BRITISH SLANGS FOR IELTS (Part 25)

• Not my cup of tea - This is a common saying that means something is not to your liking. For example if someone asked you if you would like to go to an all night rave, they would know exactly what you meant if you told them it was not exactly your cup of tea!

• Nowt - This is Yorkshire for nothing. Similarly owt is Yorkshire for anything. Hence the expression "you don't get owt for nowt". Roughly translated as "you never get anything for nothing" or "there's no such thing as a free lunch".

• Nut - To nut someone is to head butt them. Nutting is particularly useful when at a football match.

• Off colour - If someone said you were off colour they would mean that you look pale and ill! Not quite the same as something being off colour in the US!

• Off your trolley - If someone tells you that you're off your trolley, it means you have gone raving bonkers, crazy, mad!

• On about - What are you on about? That's something you may well hear when visiting the UK. It means what are you talking about?

• On the job - If you are on the job, it could mean that you are hard at work, or having sex. Usually the context helps you decide which it is!

• On the piss - If you are out on the piss, it means you are out to get drunk, or to get pissed.

• On your bike - A very polite way of telling someone to f*** off

• One off - A one off is a special or a one time event that is never to be repeated. Like writing this book!