BristolUK

My step daughter was watching something on TV where two blokes were working together on a job; one was telling the other what he wanted.

I said "When I nod my head, you hit it."

An old line but I had to explain it. My wife couldn't stop laughing. It was new to her.

Anyone have any other examples of such things that don't appear to have crossed over?

Or old Canadian equivalents that Brits may not know?

Gremmie

North American Line seen on Trueblood.
A couple naked getting ready for sex on a pool table, he say's " Mmmm Nice Rack " she say's " Mmm Nice Balls "

magnumpi

Fortnightly and knackered are two words that need explanation.

Edit: sorry there just words. Should have said (i run every fortnight and i get knackered every time)

ExKiwilass

I really miss fortnight. Biweekly sounds so accounting-esque.

John_B

My wife's Canadian, but she lived in England for about 8 years. Once she was at work in London and was feeling really tired. She told everybody she was "up the duff", thinking it meant really tired. She probably got it confused with knackered. She had no idea what it really meant.

BristolUK

That's more like it. Could even be a thread on its own. Misunderstood or misused expressions.

Tangram

One I used the other day in the office and got laughs was " falling into a barrel of tits and coming up sucking my thumb".

Codswallop was another uniquely British one.

John_B

A personal favourite was "A face like a bag full of spanners".

Another was "It's all over the place, like a mad woman's sh_t".

Gremmie

" Running arround like a blue arsed fly " gained only blank expressions here in the office

Tuppence

"It's like the Marie Celeste in here", caused a large number of bemused faces

Gremmie

" I have a query " just baffled them here

dbd33

I stood in the lift with two cradles. One pressed a button for the other.
"In the UK they say 'mash the buttons'" she said. "But they also say 'knock me up in the morning'" the other rejoined. "Dear ****ing God", I thought "must I live through this again".

John_B

We stayed at work friend of the wife's trailer a couple of weeks back. I was talking to the neighbours and I kept referring to it as a "caravan". They found this hilarious for some reason. For them in conjures up images of traveling Irish gypsies in quaint old horse drawn caravans selling lucky heaver and telling folk stories. Me I just think of burning mattresses, piles of rubbish and an increase in burglaries in the area.

Gremmie

Doh !!!! two cradles mash the buttons does any one understand this

Joe_Sleepy

Marvelous!

My favourite was always "A face like a Bulldog licking piss off of a nettle."