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British slang - true or false?
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Question 1 of 15
If you have a ‘butchers’ at something, you’re looking at it, true or false?
True
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Question 2 of 15
If you say ‘Bob’s your uncle,’ it’s traditional to follow it with ‘June’s your aunt’, true or false?
True
False
Question 3 of 15
If something has ‘gone to pot’, it’s got worse, true or false?
True
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Question 4 of 15
If it’s ‘brass monkeys’ outside, it’s raining very heavily, true or false?
True
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Question 5 of 15
If someone is a ‘wazzock’, they’re a loyal friend, true or false?
True
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Question 6 of 15
If you’re ‘chuffed’ about something, you are happy, true or false?
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Question 7 of 15
If you ‘bagsy’ something, you put it in your bag, true or false?
True
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Question 8 of 15
In Edinburgh, a ‘radge’ is a wild, crazy or violent person, true or false?
True
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Question 9 of 15
Saying that something is a ‘damp squid’ means it’s a disappointment, true or false?
True
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Question 10 of 15
If something ‘goes pear-shaped’, it goes wrong, true or false?
True
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Question 11 of 15
If you have a ‘chinwag’ with someone, it’s a conversation, true or false?
True
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Question 12 of 15
If a place is ‘chocka’, it’s overheated, true or false?
True
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Question 13 of 15
If something is the ‘bee's knees’, it’s very good, true or false?
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Question 14 of 15
In Scotland, if you’re ‘scunnered’, you are really drunk, true or false?
True
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Question 15 of 15
In the Isle of Man, a ‘greeba’ is someone known to be a thief, true or false?
True
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1
If you have a ‘butchers’ at something, you’re looking at it, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
2
If you say ‘Bob’s your uncle,’ it’s traditional to follow it with ‘June’s your aunt’, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
The expression is 'Fanny's your aunt'.
3
If something has ‘gone to pot’, it’s got worse, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
4
If it’s ‘brass monkeys’ outside, it’s raining very heavily, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
It means it's very cold.
5
If someone is a ‘wazzock’, they’re a loyal friend, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
It means they're an idiot.
6
If you’re ‘chuffed’ about something, you are happy, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
7
If you ‘bagsy’ something, you put it in your bag, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
The expression means to have first dibs on something.
8
In Edinburgh, a ‘radge’ is a wild, crazy or violent person, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
9
Saying that something is a ‘damp squid’ means it’s a disappointment, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
The expression is 'damp squib', not 'squid'.
10
If something ‘goes pear-shaped’, it goes wrong, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
11
If you have a ‘chinwag’ with someone, it’s a conversation, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
12
If a place is ‘chocka’, it’s overheated, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
It's full, not not.
13
If something is the ‘bee's knees’, it’s very good, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
14
In Scotland, if you’re ‘scunnered’, you are really drunk, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
15
In the Isle of Man, a ‘greeba’ is someone known to be a thief, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
Actually, Greeba is a place in the Isle of Man.
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