Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
solicitor:
lawyer
sort out:
figure out, organize
spanner:
wrench
spend a penny:
urinate
splash out:
splurge
stag night:
bachelor party
starkers:
buck naked
starters:
appetizers
stick:
criticism
stone:
14 pounds (weight)
strand:
beach
stroppy:
bad-tempered
subway:
underground pedestrian passageway
sultanas:
golden raisins
surgical spirit:
rubbing alcohol
swede:
rutabaga
take the mickey:
tease
tatty:
worn out or tacky
taxi rank:
taxi stand
tenner:
10-euro note
theatre:
live stage
tick:
a check mark
tight as a Scotsman
(derogatory)
:
cheapskate
tights:
panty hose
Tipp:
County Tipperary
tipper lorry:
dump truck
tin:
can
to let:
for rent
top up:
refill a drink or your mobile-phone credit
torch:
flashlight
towpath:
path along a river
trad:
traditional music
Travellers:
itinerants, once known as Tinkers
turf accountant:
bookie
twee:
corny, too cute
twitcher:
bird-watcher
verge:
grassy edge of road
victualler:
butcher
