#Slangs#Phrases💬50 British Slang Words & Phrases You Need to Know
💬1️⃣ All mouth and no trousers
🍃Meaning:
All talk, no action, i.e. Braggadocio.
🍂Example:
“Don’t listen to him. He’s all mouth and no trousers.”
2️⃣ Argy-bargy
🍃Meaning :
An argument or heated confrontation.
🍂Example:
“I’m not interested in getting into an argy-bargy over it.”
3️⃣ Bang to rights
🍃Meaning:
Equivalent of ‘dead to rights.’ Caught in the act. Caught red-handed.
🍂Example:
“Police caught Jim Bang to rights outside the bookie’s.”
4️⃣ Bent as a nine-bob note
🍃Meaning:
Metaphor for dishonesty or corruption that references the nine-schilling (bob) note, which does not exist and must therefore be counterfeit.
🍂Example:
“That street vendor selling watches is bent as a nine-bob note.”
5️⃣ Blinding
🍃Meaning :
An adjective for excellence.
🍂Example:
“The Prime Minister gave a blinding inauguration speech.”
6️⃣ Chuffed
🍃Meaning:
To be very pleased about something.
🍂Example:
“Reginald was chuffed about the football match.”
7️⃣ Conk
🍃Meaning:
A blow to the head or nose.
🍂Example:
“He conked his head on the doorframe on his way out.”
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖8️⃣ Corker ➪ "
شي او شخص بارز رائع "
#Meaning:
Someone or something that/who is outstanding. A standout.
🍂 #Example:
🔆“Great job, Jim. You’re a real
corker.”
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖9️⃣ Do one’s nut #تعني : أن تصبح غاضبا
🍃#Meaning:
To become enraged.
Presumably a reference to doing an impression of a madman (nut).
#Examples:
🔆“I gave him the news, and a he
did his nut.👈 "أعطيته الأخبار,
وجن جنونه .
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖1️⃣0️⃣ Damp Squib 🍃#Meaning:
Some thing that fails on all counts. Reference to small explosive charges that fail when wet.
🍂 #Example:
🔆“It looks like the new midfielder is a damp squib.”
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