British Phrases - Letters D to F

Have you ever visited Britain and wondered what Brits are talking about. Maybe you need to brush up on British language for your future visit. Or maybe you just want to impress people with your knowledge of the British language, how hard can it be, after all it's only English right?

This week we are covering British phrases beginning from D to F:

Dicky or feeling dicky means that your feeling unwell. Rhymes with Sick or Sicky.
 
Dim means some is not intelligent. As meaning that there light is not fully on.
 
Dishy means someone that looks nice because they have dressed nice or is good looking. Good enough to eat.
 
DIY stands for Do It Yourself. Term used for building or upkeep around the house. Instead of hiring builders you might just DIY.
 
Do means a function or party "Going to a bit of a do". Couldbe also used aggresive by saying "I'll do you" means i'll beat you up. Also can be used to express that you want to have sex with someone by saying " I want to do her".
 
Doddle means that something was easy for you to achieve " This job is a doddle".
 
Dodgy means something that is not finished properly or to good standard "You got a dodgy haircut" or "Don't trust him, he looks like a dodgy character".
 
Dog's bollocks means is something is the best.
 
Dog's dinner is food that is all mixed together. Sunday roast is good to make into a dog dinner with Bisto Gravy.
 
Donkey's years means that a long time "I ave not seen you for donkeys".
 
Drop a clanger is to make a mistake "I dropped a clanger".
 
Easy Peasy is a kids saying for something that was easy.
 
Engaged could mean the step before marriage, but for us Brits it means the telephone line is busy or cant get through.
 
Faff could mean taking to long on a project and should really move on "stop faffing around and get it finished".
 
Fancy means that you want something in particular or have a taste for it i.e wanting baked beans on toast instead of cereal for breakfast "I fancy beans on toast".
Also, the term is also used for anything posh or good standard and upper class. "Wow this restaurant is very fancy".
 
Fanny is a female vagina. Also rhymes with Granny, which is used in the term "Smashing your Granny"
 
Fanny around is same as Faff
 
Fiddle sticks a mild swear word.
 
Fit would be used to describe a human who is in shape and good looking " She is well fit".
 
Flog means to sell an item. Probably more commonly used at a British Boot Sale or Market.
 
Fluke is somethnig happend by chance and/or to be lucky. Kicking a soccer ball and bounces off two players, the goal post and into the goal would be classed as a fluke.
 
Flutter means to gamble. Probably came from pound notes being spread in the hand and waved to show lots of winning would look like a bird fluttering wings.
 
Fortnight basically means 2 weeks.
 
Fruity means someone is getting horny or saucy.
 
Full Monty means to go all the way, a sexual term. But also used to describe a Full English Breakfast. Many non Brits will know the phrase 'Full Monty' from the film of the same name, starring Robert Carlyle which was a popular British export hit:


 
Full of beans having lots of energy, perhaps coming from having beans on toast which is full of fibre and carbs which would give energy.