The very British phrases that are cracking up Americans living in the UK

Being fluent in a particular language is one thing – but picking up the colloquialisms is quite another. At least this was the experience of TikToker Ashley King who is an American living in the UK who has struggled to pick up some of our everyday phrases.

And after gaining an understanding of some of our most common Ashley – who shares her life on her account @ashleyseestheworld – thinks they are hilarious and brilliant in equal parts.

In a video posted to her her account she gives her fans a rundown of her top five British phrases saying: “Here are some British phrases that are super niche but I love them.”

Here we list them below.