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- skint B2 If someone is skint, they have no money or almost no money.
- slap-up meal B2 A slap-up meal is a large, well-prepared, and very satisfying meal.
- sorted B2 If something is sorted, it has been organized into a clear order or arranged into categories.
- spend a penny B2 “Spend a penny” means to go to the toilet to urinate.
- splash out B2 To splash out means to spend a lot of money, especially on something enjoyable or special.
- storm in a teacup B2 A storm in a teacup is a lot of anger or worry about a small, unimportant problem.
- sweet Fanny Adams C1 “Sweet Fanny Adams” is a British informal idiom meaning nothing at all.
- take the biscuit B2 “Take the biscuit” means to be the most surprising, annoying, or extreme example of something, often in a negative way.
- take the mickey B2 To take the mickey means to tease someone or make fun of them in a not-too-serious way.
- take with a pinch of salt B2 To take with a pinch of salt means to be skeptical and not fully believe something you hear.
- talk a hind leg off a donkey C1 To talk a hind leg off a donkey means to talk nonstop, often for a long time.
- thick as two short planks C1 Extremely stupid or slow to understand.
- throw a spanner in the works B2 To throw a spanner in the works means to cause an unexpected problem that stops or delays a plan or process.
- tickety-boo C1 If something is tickety-boo, it is going well and everything is in good order.
- top drawer B2 “Top drawer” means of the highest quality or the best kind.
- under the cosh C1 If you are under the cosh, you are under strong pressure or being closely controlled.
- up the spout B2 If something is up the spout, it is ruined, lost, or has failed and cannot be fixed easily.
- watch the pennies B2 To watch the pennies means to be very careful with small expenses to save money.
- witter on B2 To witter on means to talk for too long in a rambling, often slightly annoying way.
- yonks B2 “Yonks” means a very long time, usually used in casual British English.