Banter and Sarcasm Survival Guide
Spot British teasing and sarcasm, and know how to reply.
You dropped the whole tray? Oh, well done.
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All 14 phrases
Saying the opposite5
- Oh, well doneSaid flatly after you drop or break something.
- Oh, brilliantSarcasm when something goes wrong, like a cancelled train or rain on a barbecue.
- CharmingA sarcastic, usually playful reply when someone says something rude to you.
- Living the dreamAn ironic answer to 'How's it going?' at work.
- Here we goSaid when something annoying and predictable starts, like a rant or a delay.
Are you joking?4
Friendly teasing5
Check yourself14 questions
Question 1 of 14
Your mate says 'Oh, well done' after you spill coffee. It's:
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About this pack
- Price
- Free
- Account
- Not needed, saved on this device
- Reviews
- 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days later
- Moments
- 1 of 14 phrases have a clip
- Sources
Picked by Talk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Phrases
- Picked by Talk.
- How Talk picked them
- Part of Talk's themed British life packs. Talk wrote each phrase with what it really means, when to say it, what not to say instead and one quiz question. A phrase gets a moment only if Talk's spoken videos say it with the same meaning. One review picked each moment, and a second tried to reject it. This pack holds 14 phrases.
- Licence
- Talk shares this list under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Meanings and examples
- Written by Talk in plain English.
- Dictionary details
- From Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Princeton WordNet, used under the WordNet licence. WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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