Hilarious British Sayings That Will Leave You in Stitches

As useful as a chocolate teapot.

It’s not my cup of tea.

Don’t get your knickers in a twist.

He’s off his trolley!

Full of beans!

Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Throwing a spanner in the works.

Barking up the wrong tree.

They’ve got a screw loose.

Mad as a bag of frogs.

Like a cat on a hot tin roof.

A few bricks short of a load.

A sandwich short of a picnic.

He’s got a face like a slapped bum.

Up the creek without a paddle.

As happy as Larry.

One sandwich short of a picnic.

A bit of a pickle.

As daft as a brush.

Not playing with a full deck.

The lights are on, but nobody’s home.

Putting the cart before the horse.

All hat and no cattle.

Caught between a rock and a hard place.

A bit under the weather.

Like a bull in a china shop.

A penny for your thoughts.

Getting on like a house on fire.

Caught with your pants down.

The bee’s knees!

Like fish out of water.

It’s all gone pear-shaped.

On the ball.

In the/that same boat.

Stirring the pot.

Just the ticket!

Can’t be arsed.

That’s the way the cookie crumbles.

In a pickle.

Bite the bullet.

Knocked for six.

Pulling your leg.

To put a sock in it.

A drop in the ocean.

Shoot the breeze.

Hilarious British Sayings That Will Leave You in Stitches part 2

Bellyache.

As keen as mustard.

Pushing up daisies.

Keeping your chin up.

The cream rises to the top.

Alfred Sorsazo

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