Slang brytyjski

with flying colours
a Lycra lout
a think-tank
to make a mountain out of a mole-hill
to have a whale of a time
a drop in the ocean
to get one's teeth into
to put out feelers
a toffee-nosed person (mildly derogatory)
to look like a stick insect
a broken reed
to go down in history
to put a place on the map
the concrete jungle
to live like a lord
to gate-crash
to make a martyr of oneself
the law of the jungle
to pave the way for
a wolf-whistle
bite off more than you can chew
(to) be all thumbs
puppy love
monkey business
(to) skate on thin ice
a snake in the grass
(to) have something to crow about
(to) stand one's ground
(to) stick one's neck out
straight from the horse's mouth
too big for one's britches (boots)
(to) get the message
It's raining cats and dogs.
(to) blow one's horn
(to) give a ring
(to) give (lend) an ear to (formal)
(to) have one's hands full
head and shoulders (above something)
head over heels
(to) burn rubber
(to) burn up the road
(to) butt in
(to) chicken out/ chicken
on the point of (usually used with a verbal noun - on the point of doing something)
(be) pooped (out)
(to) hit the jackpot
(be) in the money
keep one's fingers crossed
(be) keyed up
let sleeping dogs lie
lose one's temper
miss the boat (bus)
eager beaver
(to) cry over spilt milk
make one's bed and lie in it
air one's dirty laundry in public
as the crow flies
hand-me-down
hang up
(to call/shout/scream) at the top of one's lungs
out on the town
the sky is the limit
the blackboard jungle
to be put under the microscope
a golden hello
handbag syndrome
hand-to-hand fighting
a squeegee pest
parrot-fashion
to throw a spanner in the works
curiosity killed the cat
up in arms
a flash in the pan
to brush up one's French, German, Spanish etc.
to flood the market
to scrape the bottom of the barrel
an infectious laugh
to take care of number 1
to have a one-track mind
a night-cap
the honeymoon is over
to drive a hard bargain
the old-boy network
to egg someone on
stage-fright
to be whacked
the bread-winner
to be glued to the phone/television
spick and span
to be long in the tooth
to have a knack for, to have the knack
a sleeping policeman
a bad-hair day
to give one the shivers
grey matter
to be in someone's black books
garden-fence disputes
to be still wet behind the ears
within a whisker
to sit on the fence

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