Most common English Idioms
American phrases you need to know
Specific information (UK & USA)
Trivia (UK & USA)
The UK
The USA
People
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Raining cats and dogs
Raining very hard
100
Under the Weather
Saying that you feel under the weather means that you’re feeling ill.
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Where does the American President live and work?
In the White House
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What is the national animal (symbol) of England
Lion
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What is the capital city of the UK?
London
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What is the capital city of the USA?
Washington D.C.
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What is the name of the Queen of England?
Elizabeth II
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Speak of the devil
this means that the person you’re just talking about actually appears at that moment.
200
Putting the Cart Before the Horse
It means that you are rushing into something without thinking or acting thoughtfully.
200
The capital of Northern Ireland
Belfast
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How many time zones is the continental USA divided into?
4. From east to west they are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.
200
What are the national colours of the UK?
Blue, white and red
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How many states make the US?
50 and a federal District of Columbia
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Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
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Once in a blue moon
an event that happens infrequently
300
Hit the Books
Hitting the books means that you’re going to study.
300
What is the hottest place in the USA?
Death Valley
300
What was the name of a serial killer in London in 1888?
Jack the Ripper
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What is the national anthem / royal anthem?
"God save the Queen"
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What does the American flag consist of?
Stripes and stars
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Who was Neil Amstrong?
Astronaut; the first man on the Moon
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...when pigs fly.
Something that will never happen.
400
Playing Hardball
Playing hardball means that you’re not going to take it easy, that you’re going to use every tactic you can to win.
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What is the most important national holiday in the USA?
Independence Day (4th of July)
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What university is the oldest in the USA?
Harvard, 1636
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What is the British currency?
The pound sterling
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How many stripes and stars are there on the American flag
13 stripes and 50 stars
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Who was William Shakespeare?
the playwright
500
To cost an arm and a leg
something is very expensive.
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Cutting corners
It is used to describe an activity that someone is performing by taking shortcuts to get to the end result that could jeopardize the integrity of the final product in some way.
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Which politician is called the "Iron Lady"?
Margaret Thatcher, a British politician who was the first woman and longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century.
500
This museum was founded by Maria Grossholz. It is one of the symbols of London and only here you can meet and take pictures with world celebrities
Madame Tussauds museum
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What is the United Kingdom made up of?
The United Kingdom (UK) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
13 stripes refer to the 13 British colonies that declared independence from the kingdom of Great Britain in 1776.
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Who is the current president of the USA?
Joe Biden
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To hit the nail on the head
To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
600
Hit the sack.
To retire for the evening and go to sleep.
600
What is the oldest monument in the world dating back over 3,000 years? (huge rocks)
Stonehenge
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Name two famous UK universities
Oxford and Cambridge
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What is called Great Britain?
Politically, Great Britain refers to the whole of England, Scotland, and Wales in combination.
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What is the population of the USA?
332 million inhabitants
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Who was Amelia Earhart?
The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
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Giving someone the cold shoulder.
To ignore someone.
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A Dime a Dozen
When you’re describing things that are cheap and common, you would describe them as a “dime a dozen.” It doesn’t literally mean that they cost $0.10 for 12, but rather shows that they are easy to find and easily obtained.
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What is Mount Rushmore (South Dakota, the USA) famous of?
This is the memorial with colossal heads of America's presidents carved on it (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt)
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Which bird of prey is the symbol of the USA?
Bald eagle
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What is the population of the UK?
Approx. 67 million
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What is the national anthem of the USA?
"Star-spangled banner"
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Who is the prime minister of the UK?
Boris Johnson