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25 Cool British English Slang

*Mate*

(another word for ‘friend’)

“How are you, mate?”

*Blatant*

(something that is painfully obvious)

“It was blatant that she wasn’t listening to me.”

*Cheers*

(another word for ‘thank you’, also used when toasting drinks)

“Cheers for the lift!”

*The Bee’s Knees*

(when something is really, really good)

“That cake was the bees knees.”

*Gutted*

(when you’re upset or disappointed after something bad happened)

“I was gutted that England didn’t beat Slovakia at the UEFA cup.”

*Gobsmacked*
(when you’re shocked about something)

“I was gobsmacked when he told me that!”

*Dodgy*

(something that is unreliable, often illegal)

“That shelf looks a bit dodgy…”

*Tosh*

(another word for ‘rubbish’)

“What a load of tosh.”

*Chin-wag*

(another way of saying ‘chat’)

“I bumped into Sue and we had a chin-wag.”

*Crap*

(another word for ‘rubbish’, although sometimes used in place of more severe swear words)

“Oh crap! I forgot my keys!”

*Hunky-dory*

(when everything is going well)

“My day has been hunky-dory, and your’s?”

*Dog’s dinner*

(when something is really good)

“Last night was the dog’s dinner.”

*Sod*

(a lump of earth, although can be used as an offensive noun or a verb)

“Sod off, I’ve had enough of you now!” or “The dog is being a sod today, he ripped-up the post.”

*Skew-whiff*

(something wonky, off-center)

“That shelf looks a bit skew-whiff.”

*Porridge*

(a type of breakfast but also a slang word for prison)

“Yeah, he’s in porridge again.”

*Mug*

(another word for ‘face’ but also for someone who is quite naïve but used in a more offensive way)

“He took me for a mug.” Or “you’ve got crumbs on your mug.”

*Kip*

(a slang word for a nap)

“I’m going to have a quick kip, see you in 20 minutes.”

*Haggle*

(to negotiate)

“I tried to haggle the price but he just wouldn’t budge.”

*Flog*

(to sell something)

“Did you manage to flog your car?”

*Faffing*

(to dither around, waste time)

“Stop faffing around, we’ll miss the bus!”

*Donkey’s years*

(a really long time)

“I haven’t seen him in donkey’s years.”

*Gobby*

( someone who is loud and opinionated)

“She’s just so gobby, always picking fights.”

*Porkies*

(from the Cockney Rhyming slang ‘pork pies’ which means ‘lies’. Another way of saying ‘lies’(

“He’s been telling porkies again…”

*Bloody*

(used like the word ‘very’)

“It was bloody cold outside yesterday.”

*Budge up*

(another way of telling someone to move or make room for you on a bench)

“Budge up, I want to sit down.”

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2.

*Some Expression to use*

🐶Give it a shot - Try

🐱Speak your mind - Say what you really feel

🐭A piece of cake - Very easy

🐹Slipped my mind - I forgot

🐰Cross your fingers - For good luck

🐻Be in hot water - Be in trouble

🐼It cost an arm and a leg - It was expensive

🐨It’s in the bag - It’s a certainty

🐯Get cold feet - Be nervous

🦁A rip off - Too expensive

🐮Get a kick out of - Enjoy

🐷Read between the lines - Find the hidden meaning

🐸Have mixed feelings - Unsure how you feel

🐵Draw a blank - Can’t remember

🐥Have a change of heart - Changed your mind

🐞Be second to none - Be the best

🦀Get your act together - Behave properly

🐢Play it by ear - Improvise

🐘Have second thoughts - Have doubts

🐝A basket case - A crazy person

🐌Have a shot at - Have a chance

🐜Be in the same boat - Be in the same situation

🐠Out of the blue - With no warning

🐇A grey area - Something unclear

🐓Give someone the cold shoulder - Ignore someone

🦃I’m all ears - You have my undivided attention

🐿See eye to eye - Agree

🐀Call it a day - Time to quit

🐎The icing on the cake - Something additional that turns good into great.

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OTHER WAYS TO 3. SAY*

*Look* Glance , Stared , View , Watch , peek.

*Funny* Amusing , Hilarious , Entertaining , Witty , side splitting. laughable , good humoured.

*Sad* Somber , Melancholy , Sorrowful , Depressed , Sick at heart , down

*Cry* Weep , sob , blubber , hawl , whall , whimper , shed tears.

*Hate* Detest , Abhor , despise , Have an aversion to.

*Tired* Exhausted , shattered , drowsy , Drained, fatigue, sleepy , burned out.

