Common British Phrases

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hit the sack

hit the books

throw a wobbly

ring a bell

jump on the bandwagon

gift of the gab

face the music

get cracking

gormless

cold shoulder

a pot to piss in

dressed to a tea

out on the tiles

neck of the woods

peanuts

spend a penny

a shufti

pukka

pull the other one

rushed off your feet

slag off

kip

bothered

take the piss

doddle/piece of cake

skiver

feel up to

fork out

move on

bad books

make ends meet

make a go of

get-up-and-go-person

cheap as chips

mean business

a fine art

put my finger on it

make tracks

not half

could do with

out of place

bear in mind

the last straw

kick up a fuss

bite your lip

on the ball

on edge

manky

chuffed

keep your hair on

up to you

chat up

take the plunge

head examined

hang on in there

draw the line

beat around the bush

a far cry

nothing to write home about

dead body

fall to pieces

a blue moon

to have a bash at sth

blast from the past

gobsmacked

eyes peeled

mad as a hatter

the wrong end of the stick

belt up

to faff

to bite your head off

a lot of stick

to get shirty

stuffed

peckish

end of your tether

set in your ways

swing a cat

a do

straight face

knackered

a butchers

nippy

rub up the wrong way

mum's the word

untoward

loose end

aggro

dodgy

the bee's knees

hit the roof

an arm and a leg

whale of a time

out of the blue

to bang on about

pear-shaped

budge up