British Vs. American Idioms - Part 1

British English (BrE)	American English (AmE)
I wouldn't touch you with a bargepole	I wouldn't touch you with a ten-foot pole
Sweep it under the carpet	Sweep it under the rug
Touch wood	Knock on wood
Can't see the wood for the trees	Can't see the forest for the trees
Put in your tuppence worth	Put in your two cents' worth
A skeleton in the cupboard	A skeleton in the closet
A home from home	A home away from home
Blow one's own trumpet	Blow one's own horn
A drop in the ocean	A drop in the bucket
Flogging a dead horse	Beating a dead horse
A new lease of life	A new lease on life
Take it with a pinch of salt	Take with a grain of salt

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Laurence Brown is a British man writing his way through the truly bizarre world of America - a place he sometimes accidentally calls home and a place he still hasn't quite figured out after seven years. Thankfully, his journey is made 12% easier by the fact that his accent makes him sound much smarter than he is. For evidence of this, subscribe to his popular Lost in the Pond web series over on YouTube.