*Thank you* I appreciate you , My Gratitude , Much Obliged , I owe you one cheers.

*I Understand* I get you, I know what you mean , I take your point , fair enough , I hear you.

*For Example* For Instance , As a case in point , In a Similar case , To illustrate.

*As you Can see* As demonstrated , Evidently , As Manisfested, Obviously.

*Sorry* Unfortunately, I regret the inconvenience, Lease accept my appologise , Forgive mt oversight,
Pardon me.

*According to* In keeping with , In line with, Conforming to , In Consonace with, As agreement with as
per.

*Awesome* Extraordinary , Outstanding, Splendid , Incredible. tremendous.

*Intelligent* Wise , Astute , Knowledgeable , brilliant , brainy , smart, Clever.

*But* However, Although , Through , yet , on the other hand , Nevertheless.

*Especially* Above all , chiefly , In Particular , mainly, Principally, Exclusively.

*Terrible* Hideous , appalling , Frightful , Horrendous , Atrocious, Ghastly , Dreadful.

*Also* In addition, As well as , like wise , Furthermore , along with , besides, moreover.

*Stupid* Foolish , Dumb, ludicrous, Laughable, futile, senseless.

*Easy* Simple, Clear, Effortless, Facile , Basic, Straightforward.

*Therefore* As a result, subsequently, For this reason, hence , thus , So/ so then , Consequently.

*Very Good* Fantastic , Amazing, terrific , Wonderful, Incredible , Marvellous.

*Big* Huge, Giant , Gigantic , Enornous, Massive, Large, Immense.

*Great* Excellent, Fantastic, Wonderful , Super, Outstanding, Amazing.

*Happy* Cheerful, Delighted, Glad, Joyful, Merry, Thrilled

*Small* Tiny, Petite, Miniature, Teeny, Skimpy, Wee, Minute

4. Most Common American idioms ( part 2 )

❗I smell a rat.

▪Someone has betrayed us.

❗He's chicken-hearted.

▪He has no courage.

❗I could eat a horse.

▪I'm extremely hungry.

❗Please don't monkey around.

▪Get serious and stop playing.

❗We'll kill two birds with one stone.

▪One solution solves two problems.

❗It's three miles as the crow flies.

▪It's three miles going straight.

❗Don't cry wolf.

▪Don't give a false alarm.

❗It has dog-eared pages.

▪It's a well-used popular book.

❗He's the underdog.

▪He's not the favorite to win.

❗She's like a fish out of water.

▪She is not in her area of expertise.

❗You'll stir up a hornet's nest.

▪You'll cause a great deal of new problems.

❗Don't let him get your goat.

▪Don't let him get you upset.

❗Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

▪Don't make big of something insignificant.

❗They are packed like sardines.

▪There is absolutely no room for even one more.

❗We got a bird's eye view.

▪We had a very good viewpoint from on high.

❗We're on a wild-goose chase.

▪We were chasing something that didn't exist.

❗It's raining cats and dogs.

▪It is the heaviest rain I have ever seen.

Article "THE" and "A

I need a book (aku butuh sebuah buku, disini pakai article 'a', maka buku yg dibutuhkan itu terserah,
buku apa aja).

I need the book (kalau pakai 'the', maka buku yg dibutuhkan adalah buku tertentu).

article 'a' hanya dipakai utk singular noun dan countable (kan aneh kalau kita cakap "I need a water)

Article 'the' bisa dipakai buat singular maupun plural dan bisa dipakai utk countable noun maupun
uncountable noun (e.g. I need the books).

Don’t stand in my way = jangan menghalangiku

Who do you think you are? = kamu pikir kamu siapa?

Don’t play smart with me = jangan sok pintar sama aku dong.

Don’t be so stubborn = jangan terlalu keras kepala

Stealing eyes = caper

I’m on my way = aku dalam perjalanan

Is it date? = apakah ini kencan?

Why didn’t you call me back? = kenapa kamu tidak telpon balik?

Don’t argue with me = jangan berdebat denganku

I’ve got things to do = aku ada acara

Anything else? = ada yang lain

I’ve got no money = aku gak ada uang    

I don't give a damn = aku tak peduli

Sorry for bothering = maaf menggangu

You are so captious = kamu itu bawel banget

Take it easy = santai aja, bawa santai saja

Get out of my face = pergilah dari hadapanku

Help yourself = anggaplah rumah sendiri

I'm in a hurry = aku lagi buru2 ni

I'm stuck in you = aku tergila-gila padamu

What the hell? = apa-apaan sih?

No special = gak ada yang special

I can't say for sure = aku gak bisa memastikannya