Common Expressions

Bob's your uncle = ¡Eso está hecho!
Boozer = tasca, taberna
Bouncer = gorila, portero
By no means! = ¡De ninguna manera!
Come off it! = Corta el rollo
Chatterbox = bocazas, charlatán
Drain pipes = pantalón estrecho
Fancy meeting you here! = ¡Hombre, tú por aquí!
Flares = pantalón de campana
Get away! = ¡Venga ya!
Get real! = ¡Qué te crees tú eso!
Give me a buzz! = ¡dame un toque!
Give me a ring = ¡dame un telefonazo!
Give me a tinkle! = ¡Llámame!
Goggle box = caja tonta
Hang about! = ¡Espera!
Haven't seen your for donkey's years! = Hace mil años que no nos vemos
Hello stranger! = ¿Dónde te metes?
Hi! / hiya! / Greetings! = ¡Hola! / ¡Buenas!
Hold on a sec! = ¡Espera un momento!
Howaya? (=How are you?) = ¿Qué tal? ¿Qué hay?
How's things? /How's tricks? = ¿Qué pasa?
I don't give a damn = Me importa un pimiento
I feel great! = me siento de maravilla
I haven't got a clue! = No tengo ni la más remota idea
I'm not bothered! = ¡A mí qué me importa! / me da igual
It's (not) my cup of tea = eso (no) me mola
It's new to me! = Me viene de nuevas
It's not my kind of thing = no es mi tipo, mi estilo, no me va
It's not on! = ¡Ni por asomo!
It's out of the question! = ¡Ni pensarlo!
It's right up my street = Me va, me encanta, me chifla
It's unheard of! = Es increíble
Late show = sesión nocturna
No way = ¡Ni hablar!
Nope = ¡No!
Not all there, off one's trolley / rocker = estar como una regadera
Not by a long chalk! = ¡En absoluto!
Pictures / flicks / pickies / movies = cine, películas
Preview = preestreno
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QUIZ

1 Why did Jamal apply to go on the show?

a) because he knew the woman he loved would be watching
b) because he thought the woman he loved would be watching
c) because he hoped the woman he loved would be watching

2 What type of vehicle do we see Jamal riding on top of, in the trailer?

a) a bus
b) a train
c) a lorry

3 What holds the clues to the answers?

a) his "phone a friend" lifeline
b) the notes he has written on his sleeve
c) every minute of his life

4 Jamal is one question away from winning....?

a) twenty million rupees
b) ten million rupees
c) ten million pounds

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