Blog

Weasel

A deceitful or treacherous person

Example

I wouldn’t trust him for one minute! He’s already proven over and over that he’s a weasel. 

Bring on board 

Include someone in a project or team

Example 

If we can get some support and cooperation, great, let’s bring them all on board.

Mouthy

Inclined to talk a lot especially in a rude or insolent way

Example 

Who is that mouthy MP who won’t answer a straight question and doesn’t let others finish their sentences. What a rude and excitable man he is!

Bubbly

Full of cheerful high spirits 

Example 

She is bubbly and cheerful along with Tom.

Porky

A lie

Example 

Someone is telling porkies.

Bang on

Exactly correct or appropriate

Example 

His political instincts are absolutely bang on.

Demure

A reserved or restrained person in appearance or behaviour. Not showy, ostentatious or overly revealing clothing

Example 

She’s very demure and sweet. 

Brain rot

‘Brain rot’, according to Oxford University Press, is the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging.”

Big shot

Person of consequence or prominence

Example 

As long as the money is declared to the correct people and everything is kept open to the big shots in parliament as well as the public then I can’t see a problem.