tailieunhanh - British english a to z_6

Tham khảo tài liệu 'british english a to z_6', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | muck 231 mother s ruin gin Inf. An old nickname for gin. motion n. bowel movement motor . drive The British also use drive but no American other than William Buckley would ever say We motored across the country. motor-bike n. motorcycle Inf. Now usually shortened to bike which also means bicycle. motor coach intercity bus Usually shortened to coach. motorway n. turnpike mouch mooch . Inf. hang around Slang. Both forms rhyme with hooch. To mouch round or mouch about a place is to hang around it or just hang. mount n. . mat Term used in framing mount a picture. mousetrap cheese approx. Slang. rat cheese Slang. Describes any humble type of hard cheese like Cheddar and Lancashire as opposed for example to Stilton and the fancier numbers . Usually the word implies a left-over bit going somewhat stale but edible something you d be willing to offer an old friend who dropped in but not the vicar. move house move The British occasionally use the shorter American form for change residence but see Appendix . moving stairway escalator Interchangeable with moving staircase. The British are now more familiar with escalator. . See Member. Mrs Grundy. See wowser. Mrs Mop or Mopp cleaning woman Inf. Mrs Mopp two ps was a character in the interminable radio program It s That Man Again familiarly known as ITMA during World War II. Her oft-repeated line was Can I do you now sir much of this mark. See under mark. muck n. . mess Slang. The British government makes a muck of things in about the same way the American government makes a mess of things and in the same way in which all the other governments seem to be making whatever-it-is-they-call-it these days. Whereas Americans mess around Britons muck about. To muck in is to pitch in with 232 mucker the connotation that the task in question is a menial one. To be in a muck sweat about something is to be upset about it deeply concerned and worried. mucker n. 1. Slang. spill 2. spending spree 1. Slang. To come a mucker