Common British Phrases: A Beginner's Guide

Understanding Common British Phrases with Examples and Meanings

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on common British phrases, specifically designed for beginners and ESL learners. This guide aims to help you understand and use British phrases correctly in everyday conversations. By the end of this lesson, you will have a solid grasp of 100 essential British phrases, their meanings, and how to use them in various contexts with over 300 examples.

In this lesson, you will:

• Learn 100 key British phrases and their meanings.
• See over 300 examples illustrating correct usage.
• Gain confidence in using British English accurately.

Useful Vocabulary for Common British Phrases: This section covers a range of British phrases and expressions that are frequently used in everyday conversations. We will provide clear definitions and numerous examples to ensure you understand how to use them correctly.

Mastering Common British Phrases: Essential Phrases and Examples

1. Blimey
   • Meaning: An expression of surprise or shock.
   • Examples:
     1. Blimey, it's freezing today!
     2. Blimey, I didn't see that coming.
     3. Blimey, you've grown so much!
     4. Blimey, that's a lot of money.
2. Cheeky
   • Meaning: Impudent or irreverent, but often in an endearing or amusing way.
   • Examples:
     1. Don't be so cheeky!
     2. He's got a cheeky grin.
     3. That was a cheeky comment.
     4. She's a cheeky little girl.
3. Knackered
   • Meaning: Extremely tired.
   • Examples:
     1. I'm absolutely knackered after that run.
     2. He looked knackered after work.
     3. I'm too knackered to go out tonight.
     4. She was knackered from the long journey.
4. Chuffed
   • Meaning: Very pleased or happy.
   • Examples:
     1. I'm chuffed to bits with my new car.
     2. He was chuffed to hear the news.
     3. She's really chuffed about her promotion.
     4. They were chuffed with the results.
5. Gutted
   • Meaning: Very disappointed or upset.
   • Examples:
     1. I was gutted when I lost my job.
     2. He's absolutely gutted about the defeat.
     3. She was gutted to miss the concert.
     4. They were gutted by the news.
6. Gobsmacked
   • Meaning: Astonished; astounded.
   • Examples:
     1. I was gobsmacked when I heard the news.
     2. He was gobsmacked by the surprise party.
     3. They were gobsmacked at the results.
     4. She was gobsmacked by the generosity.
7. Skint
   • Meaning: Having no money.
   • Examples:
     1. I'm skint until payday.
     2. He was skint after buying the new car.
     3. She's always skint at the end of the month.
     4. They were skint after their holiday.
8. Loo
   • Meaning: Toilet.
   • Examples:
     1. Where's the loo?
     2. I need to go to the loo.
     3. The loo is down the hall.
     4. He went to the loo during the break.
9. Naff
   • Meaning: Unfashionable or lacking in style.
   • Examples:
     1. That jacket is a bit naff.
     2. The party decorations were naff.
     3. His haircut looks naff.
     4. She thought the film was naff.
10. Miffed
    • Meaning: Slightly annoyed or upset.
    • Examples:
      1. I was miffed when he didn't call.
      2. She was miffed about the mistake.
      3. He's miffed at being left out.
      4. They were miffed by the delay.
11. Quid
    • Meaning: Slang for pound (currency).
    • Examples:
      1. Can you lend me a few quid?
      2. It costs fifty quid.
      3. I've only got a couple of quid left.
      4. He earned a hundred quid.
12. Dodgy
    • Meaning: Dishonest or unreliable.
    • Examples:
      1. That dealer looks dodgy.
      2. The plan sounds dodgy to me.
      3. He gave a dodgy explanation.
      4. The wiring in the house is dodgy.
13. Kip
    • Meaning: A nap or sleep.
    • Examples:
      1. I need a kip before we go out.
      2. He had a quick kip after lunch.
      3. She took a kip on the sofa.
      4. They had a kip during the flight.
14. Bollocks
    • Meaning: Rubbish or nonsense.
    • Examples:
      1. What a load of bollocks!
      2. His excuse was bollocks.
      3. That's complete bollocks.
      4. She called bollocks on his story.
15. Scrummy
    • Meaning: Delicious.
    • Examples:
      1. The cake was scrummy.
      2. She made a scrummy dinner.
      3. That was a scrummy meal.
      4. The dessert looks scrummy.
