The English language can be really tricky, with a frustrating number of phrases to master, not to mention the 1,001 grammar rules to follow. From telling someone they “peek your interest” to ...

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MailOnline reporter Alicia Watts took to the streets of New York to put our transatlantic neighbours to the test on popular British phrases. Americans were left baffled after being quizzed on ...

Brits have an interesting vernacular that includes words and phrases that might confuse many ... marketing materials if you want to relate with British clients or customers. Although it's more ...

To celebrate the launch of Business Insider's UK website, we compiled 12 British phrases that will leave Americans utterly flummoxed. You might just see these on our new site. 1. "They lost the plot." ...

But some of our readers wanted to know where these sayings came from ... "The earliest reference in the Oxford English Dictionary is from a novella of 1652, in which we hear of raining 'dogs ...

This song and dance routine will inspire pupils to learn about inverted commas. KS2 English: Word Families with The Dumping Ground's Tyler & Sasha. videoKS2 English: Word Families with The Dumping ...