British EN in Practice

Question 1

bloke

Answer 1

Man, Lad

Question 2

bonkers

Answer 2

Insane, nuts, crazy, silly

Question 3

brew

Answer 3

Tea (North England)

Question 4

cauldron

Answer 4

Boiler, pot, kettle

Question 5

Chuffed

Answer 5

Pleased, happy

Question 6

cobweb

Answer 6

Spider web (abandonned dust web)

Question 7

complement

Answer 7

Combine well with something

Question 8

compliment

Answer 8

Express praise or admiration of something/somebody

Question 9

cuppa

Answer 9

Cup of tea (South England)

Question 10

dodgy

Answer 10

Crooked, foxy, dangerous, unreliable

Question 11

don’t give a monkeys

Answer 11

Don’t care

Question 12

feeble

Answer 12

Very weak

Question 13

gobsmacked

Answer 13

Amazed, astonished

Question 14

got the hump

Answer 14

Be/get angry

Question 15

gutted

Answer 15

Very disappointed, upset

Question 16

Jack-o’-lantern

Answer 16

Carved pumpkin (lamp) with candle inside for Halloween

Question 17

knackered

Answer 17

Very tired, exhausted

Question 18

Parched

Answer 18

Very thirsty, dried out

Question 19

Spend a penny

Answer 19

Go to bathroom/toilet

Question 20

Ta

Answer 20

Thank you

Question 21

Tuck in

Answer 21

• Put or hide a material under something (e.g. your shirt under your troussers)
• Get oneself comfirtably covered in bed
• Enjoy food