16. Bob's your uncle
    • Meaning: It's that simple.
    • Examples:
      1. Just follow the instructions, and Bob's your uncle.
      2. Add some salt, and Bob's your uncle.
      3. Plug it in, and Bob's your uncle.
      4. Press the button, and Bob's your uncle.
17. Fancy
    • Meaning: Feel a desire or liking for.
    • Examples:
      1. Do you fancy a drink?
      2. I fancy going out tonight.
      3. She fancies him.
      4. They fancy a trip to the seaside.
18. Ta
    • Meaning: Thank you.
    • Examples:
      1. Ta for the help.
      2. Ta very much.
      3. Here's your change. Ta!
      4. Ta for the gift.
19. Mate
    • Meaning: Friend.
    • Examples:
      1. He's my best mate.
      2. How's it going, mate?
      3. Cheers, mate!
      4. See you later, mate.
20. Gutted
    • Meaning: Very disappointed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was gutted when my team lost.
      2. She's gutted about the cancellation.
      3. He felt gutted after the bad news.
      4. They were gutted by the result.
21. Kerfuffle
    • Meaning: A commotion or fuss.
    • Examples:
      1. There was a kerfuffle over the new rules.
      2. He caused a kerfuffle in the meeting.
      3. What's the kerfuffle about?
      4. The announcement created a bit of a kerfuffle.
22. Barmy
    • Meaning: Crazy or foolish.
    • Examples:
      1. He's completely barmy.
      2. That idea is barmy.
      3. She acted barmy at the party.
      4. They thought his plan was barmy.
23. Jammy
    • Meaning: Lucky.
    • Examples:
      1. You jammy devil!
      2. He's had a jammy escape.
      3. She won the lottery, the jammy thing.
      4. What a jammy coincidence.
24. Chock-a-block
    • Meaning: Full to capacity.
    • Examples:
      1. The car park was chock-a-block.
      2. The venue was chock-a-block with fans.
      3. The streets were chock-a-block during the festival.
      4. His diary is chock-a-block this week.
25. Leg it
    • Meaning: To run away quickly.
    • Examples:
      1. We had to leg it to catch the bus.
      2. He legged it when he saw the police.
      3. Let's leg it before we're late.
      4. They legged it across the field.
26. Gob
    • Meaning: Mouth.
    • Examples:
      1. Shut your gob!
      2. He had a big gob full of food.
      3. She couldn't keep her gob shut.
      4. Watch your gob, please.
27. Butchers
    • Meaning: A look.
    • Examples:
      1. Let's have a butchers at that.
      2. He took a butchers at the car.
      3. Can I have a butchers?
      4. She had a butchers at the menu.
28. Brolly
    • Meaning: Umbrella.
    • Examples:
      1. Don't forget your brolly.
      2. He lent me his brolly.
      3. It's raining, better take a brolly.
      4. She left her brolly at home.
29. Chinwag
    • Meaning: A chat.
    • Examples:
      1. We had a nice chinwag.
      2. Let's have a chinwag over coffee.
      3. She loves a good chinwag.
      4. They had a chinwag about the weekend.
30. Bodge
    • Meaning: To make a mess of.
    • Examples:
      1. He bodged the repair.
      2. Don't bodge the job.
      3. She bodged her homework.
      4. The paint job was bodged.
31. Gormless
    • Meaning: Lacking sense or initiative.
    • Examples:
      1. He's so gormless.
      2. That was a gormless thing to do.
      3. She looked gormless standing there.
      4. Don't be so gormless.
32. Throw a wobbly
    • Meaning: Have a tantrum.
    • Examples:
      1. He threw a wobbly over nothing.
      2. She might throw a wobbly if she's late.
      3. Don't throw a wobbly.
      4. They threw a wobbly at the news.
33. Skive
    • Meaning: To avoid work or duty.
    • Examples:
      1. He skived off school.
      2. Don't skive work.
      3. She skived off early.
      4. They skived the meeting.
34. Mug
    • Meaning: A fool or someone easily deceived.
    • Examples:
      1. Don't be a mug.
      2. He made a mug of me.
      3. She felt like a mug.
      4. They treat him like a mug.
35. Nutter
    • Meaning: Crazy person.
    • Examples:
      1. He's a total nutter.
      2. What a nutter!
      3. She acted like a nutter.
      4. They called him a nutter.
36. Bloke
    • Meaning: Man.
    • Examples:
      1. He's a nice bloke.
      2. That bloke helped me out.
      3. She's dating a new bloke.
      4. Who's that bloke?
37. Posh
    • Meaning: Elegant or upper-class.
