20 American vs British English Nouns 

• 1. Windshield - Windscreen 
• 2. Faucet - Tap 
• 3. French Fries - Chips 
• 4. Elevator - Lift 
• 5. Sidewalk - Footpath 
• 6. Sneakers - Trainers 
• 7. Backhoe - Mechanical Digger 
• 8. TV - Tele 
• 9. Loft - Attic 
• 10. Turn Signal - Indicator 
• 11. Fall - Autumn 
• 12. Pants - Trousers 
• 13. Laundry - Laundromat 
• 14 Soccer - Football 
• 15 Jelly - Jam 
• 16. Crosswalk - Pedestrian Crossing 
• 17. Closet - Wardrobe 
• 18. Apartment - Flat
• 19. Potato Chips - Crisps 
• 20. Cellphone - Mobile Phone 

15 Popular English Phrasal Verbs 

1. Look Up = To Find with a view to meet. ( I will look you up when I am back in town ) 
2. Dress up = To dress in good clothes. ( I will dress up for the wedding ) 
3. Dress down = To put on old / casual clothes. (I dress down for the weekend when I am not 
4. working ) 
5. Held up = Delay ( The flight was held up due to fog ) 
6. Hold on = Wait. ( I had to hold on for the results of my COVID Test ) 
7. Get Along = To be compatible with someone. ( My wife and myself get along well ) 
8. Go Over = Review. ( I had to go over the minutes of the meeting ) 
9. Look After = Take Care ( I have to look after my job, I need the money ) 
10. Pull Up = Stop. ( The Police Officer told me to pull up at the next junction ) 
11. Take After = Resemble ( My son really takes after me. I like pizza, and so does he ) 
12. Let Down = Disappoint ( I felt let down when my friend refused to help me ) 
13. Flat Out = Extremely Busy ( I was working Flat Out all weekend, I had no time to relax ) 
14. Read Up = Review / Study ( I had to read up on the American Civil War for my history exam ) 
15. Fed Up = Tired ( I am fed up hearing about COVID it is on the news everyday ) 
16. Lap Up = Enjoy ( I lap up the Sun, I like to go to the beach on a summer’s day and lie in the 
17. Sun) 

15 Common English Idioms 

1. Using a Sledgehammer to crack a nut ( Using more force than is necessary ) 
2. You hit the nail on the head. ( You are exactly right ) 
3. Ballpark Figure. ( A rough guess / estimate ) 
4. The whole shooting match. ( Everything ) 
5. Turn a blind eye. ( Ignore to keep the status quo ) 
6. Spanner in the works. ( Something that causes a problem ) 
7. Go the whole 9 yards. ( Do more than is expected ) 
8. Walking on egg shells. ( Avoiding a subject in order to maintain the status quo ) 
9. A snowball’s chance in hell. ( Not very likely / impossible ) 

10.Keep an ear to the ground. ( Pay attention to a subject or situation ) 

11.Never look a gift here I the mouth. ( Accept free things without question ) 

12.Never judge a book by its cover. ( Don’t accept a person or thing by its appearance ) 

13.A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. ( What you have is the only thing that you can rely on) 

14.He who pays the piper calls the tune. ( The person who pays makes the decisions ) 

15.Pushing an open door. ( Total agreement )