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Example British Idioms and Clichés List

A selection of example British idioms and clichés.

avoid like the plague

beat about the bush

believe it or not

break a leg

bull in a china shop

chip on your shoulder

come apart at the seams

don’t count your chickens

get fired

get the sack

given up the ghost

goodie two shoes

gravy train

in for a penny

in the limelight

in the same boat

jump on the bandwagon

let the cat out of the bag

live and learn

live and let live


look on the bright side

make no bones about it

more or less

not up to it

over the top

past his prime

plenty more fish in the sea

push comes to shove

put on a brave face

raining cats and dogs

skeleton in the closet

spend a penny

straight from the horse’s mouth

taken for a ride

tighten your belt

turn over a new leaf

under the weather

white elephant

wrong side of the tracks

your name is mud

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