    • Examples:
      1. That's a posh restaurant.
      2. She speaks with a posh accent.
      3. They live in a posh area.
      4. He's got posh manners.
38. Dosh
    • Meaning: Money.
    • Examples:
      1. I need some dosh.
      2. He's got loads of dosh.
      3. She spent all her dosh.
      4. They're out of dosh.
39. Chuffed to bits
    • Meaning: Very pleased.
    • Examples:
      1. I'm chuffed to bits with this gift.
      2. She was chuffed to bits.
      3. He's chuffed to bits about the news.
      4. They're chuffed to bits with the results.
40. Peckish
    • Meaning: Slightly hungry.
    • Examples:
      1. I'm feeling peckish.
      2. He's always peckish.
      3. She felt peckish after the walk.
      4. They're peckish before dinner.
41. Knock up
    • Meaning: To make or prepare quickly.
    • Examples:
      1. I'll knock up some lunch.
      2. He knocked up a quick meal.
      3. She can knock up a cake in no time.
      4. They knocked up a plan.
42. Wangle
    • Meaning: To get or achieve by cleverness.
    • Examples:
      1. He wangled a day off.
      2. She wangled her way in.
      3. They wangled a good deal.
      4. He wangled a promotion.
43. Yonks
    • Meaning: A long time.
    • Examples:
      1. I haven't seen you in yonks.
      2. It's been yonks since we met.
      3. She hasn't called in yonks.
      4. They lived there for yonks.
44. Rubbish
    • Meaning: Nonsense or worthless.
    • Examples:
      1. That's absolute rubbish.
      2. He talks rubbish.
      3. Her idea was rubbish.
      4. They played rubbish football.
45. Whinge
    • Meaning: To complain persistently.
    • Examples:
      1. Stop whingeing.
      2. He whinges about everything.
      3. She's always whingeing.
      4. They whinged the whole time.
46. Miffed
    • Meaning: Slightly annoyed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was miffed by his comment.
      2. She's miffed at being left out.
      3. He's miffed about the change.
      4. They were miffed by the delay.
47. Waffle
    • Meaning: To talk or write at length without saying much.
    • Examples:
      1. He waffled on for ages.
      2. Don't waffle, get to the point.
      3. She waffled about her weekend.
      4. They waffled in the meeting.
48. Chinwag
    • Meaning: A chat.
    • Examples:
      1. We had a good chinwag.
      2. Let's have a chinwag.
      3. She loves a chinwag.
      4. They had a chinwag over tea.
49. Cuppa
    • Meaning: Cup of tea.
    • Examples:
      1. Fancy a cuppa?
      2. I'll make us a cuppa.
      3. She always has a cuppa in the morning.
      4. They offered me a cuppa.
50. Brolly
    • Meaning: Umbrella.
    • Examples:
      1. Don't forget your brolly.
      2. He lent me his brolly.
      3. It's raining, better take a brolly.
      4. She left her brolly at home.
51. A doddle
    • Meaning: Something easy.
    • Examples:
      1. That exam was a doddle.
      2. This task is a doddle.
      3. Learning to drive was a doddle.
      4. It's a doddle to fix.
52. Innit
    • Meaning: Isn't it.
    • Examples:
      1. Nice day, innit?
      2. That's cool, innit?
      3. We're done, innit?
      4. Funny, innit?
53. Sorted
    • Meaning: Taken care of.
    • Examples:
      1. That's sorted, then.
      2. All sorted here.
      3. She got it sorted.
      4. They sorted it out.
54. Gutted
    • Meaning: Very disappointed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was gutted when my team lost.
      2. She's gutted about the cancellation.
      3. He felt gutted after the bad news.
      4. They were gutted by the result.
55. Knees up
    • Meaning: A lively party.
    • Examples:
      1. We're having a knees up tonight.
      2. They threw a knees up for his birthday.
      3. It was a proper knees up.
      4. She loves a good knees up.
56. Sod's law
    • Meaning: The idea that if something can go wrong, it will.
    • Examples:
      1. It's sod's law, the bus is late.
      2. Sod's law, it rained on our picnic.
      3. Sod's law, my phone died.
      4. Sod's law, I missed the train.
57. Ta-ra
    • Meaning: Goodbye.
    • Examples:
      1. Ta-ra, see you later.
      2. He said ta-ra and left.
      3. Ta-ra for now.
      4. She waved and said ta-ra.
58. Banter
    • Meaning: Playful conversation.
    • Examples:
      1. We had some good banter.
