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Sod’s Law! – If Something Can Go Wrong, It Will! A British Twist on that Old Chestnut Known More Commonly as “Murphy’s Law”
British Sayings – British Slang – British Words
- Bugger!:
Bugger! - S_ _ _! D_ _ _! Usually Used After You've Done Something Wrong or "buggerd" something up
- Cock It Up:
Cock It Up - Er, You've Made A Mistake.
- Englishman's Home is His Castle:
An Englishman's Home is His Castle - This English dictum means that a man's home is his world to do as he pleases with no rules - in general. It dates back to the 17th Century when Sir Edward Coke, declared in the "Institutes of the Laws of England,1628 that: -
"For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium (and each man's home is his safest refuge"
In modern times, the majority of Brits still believe in this to an extent. It's common for a man to look up...
- Chockers:
Chockers - Another lovely British Slang word that simply means full to the brim or to bursting point.
- Up The Duff:
Up the Duff - This is a British Euphemism for being pregnant or "preggers" as a Brit might also say. It can pertain to an unplanned pregnancy but in recent times it usually just means "preggers".
