Typical British words and phrases
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3rd Jun 2014
3rd Jun 2014
Lifestyle/Volunteers Coordinator
And yes Mandy being a POM I too could add a few.....maybe we should!
27th May 2014
Activities Co-ordinator
13th May 2014
recreation & leisure organiser
Just to clarify,
Gobsmacked (not godsmacked..maybe a typo) is what we say when something happens that is unbelievable and your lost for words/amazed by something.
A quid is actually a pound coin!
Loving the site by the way!
Cheers!
14th May 2018
Positive Living Assistant
Could mean a fiver or tenner also
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Up the apple and pears = stairs
Ruby Murray = curry
Tom and dick = sick
Rosy lea = tea
Jack Jones = alone
Dog and bone = phone
Can you Adam and Eve it = Believe it
Trouble and strife = The wife
Kettle and Hob = Watch
Barnet = Hair
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