      2. He enjoys banter with his mates.
      3. The banter was hilarious.
      4. She loves a bit of banter.
59. Chocka
    • Meaning: Full or very busy.
    • Examples:
      1. The place is chocka.
      2. His schedule is chocka.
      3. It was chocka at the market.
      4. The car park was chocka.
60. Dosh
    • Meaning: Money.
    • Examples:
      1. I need some dosh.
      2. He's got loads of dosh.
      3. She spent all her dosh.
      4. They're out of dosh.
61. Chuffed to bits
    • Meaning: Very pleased.
    • Examples:
      1. I'm chuffed to bits with this gift.
      2. She was chuffed to bits.
      3. He's chuffed to bits about the news.
      4. They're chuffed to bits with the results.
62. Peckish
    • Meaning: Slightly hungry.
    • Examples:
      1. I'm feeling peckish.
      2. He's always peckish.
      3. She felt peckish after the walk.
      4. They're peckish before dinner.
63. Knock up
    • Meaning: To make or prepare quickly.
    • Examples:
      1. I'll knock up some lunch.
      2. He knocked up a quick meal.
      3. She can knock up a cake in no time.
      4. They knocked up a plan.
64. Wangle
    • Meaning: To get or achieve by cleverness.
    • Examples:
      1. He wangled a day off.
      2. She wangled her way in.
      3. They wangled a good deal.
      4. He wangled a promotion.
65. Yonks
    • Meaning: A long time.
    • Examples:
      1. I haven't seen you in yonks.
      2. It's been yonks since we met.
      3. She hasn't called in yonks.
      4. They lived there for yonks.
66. Rubbish
    • Meaning: Nonsense or worthless.
    • Examples:
      1. That's absolute rubbish.
      2. He talks rubbish.
      3. Her idea was rubbish.
      4. They played rubbish football.
67. Whinge
    • Meaning: To complain persistently.
    • Examples:
      1. Stop whingeing.
      2. He whinges about everything.
      3. She's always whingeing.
      4. They whinged the whole time.
68. Miffed
    • Meaning: Slightly annoyed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was miffed by his comment.
      2. She's miffed at being left out.
      3. He's miffed about the change.
      4. They were miffed by the delay.
69. Waffle
    • Meaning: To talk or write at length without saying much.
    • Examples:
      1. He waffled on for ages.
      2. Don't waffle, get to the point.
      3. She waffled about her weekend.
      4. They waffled in the meeting.
70. Chinwag
    • Meaning: A chat.
    • Examples:
      1. We had a good chinwag.
      2. Let's have a chinwag.
      3. She loves a chinwag.
      4. They had a chinwag over tea.
71. Cuppa
    • Meaning: Cup of tea.
    • Examples:
      1. Fancy a cuppa?
      2. I'll make us a cuppa.
      3. She always has a cuppa in the morning.
      4. They offered me a cuppa.
72. Brolly
    • Meaning: Umbrella.
    • Examples:
      1. Don't forget your brolly.
      2. He lent me his brolly.
      3. It's raining, better take a brolly.
      4. She left her brolly at home.
73. A doddle
    • Meaning: Something easy.
    • Examples:
      1. That exam was a doddle.
      2. This task is a doddle.
      3. Learning to drive was a doddle.
      4. It's a doddle to fix.
74. Innit
    • Meaning: Isn't it.
    • Examples:
      1. Nice day, innit?
      2. That's cool, innit?
      3. We're done, innit?
      4. Funny, innit?
75. Sorted
    • Meaning: Taken care of.
    • Examples:
      1. That's sorted, then.
      2. All sorted here.
      3. She got it sorted.
      4. They sorted it out.
76. Gutted
    • Meaning: Very disappointed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was gutted when my team lost.
      2. She's gutted about the cancellation.
      3. He felt gutted after the bad news.
      4. They were gutted by the result.
77. Knees up
    • Meaning: A lively party.
    • Examples:
      1. We're having a knees up tonight.
      2. They threw a knees up for his birthday.
      3. It was a proper knees up.
      4. She loves a good knees up.
78. Sod's law
    • Meaning: The idea that if something can go wrong, it will.
    • Examples:
      1. It's sod's law, the bus is late.
      2. Sod's law, it rained on our picnic.
      3. Sod's law, my phone died.
      4. Sod's law, I missed the train.
79. Ta-ra
    • Meaning: Goodbye.
    • Examples:
      1. Ta-ra, see you later.
      2. He said ta-ra and left.
