B Flashcards
Balls-up
Definition: A messed up situation
How to use it: “The VMAs were a total balls-up.”
On the piss
Definition: Drinking heavily; going out for the purpose of drinking heavily
How to use it: “LiLo admitted she went on the piss pre-rehab.”
Gobby
Definition: Being a loud mouth and/or offensive
How to use it: “Bill Maher can be kind of gobby.”
Todger
Definition: Penis
How to use it: “Did you see Alexander Skarsgard’s todger on True Blood?!”
Arse
Definition: A rear end
How to use it: “Chris Brown is a total arse.”
Bollocks
Definition: Testicles or something useless or of poor quality
How to use it: “Ben Affleck being cast as Batman is a load of bollocks!”
Legless
Description: Extremely drunk
How to use it: “Did you hear that David Cassidy was arrested for a DUI? Apparently he was legless.”
Knackered
Definition: Exhausted
How to use it: “I was knackered after a weekend at Coachella.”
Miffed
Definition: Upset or offended
How to use it: “It was so stupid when Taylor Swift was miffed at Amy Poehler and Tina Fey making fun of her.”
Plonk
Definition: A disparaging term for cheap wine, especially cheap red wine.
How to use it: “Girls, a new episode of the Bachelorette is on tonight. I’ll print out the rules of the drinking game, you bring the plonk.”
Rumpy pumpy
Definition: Sexual intercourse
How to use it: “I hear it’s possible Mindy Kaling and James Franco may have a little rumpy pumpy on The Mindy Project this season.”
Fall arse over tit
Definition: To fall head over heels
How to use it: “I’ll never forget when Jennifer Lawrence fell arse over tit at the Oscars.”
wazzock
Definition: An idiot
How to use it: “Ryan Lochte is such a wazzock.”
Fit
Definition: Sexually attractive
How to use it: “Ryan Gosling is fit.”
Collywobbles
Definition: An upset stomach or feeling of acute nervousness
How To Use It: “Before I met Harry Styles I got a serious case of the collywobbles.”
Minted
Definition: To be wealthy
How to use it: “Bieber can buy whatever car he wants. He’s minted.”
Tosh
Definition: Nonsense
How to use it: “People being angry about Miley at the VMAs is such tosh.”
‘Every cloud has a silver lining’
There’s always something good in bad times.
‘A stitch in time saves nine’
Act early and you can save a lot of time.
‘Nothing ventured nothing gained’
You have to try or you won’t get anything.
‘Out of the frying pan into the fire’
From one problem to another. By one’s effort to get out of a very bad situation, one managed to get into an even worse one.
‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison’
People often don’t like the same things.
‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’
Don’t question good luck.
‘You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink’
You can give a person a chance, but you can’t make him or her take it.
‘The grass is always greener on the other side’
You always think that other peoples lives are better than yours.
‘The best things in life are free’
We don’t have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship, good health etc.
‘Don’t cross your bridges before you come to them’
Don’t worry about problems before they arrive.
‘It was the last straw that broke the camel’s back’
There is a limit to everything. We can load the camel with lots of straw, but finally it will be too much and the camel’s back will break. And it is only a single straw that breaks its back - the last straw.
This can be applied to many things in life. People often say “That’s the last straw!” when they will not accept any more of something.
‘Where there’s a will there’s a way’
If we have the determination to do something, we can always find the path or method to do it.
‘Marry in haste, and repent at leisure’
If we get married quickly, without thinking carefully, we may be sorry later. And we will have plenty of time to be sorry.
‘The best advice is found on the pillow’
If we have a problem, we may find the answer after a good night’s sleep.
People also say: “I’ll sleep on it.”
‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’
We need to read a book to know if it’s good or bad. We cannot know what it’s like just by looking at the front or back cover. This proverb is applied to everything, not only books.
‘Bad news travels fast’
‘Bad news’ means news about ‘bad’ things like accidents, death, illness etc. People tend to tell this type of news quickly. But ‘good news’ (passing an exam, winning some money, getting a job etc) travels more slowly.
‘Birds of a feather flock together’
Birds of a feather means birds of the same type. The whole proverb means that people of the same type or sort stay together. They don’t mix with people of another type
‘Live and let live’
An injunction to be tolerant of people who are different from onself.
‘The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’
Many women have won a man’s love by cooking delicious meals for him. They fed his stomach and found love in his heart.
‘Better untaught than ill taught.’
This proverb drops the verb “to be”. But we understand: “It is better not to be taught at all than to be taught badly.” It’s better not to learn something than to learn it badly.
‘Soon learnt, soon forgotten’
Something that is easy to learn is easy to forget.
‘Bob’s your uncle’
It is added to the end of sentences a bit like and that’s it!
is a way of saying “you’re all set” or “you’ve got it made.” It’s a catch phrase dating back to 1887
‘Burning the Candle at Both Ends’
Working for many hours without getting enough rest
‘Eyes are bigger than your belly’
Think you can eat more than you can
‘My eyes were bigger than my belly, I couldn’t eat every thing I had put on my plate’
‘Sleep Tight’
Have a good nights sleep
‘Tie the Knot’
Get Married
Tosser
Idiot
Cock-up
Screw up
Bloody
Damn
Give you a bell
Call you
Blimey!
My goodness
wanker
idiot
Gutted
Devastated
Bespoke
Custom Made
Chuffed
Proud
Fancy
Like
Sod Off
Piss off
Lost the plot
Gone crazy
Fortnight
Two weeks
Sorted
Arranged
Hoover
vacuum
Kip
Sleep or nap
bee’s knees
awesome
Know your onions
knowledgeable
dodgy
suspicious, not to be trusted
wonky
not right
wicked
cool
whinge
whine
tad
a little bit
tenner
10£
fiver
5£
Skive
Lazy or avoid doing something
toff
upper class person
punter
Customer/Prostitute’s Client
Scouser
Someone from Liverpool
Quid
£
Taking the piss
screwing around
pissed
drunk
loo
toilet
nicked
stolen
nutter
crazy person
gobsmacked
amazed
Dog’s Bollocks
Awesome/really fantastic
Chap
Male or friend
