My Brit friend says "Bob's your uncle" to which I might reply "Robert's your Muver's brover"

Also, I'll give you a bell (call you)

Another (censored) fu**oll - meaning nopthing or not much. i.e. I don't give fu**oll, or as a reply to what is up.

Sweet FA

this thread's too long to read all. did anyone say
"thick irish".
i love that most americans are shocked by that one

I might be willing to be shocked if I knew what it meant.

'Christ on a bike!'

'Crikey O'Reilly'!

I've no idea where either of these came from.

I also love 'Going to Hell in a handcart' - as if going to Hell wasn't quite bad enough on its own(!), and the handcart adds significantly more gravitas to the situation.

I always heard 'hell in a handbasket', instead. In fact, I remember there was a poster on the Flyertalk board named Helena Handbasket :)

"We know the dollars' worthless Yank, so drinks are on us."

Goodness, what an awesome post! I am one happy anglophile right now.

I have too many favorite phrases to remember them all right now, but we regularly incorporate "donkey's years" (or "donks" for short) into our banter... I also adore "treacle" as a term of endearment. Must go rack my brain now trying to remember some others...

It's yonks

yyyyawl rite. with a Liam/Noel drawl

A thousand football supporters chanting "you're gonna get your f---ing head KICKED IN".

fnarf999

Once had the pleasure of witnessing 2000ish fans sing GYTOFT lads at John Prescott. Thankfully he did not oblige.

bollocks!

How about the t.v. show called, "Do You Fancy Me?" When the winners were asked if they wanted to return they often replied, "Yes, please". So Brit!

Signs that say "bollards rising" and "soft verge" always sound like Victorian euphemisms to me.

A friend from Wolverhampton uses the phrase, "but you wouldn't be thanking me". As in, "I could take you to Wolverhampton, but you wouldn't be thanking me." He also says something that sounds like "Oh, fook" when he's "cross".

I love it when the govt. announces a new "scheme". At least they're honest.

And who can forget "Walkies!"

stoekbailey- that irish are renowned for being stupid

I grew up in New Zealand and so many of these expressions were used in my home etc.

Please. Thank You.

Tara.

btw

"a face like a dog's ass" would not be a British saying.

that would be arse.

Something difficult is like 'getting s**t from a rocking horse'.
Also - as useless as a chocolate teapot.
And 'as subtle as a flying brick'.
One we use at work 'too many chiefs, not enough Indians'.