      3. Ta-ra for now.
      4. She waved and said ta-ra.
80. Banter
    • Meaning: Playful conversation.
    • Examples:
      1. We had some good banter.
      2. He enjoys banter with his mates.
      3. The banter was hilarious.
      4. She loves a bit of banter.
81. Chocka
    • Meaning: Full or very busy.
    • Examples:
      1. The place is chocka.
      2. His schedule is chocka.
      3. It was chocka at the market.
      4. The car park was chocka.
82. Dosh
    • Meaning: Money.
    • Examples:
      1. I need some dosh.
      2. He's got loads of dosh.
      3. She spent all her dosh.
      4. They're out of dosh.
83. Chuffed to bits
    • Meaning: Very pleased.
    • Examples:
      1. I'm chuffed to bits with this gift.
      2. She was chuffed to bits.
      3. He's chuffed to bits about the news.
      4. They're chuffed to bits with the results.
84. Peckish
    • Meaning: Slightly hungry.
    • Examples:
      1. I'm feeling peckish.
      2. He's always peckish.
      3. She felt peckish after the walk.
      4. They're peckish before dinner.
85. Knock up
    • Meaning: To make or prepare quickly.
    • Examples:
      1. I'll knock up some lunch.
      2. He knocked up a quick meal.
      3. She can knock up a cake in no time.
      4. They knocked up a plan.
86. Wangle
    • Meaning: To get or achieve by cleverness.
    • Examples:
      1. He wangled a day off.
      2. She wangled her way in.
      3. They wangled a good deal.
      4. He wangled a promotion.
87. Yonks
    • Meaning: A long time.
    • Examples:
      1. I haven't seen you in yonks.
      2. It's been yonks since we met.
      3. She hasn't called in yonks.
      4. They lived there for yonks.
88. Rubbish
    • Meaning: Nonsense or worthless.
    • Examples:
      1. That's absolute rubbish.
      2. He talks rubbish.
      3. Her idea was rubbish.
      4. They played rubbish football.
89. Whinge
    • Meaning: To complain persistently.
    • Examples:
      1. Stop whingeing.
      2. He whinges about everything.
      3. She's always whingeing.
      4. They whinged the whole time.
90. Miffed
    • Meaning: Slightly annoyed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was miffed by his comment.
      2. She's miffed at being left out.
      3. He's miffed about the change.
      4. They were miffed by the delay.
91. Waffle
    • Meaning: To talk or write at length without saying much.
    • Examples:
      1. He waffled on for ages.
      2. Don't waffle, get to the point.
      3. She waffled about her weekend.
      4. They waffled in the meeting.
92. Chinwag
    • Meaning: A chat.
    • Examples:
      1. We had a good chinwag.
      2. Let's have a chinwag.
      3. She loves a chinwag.
      4. They had a chinwag over tea.
93. Cuppa
    • Meaning: Cup of tea.
    • Examples:
      1. Fancy a cuppa?
      2. I'll make us a cuppa.
      3. She always has a cuppa in the morning.
      4. They offered me a cuppa.
94. Brolly
    • Meaning: Umbrella.
    • Examples:
      1. Don't forget your brolly.
      2. He lent me his brolly.
      3. It's raining, better take a brolly.
      4. She left her brolly at home.
95. A doddle
    • Meaning: Something easy.
    • Examples:
      1. That exam was a doddle.
      2. This task is a doddle.
      3. Learning to drive was a doddle.
      4. It's a doddle to fix.
96. Innit
    • Meaning: Isn't it.
    • Examples:
      1. Nice day, innit?
      2. That's cool, innit?
      3. We're done, innit?
      4. Funny, innit?
97. Sorted
    • Meaning: Taken care of.
    • Examples:
      1. That's sorted, then.
      2. All sorted here.
      3. She got it sorted.
      4. They sorted it out.
98. Gutted
    • Meaning: Very disappointed.
    • Examples:
      1. I was gutted when my team lost.
      2. She's gutted about the cancellation.
      3. He felt gutted after the bad news.
      4. They were gutted by the result.
99. Knees up
    • Meaning: A lively party.
    • Examples:
      1. We're having a knees up tonight.
      2. They threw a knees up for his birthday.
      3. It was a proper knees up.
      4. She loves a good knees up.
100. Sod's law - Meaning: The idea that if something can go wrong, it will. - Examples:
     1. It's sod's law, the bus is late.
     2. Sod's law, it rained on our picnic.
     3. Sod's law, my phone died.
     4. Sod's law, I missed the train.

