The British disease In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the British disease", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-09-09 11:09

Meaning of The British disease

The British disease noun

Used in reference to the period of the economic stagnation that troubled British people, government, or society in the 1970s and early 1980s

No one wants the British disease to revisit.

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To reproach someone, to show disdain; to smack someone with the backside of one's hand.

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one hand washes the other (and both wash the face)

Used to indicate that helping each other or working together toward the same goal will have advantages for everyone who is involved

Example:

The relationship between fashion and film is that one hand washes the other and both wash the face.

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