British English related to Airports

  

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A number of English idioms that have essentially the same meaning show lexical differences between the British and the American version; for instance:

British English	American English
not touch something with a bargepole	not touch something with a ten-foot pole
sweep under the carpet	sweep under the rug
touch wood	knock on wood
see the wood for the trees	see the forest for the trees
throw a spanner (in the works)	throw a (monkey) wrench (into a situation)
put (or stick) your oar in but it won't make a ha'porth of difference to put your two penneth (or tuppence worth) in	to put your two cents (or two cents' worth) in
skeleton in the cupboard	skeleton in the closet
a home from home	a home away from home
blow one's trumpet	blow (or toot) one's horn
a drop in the ocean	a drop in the bucket
flogging a dead horse	beating a dead horse
haven't (got) a clue	don't have a clue or have no clue
a new lease of life	a new lease on life
lie of the land	lay of the land
to take something with a pinch of salt	to take something with a grain of salt
a tempest (or storm) in a teacup	a tempest in a teapot

From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences

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