These are sets of words used in everyday conversations but not formal or literary in their nature. An example that you may have come a cross "Come on, shake a leg" which is an invitation to a modern dance!
Some lesser known ones of Cockney origin are :
Use your loaf = Get smart, use your brains
Chew the fat = have a chat
not a dickey = not a word
In New Zealand, you will find young people saying "Wicked!" in reaction to what they really like and what they really mean is "Cool"/"Fashionable".
Every country has its own set of colloquialisms as because English is quite a malleable language , they are too many to list completely.
Some lesser known ones of Cockney origin are :
Use your loaf = Get smart, use your brains
Chew the fat = have a chat
not a dickey = not a word
In New Zealand, you will find young people saying "Wicked!" in reaction to what they really like and what they really mean is "Cool"/"Fashionable".
Every country has its own set of colloquialisms as because English is quite a malleable language , they are too many to list completely.
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