Slang

There are so many expressions and phrases that British people use on a daily basis that could be confusing to understand their meaning through context. Check out some of the most popular ones below and let me know if you have any questions!

• Don’t bite my head off (Unwarranted anger or impatience)

• Did she bottle it? (Did she lose her nerve and backed down on doing something?)

• Budge up. (Move over and make some room so I can sit down next to you)

• Bugger off. (Go away.)

• These are nothing more than Chinese whispers. (These are nothing more than rumours.)

• You made a pig’s ear of that. (You made a mess out of that.)

• Don’t faff around. (Don’t procrastinate, don't work around what you need to do. Just do it)

• Looks like we have the full Monty. (Looks like we have everything we need.)

• What are you going on about? (What are you talking about?)

• Leg it! (Run for it.)

• That’s not my cup of tea. (That’s not to my liking.)

• Are you off your trolley? (Are you crazy?)

• He finally popped his clogs. (He finally died.)

• You really know how to pull a blinder. (You achieved something difficult.)

• She’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic. (She’s not very smart.)

• Sod off! (Get lost.)

• I have to spend a penny. (I have to go to the bathroom.)

• That really takes the biscuit. (That really surprised me.)

In the next few days, I'll be posting many more like these phrases so keep checking!