No one is about to literally bite off any part of your anatomy. It became popular in the 1920s along with “cat’s whiskers.”īite your arm off – don’t be alarmed if someone says this. “Can you Adam and Eve it!” Bīees knees – the phrase does not relate to bees or knees but is an idiom for excellent. It is taken from an old English word that means “to know”.Īdam and Eve – Cockney rhyming slang for believe. This idiom has nothing to do with the surname or the place.
harsh!Ī Kent face – commonly used in Scotland when a person has seen a person they know, such as “I saw a few Kent faces in the library”. For example, your lecturer might describe your essay “as a load of tosh” …. A word that is popular in the north and amongst youngsters.Īny road – when you hear this, the person isn’t asking you to pick a road! They are most likely substituting it for “anyway” and the context could be “any road are you from China or Japan.”Ī load of tosh – is used to describe something that is not very good. AĪce – is used to describe something that is awesome.
This dictionary of British slang includes popular words and phrases that you might hear in the UK and will help you with your own spoken English.
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