7 окт. 2024 г. · Learn English with Lingoda · 12 old-fashioned English sayings explained · 1. Granny · 2. A sight for sore eyes · 3. On your jollies · 4. A ...

2 сент. 2024 г. · 1. “Anon” – This old phrase, meaning “soon” or “right away,” is rarely heard in modern conversations. · 2. “Thy” and “thou” · 3. “Hark!” ...

8 июн. 2023 г. · 83 Old Slang Phrases We Should Bring Back · 1. Wet Sock · 2. Happy Cabbage · 3. Pang-Wangle · 4. In the Ketchup · 5. Flub the Dub · 6. Pine Overcoat.

1. A little bird told me · 3. A fly in the ointment · 5. A nod is as good as a wink · 6. How do you do? · 7. A sight for sore eyes · 8. For all intents and purposes.

16 июн. 2024 г. · There are plenty of old-fashioned words and phrases in English that haven't died out entirely but have fallen out of favour.

26 янв. 2024 г. · 1. "Pearls before swine" · 2. "Colder than a witch's tit" · 3. "Ultracrepidarian" · 4. "Thine face is not worth sunburning" · 5. "This kiss is as ...

23 окт. 2023 г. · It is often followed by something like "old chap" which is like calling someone "brah" in an old fashioned fancy way. Upvote 3. Downvote

22 февр. 2017 г. · 28 Classic British Idioms · A penny for your thoughts. A way of asking someone to share their thoughts with you. · Actions speak louder than words

16 сент. 2020 г. · Scroll on to discover 88 very British phrases -- in alphabetical order -- that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in the UK.