The guys on TV last night were taking the piss out of the government again.
To ‘take the piss’ means to mock something, parody something, or generally be sarcastic and derisive towards something.
I'm thirsty, I'm going to make a cuppa.
A cuppa - a cup of tea
The birthday party went all to pot when the clown turned up drunk and everyone was sick from that cheap barbecue stuff.
‘All to pot’ refers to a situation going out of your control and failing miserably.
My paper is definitely going nowhere; so I'll bite your arm off if you offer to write it for me.
Accept something immediately/willingly/eagerly.
Wow, this paper is ace! You should have gotten at least an A.
‘Ace’ – a British slang term that means something that is brilliant or excellent. Can also mean to pass something with flying colors.
You ledge!
You're a legend, a compliment when someone has done something great.
He got my dad a dodgy watch for Christmas
do'Dodgy’ refers to something wrong, illegal, or just plain ‘off’, in one way or another
I know David, he's a really nice bloke.
Bloke - A man
The party was a bit of a damp squib because only Richard turned up.
a synonym for disappointment
The papers sent out to the students were all in the wrong language – it’s a real cock up.
A ‘cock up’ is a mistake, a failure of large or epic proportions.
I can't go out tonight, I'm skint.
Skint - To have no money
Don’t eat that mate it looks minging.
disgusting or gross
Tina was chuffed with her grade in the English exam.
'To be chuffed' means to be very happy.
I was gutted with the result, I can't believe we lost.
Gutted - very disappointed
Mrs Walker’s pie was absolutely scrummy. I had three pieces.
truly delicious and mouth-wateringly good
Don’t listen to him he’s telling pork pies.
to tell lies
If your mum is fuming, what does it mean?
She is very angry.
Yeah, everything’s hunky-dory at the office.
When a situation is going normal or well.
We saw the teacher coming so we legged it, we didn't want to get in trouble!
'To leg it' means to run away.
This joke makes for a lovely bit of bants!
playfully teasing or mocking
Come here and have a gander at what he’s doing.
To have a gander - to have a look
When my girlfriend saw the mess I’d made, she lost the plot.
To ‘lose the plot’ can mean either to become angry and/or exasperated to a fault, or to become irrational and/or acting ridiculously.