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Episode 237 British Idioms That Make No Sense (But We Say Them Anyway)
Manage episode 485207367 series 3648973
British idioms can be totally baffling—what on earth does “she’s absolutely cream crackered” mean? 🤯 In this episode, we unpack some of the UK’s weirdest and most illogical idioms, from Cockney rhyming slang to century-old phrases like “a different kettle of fish.”
These expressions are commonly used but rarely understood—so let’s figure them out together!
Listen in to discover:
Why "cream crackered" means "tired"
What kettles and fish have to do with trouble
How idioms evolve and spread (even when no one knows their origin)
No need to memorize these—just know them when you hear them!
#BritishIdioms #UKSlang #LearnEnglish #ESL #BritishEnglish #EnglishIdioms #CockneySlang #RealEnglish #WeirdEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #emmaseslenglish
245 episodes
Manage episode 485207367 series 3648973
British idioms can be totally baffling—what on earth does “she’s absolutely cream crackered” mean? 🤯 In this episode, we unpack some of the UK’s weirdest and most illogical idioms, from Cockney rhyming slang to century-old phrases like “a different kettle of fish.”
These expressions are commonly used but rarely understood—so let’s figure them out together!
Listen in to discover:
Why "cream crackered" means "tired"
What kettles and fish have to do with trouble
How idioms evolve and spread (even when no one knows their origin)
No need to memorize these—just know them when you hear them!
#BritishIdioms #UKSlang #LearnEnglish #ESL #BritishEnglish #EnglishIdioms #CockneySlang #RealEnglish #WeirdEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #emmaseslenglish
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