Vocabulary

• away with the fairies: To be daydreaming or not aware of reality.
• swings and roundabouts: A situation with both advantages and disadvantages that balance out.
• have to: Must do
• horses for courses: Different people are suited for different situations or tasks.
• bob's your uncle: Used to say something will be done easily or successfully.
• brass monkey: Extremely cold weather.
• up the duff: Pregnant, especially informally or humorously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• cock up: To make a serious mistake or to mess something up badly.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• run away with: To go away with someone, e.g. for secret marriage
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• spread around: To distribute something to a wide area or to many people.
• roll off: To fall off something by rolling.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• bun in the oven: To be pregnant.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• go on: To continue doing something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
• click: To work well with someone or something
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• close: Almost; near
• dawn: First light of day
• American: Person from the USA
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• kettle: Metal container with spout used for boiling water
• chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
• cup: Small round container used for drinking
• harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
• butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
• nautical: Concerning ships, sailing or sailors
• daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• wag: To move side to side or up and down repetitively
• plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
• brass: Yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
• daisy: Small, white flower that has a yellow center
• george: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-)
• pudding: Baked dishes for dessert
• cadet: Student in a military school
• fortnight: A period of two weeks
• caravan: Group of people traveling together
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
• heating: To make hot or hotter
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• uk
• duff: A stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
• uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
• centigrade: A unit of temperature
• midwife: Person who helps a pregnant woman deliver a baby