Conversation Using All or Most of the List

Characters:

• John
• Mary
• Paul
• Sarah

John: Blimey, it’s been ages since we all got together!

Mary: I know, right? I’m absolutely knackered from work, but I wouldn’t miss this for the world.

Paul: Me too. I’m chuffed to see you all. How have you been, Sarah?

Sarah: I've been good, just a bit gutted that my holiday plans got cancelled. But on the bright side, I’ve picked up some new hobbies.

John: That's the spirit! Speaking of holidays, I’m planning a trip to the countryside next month.

Mary: That sounds lovely. I could use a break myself. By the way, did you hear about the new café that opened downtown? It’s supposed to be brilliant.

Paul: Yeah, I’ve been there. It’s a bit pricey, but the food is top-notch. You should definitely check it out.

Sarah: Sounds like a plan. Also, I got a cheeky little gift for you all – some homemade cookies!

John: Cheeky! Thanks, Sarah. These look delicious. Let’s dig in and catch up properly.

Mary: So, how’s everyone been? Any new exciting news?

Paul: Well, I’m a bit skint at the moment because I just bought a new car, but I’m happy.

Sarah: New car, huh? That’s exciting! What did you get?

Paul: A second-hand Mini Cooper. It’s a bit dodgy in places, but I love it.

John: I’ve always fancied a Mini. Maybe one day. For now, my old Ford will have to do.

Mary: Speaking of cars, did you hear about the changes in the driving test? They’ve made it tougher.

Sarah: Really? Blimey, I’m glad I passed mine years ago.

John: Me too. I remember being so knackered after all those lessons. But Bob’s your uncle, I passed!

Paul: That’s the way. Oh, and Sarah, I’m absolutely chuffed about your new job. Congrats!

Sarah: Thanks, Paul! It’s been great so far. I was a bit miffed at first because the commute is long, but I’m getting used to it.

Mary: Long commutes are the worst. At least you’re enjoying the job. What exactly do you do?

Sarah: I'm a project manager at a tech company. It’s a lot of responsibility, but I'm learning loads.

John: That sounds challenging but rewarding. By the way, Paul, did you sort out the issue with your landlord?

Paul: Yeah, finally. It took yonks, but it’s all sorted now. I was worried he’d never fix the leaky roof.

Mary: That's good to hear. Landlord issues can be such a pain. Speaking of which, I had a bit of a kerfuffle with my neighbour yesterday over the parking space.

John: Oh no! How did it turn out?

Mary: We managed to sort it out in the end. I had to throw a bit of a wobbly to get my point across, though.

Sarah: Sometimes you have to. By the way, have you guys tried that new restaurant near the park? It’s supposed to be posh.

Paul: Not yet, but I fancy giving it a go. Maybe we can plan a night out there.

John: Sounds like a plan. I could use a nice meal out. I've been feeling a bit peckish all day.

Mary: Me too. Let's make a booking for next Saturday. It's always chock-a-block there, so we need to book in advance.

Sarah: Agreed. And after dinner, we can have a proper knees up at my place. I’ve got some new music we can dance to.

Paul: That sounds perfect. I could use a good knees up. It’s been too long.

John: I’m looking forward to it already. It’ll be nice to have a bit of banter and relax.

Mary: Definitely. And let’s make sure we don’t end up skiving off this time. We always say we’ll meet up and then something comes up.

Sarah: True. Let’s stick to the plan this time. No excuses.

Paul: Agreed. Now, who’s up for another cuppa?

John: Count me in. A nice cuppa will go down a treat right now.

Mary: I’m in too. Nothing beats a good cuppa and a chinwag with friends.

Sarah: Same here. Let’s enjoy the rest of the evening and catch up properly.

...(Continue conversation using as many phrases as possible)

Summary and Takeaways

Lesson Overview: In this lesson, we covered 100 common British phrases that beginners and ESL learners often encounter. By understanding their meanings and seeing them in context through over 300 examples, learners will gain confidence in using these phrases correctly.

Key Phrases Learnt: Key phrases include "blimey," "cheeky," "knackered," "chuffed," and many more essential expressions used in British English.

Practice Exercises: To reinforce your learning, try using each phrase in a sentence of your own. Write these sentences down and review them regularly.

Tips for Remembering: Associate each phrase with a memorable context or story. Use flashcards to test yourself and practice regularly.

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