What does to go on a bender mean? British idioms are used daily by natives. If you want to sound fluent or understand and speak like a native – then learning and using these common British expressions and sayings will help you. Below are 31 British idioms / phrases / slang words with their definition and meaning. Watch the vocabulary youtube video lessons for clear examples.
1. Go on a bender.
2. Go down a treat.
3. Go on the pull.
4. At a loose end.
5. Bob’s your uncle.
6. Fancy a cuppa?
7. Cheap as chips.
8. The bee’s knees.
9. Botch job.
10. Budge up.
11. Cack-handed.
12. Cream crackered.
13. Full of beans.
14. Spill the beans.
15. Itchy Feet.
16. Pear-shaped.
17. Quids in.
18. Throw a spanner in the works.
19. Splash out. Splash the cash.
20. Knickers in a twist.
21. Taking the piss / taking the mick / having a laugh.
22. To have someone on.
23. To give someone a bell.
24. Lose the plot.
25. The dog’s bollocks.
26. Bits and bobs.
27. Gobsmacked.
18. Ball and chain / wears the trousers.
29. Beat about the bush / Beat around the bush.
30. Drive someone up the wall.
31. To have a mare / having a mare.