafted" can be an insult. Here's an example;
Person 1: "Hey, you! Stop doing that!"
Person 2: "Get shafted!"

Or it can mean to get the bad end of things. Example;
"I got the shaft at work and had to stay until late." Pretty much, it's being given some shit. It can also mean that you've mean screwed over(Hope you know what that one means)

"Right on!"
This is good. Example;
Something happens that you like.
Person 1: "We're going to protest war."
Person 2: "Right on!"

Or a more literal approach would be...
Person 1: "How well did you hit the target?"
Person 2: "Right on." The same as perfect or 'Dead Center'.

I hope I could help.
May I ask you native language?

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