LANGUAGE DIFFERENCESBRITISH SLANG: MEANING
Porkie pie (Cockney rhyming slang): Lie
Trouble and strife (Cockney rhyming slang): Wife
Whistle and flute (Cockney rhyming slang): Suit of male clothing
Iffy Whistle: Stolen suit of clothing
Rat-arsed/pissed: Drunk
Put the frighteners on: Threaten
Cup of Rosie Lee (Cockney rhyming slang): Tea
Cup of builder’s: Strong tea
Builder’s bum: Bottom cleavage
More front than Brighton: Plenty of chutzpah
Grotty: Horrible
Sticky situation: Difficult
Short and curlies: Pubic hair
Come clean: Tell the truth
Old lags: Prison inmates
Autumn: Fall
Up to one’s eyeballs: Very busy
Moolah: Money
Have it out: Brisk exchange of views
Do a (moonlight) flit: Disappear suspiciously suddenly
Done a bunk: Ditto
Turn a girl’s head:
