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British Phrases

135 phrases and expressions related to "british".

Phrases

  • 167 days of foggy, foggy dew can't claim all the credit for beautiful English complexions (Elizabeth Arden advertising slogan)
  • A Great Day For The Irish (Judy Garland song)
  • Abide with me (hymn traditionally sung at the English football Cup Final)
  • An Irish screwdriver
  • As Irish as Paddy's pig
  • Be the best (British Army advertising slogan)
  • Before you make up your mind, open it (Irish Independent advertising slogan)
  • Beyond Our Ken (BBC comedy radio series)
  • Beyond petroleum (BP advertising slogan)
  • Brendan the Navigator (Nickname of Irish monk Brendan)
  • British Bulldog (Nickname of boxer Brian London)
  • British Steel, British mettle (British Steel advertising slogan)
  • British racing green
  • Buy British
  • Charge of the Light Brigade (British cavalry charge against Russian army in the Crimean War and title of a poem by Tennyson)
  • Computer says no (A catchphrase from Little Britain)
  • Desperate Dan (a cowboy strongman character in the British comic The Dandy)
  • Don't you just love being in control? (British Gas advertising slogan)
  • Fast Freddie (Nickname of Andrew Flintoff - English cricketer)
  • Fat Chav (Nickname of Irish footballer Lee Boylan)
  • Fie, foh, and fum, I smell the blood of a British man
  • Field Marshall (the highest rank in the British Army)
  • Fly the flag (British Airways advertising slogan)
  • Forward with Britain (Daily Mirror advertising slogan)
  • Fred Flintstone (Nickname of Andrew Flintoff - English cricketer)
  • Go to work on an egg (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • God save the Queen
  • Happiness is egg shaped (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • Hollywood North (Nickname of Vancouver British Columbia)
  • Hongkong City (Nickname of Richmond British Columbia)
  • I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside (British Music Hall song)
  • I am the only gay in the village (A catchphrase from Little Britain)
  • I want that one (A catchphrase from Little Britain)
  • I'm a laydee (A catchphrase from Little Britain)
  • I'm backing Britain
  • Intercity makes the going easy (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Irish coffee
  • It's Smart to be Square (British Satellite Broadcasting advertising slogan)
  • It's good to talk (British Telecom advertising slogan)
  • Its for Yoo-hoo! (British Telecom advertising slogan)
  • Join the professionals (British Army advertising slogan)
  • Keep a stiff upper lip
  • King of Spain (Nickname of Ashley Giles - English cricketer)
  • Let the train take the strain (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Luck of the Irish
  • Make someone happy with a phone call (British Telecom advertising slogan)
  • Mrs. Mop (traditional English name for a cleaning woman)
  • No wonder the English have kept cool for 192 years (Gordon's Gin advertising slogan)
  • Number 10 Downing Street (address of the British Prime Minister)
  • Paddy Pantsdown (Nickname of English politician Paddy Ashdown)
  • Pommy bashing (Australian slang term for physical or verbal attacks on the English)
  • Primal fear (Neurosis therapy and British rock band)
  • Rubber johnny (a British slang term for a condom)
  • Somebody somewhere wants a letter from you (British Post Office advertising slogan)
  • The Beast of Bolsover (Nickname of English politician Dennis Skinner)
  • The Boy David (Nickname of English politician David Steel)
  • The British Museum (tourist attraction in London England)
  • The British disease
  • The Brittas Empire (BBC comedy television series)
  • The Chingford Strangler (Nickname of English politician Norman Tebbit)
  • The English disease
  • The English summer: three fine days and a thunderstorm
  • The Garden County (nickname of the English county of Hampshire)
  • The Garden of England (Nickname of the English counties of Kent and Worcestershire)
  • The Gaza Strip (Nickname of Surrey British Columbia)
  • The Only Way Is Essex (British reality television series)
  • The Sash My Father Wore (Irish traditional song)
  • The Scottish play
  • The Welsh Wizard (Nickname of David Lloyd George)
  • The Welsh Wizard (Nickname of Ryan Giggs)
  • The best of British
  • The best of British luck
  • The empire on which the sun never sets
  • The glorious twelfth (of August - the start of the British grouse shooting season)
  • The queen's English
  • The sun never sets on the British Empire
  • The world's favourite airline (British Airways advertising slogan)
  • This is the age of the train (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Typhoo puts the T in Britain, the T that stands for taste (Typhoo Tea advertising slogan)
  • Was there a lion on your egg this morning? (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • We never forget you have a choice (British Caledonian Airline advertising slogan)
  • We'll take good care of you (British Airways advertising slogan)
  • We're getting there (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Welsh on
  • When Irish eyes are smiling
  • Winter drawers on (old British euphemistic joke)
  • Won't make a pom tiddly (Swan Light advertising slogan)
  • Yeah but, no but (A catchphrase from Little Britain)
  • Yeah, I know (A catchphrase from Little Britain)
  • You can rely on the lion (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • You watch, we listen (British Satellite Broadcasting advertising slogan)

Related

  • Be the best (British Army advertising slogan)
  • British Bulldog (Nickname of boxer Brian London)
  • British Steel, British mettle (British Steel advertising slogan)
  • British racing green
  • Buy British
  • Charge of the Light Brigade (British cavalry charge against Russian army in the Crimean War and title of a poem by Tennyson)
  • Desperate Dan (a cowboy strongman character in the British comic The Dandy)
  • Don't you just love being in control? (British Gas advertising slogan)
  • Fie, foh, and fum, I smell the blood of a British man
  • Field Marshall (the highest rank in the British Army)
  • Fly the flag (British Airways advertising slogan)
  • Go to work on an egg (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • Happiness is egg shaped (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • Hollywood North (Nickname of Vancouver British Columbia)
  • Hongkong City (Nickname of Richmond British Columbia)
  • I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside (British Music Hall song)
  • Intercity makes the going easy (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • It's Smart to be Square (British Satellite Broadcasting advertising slogan)
  • It's good to talk (British Telecom advertising slogan)
  • Its for Yoo-hoo! (British Telecom advertising slogan)
  • Join the professionals (British Army advertising slogan)
  • Let the train take the strain (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Make someone happy with a phone call (British Telecom advertising slogan)
  • Number 10 Downing Street (address of the British Prime Minister)
  • Primal fear (Neurosis therapy and British rock band)
  • Rubber johnny (a British slang term for a condom)
  • Somebody somewhere wants a letter from you (British Post Office advertising slogan)
  • The British Museum (tourist attraction in London England)
  • The British disease
  • The Gaza Strip (Nickname of Surrey British Columbia)
  • The Only Way Is Essex (British reality television series)
  • The best of British
  • The best of British luck
  • The glorious twelfth (of August - the start of the British grouse shooting season)
  • The sun never sets on the British Empire
  • The world's favourite airline (British Airways advertising slogan)
  • This is the age of the train (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Was there a lion on your egg this morning? (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • We never forget you have a choice (British Caledonian Airline advertising slogan)
  • We'll take good care of you (British Airways advertising slogan)
  • We're getting there (British Rail advertising slogan)
  • Winter drawers on (old British euphemistic joke)
  • You can rely on the lion (British Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan)
  • You watch, we listen (British Satellite Broadcasting advertising slogan)