Pounds of slang
A pony: £25. Current price of a 1 litre of petrol in London.A ton: £100. Confusingly, "a ton" equals 2000 pounds (mass).
A monkey: £500. Price of a chimpanzee online. Inflation sucks.
A grand: £1000. Pocket change for new billionaire PM Rishi Sunak.
Definitions
The pound (sterling, GBP; £): UK currency. Not a euro.A pound: Imperial unit of mass; 1 lb = 0.45kg
To pound: to strike forcefully or repeatedly.
Pounds in the news
Following a failed tax cut, the British pound collapsed, leading to PM Liz Truss' resignation.The pound isn't the only British institution being pounded: Queen Elizabeth's death means the 1-pound coin will now feature King Charles'
Pound expressions
A (dog, car) pound: short for "impound." Place for lost dogs and badly-parked cars. Most dogs are excellent drivers.To pound sand: to engage in futile activity. Try keeping up with the news on 10 Downing Street.
Pound for pound: a disproportionate comparison. Ex: Pound for pound, the economic crisis is nothing compared to this fuel crisis!
Definitions
The pound (sterling, GBP; £): UK currency. Not a euro.A pound: Imperial unit of mass; 1 lb = 0.45kg
To pound: to strike forcefully or repeatedly.
Pounds in the news
Following a failed tax cut, the British pound collapsed, leading to PM Liz Truss' resignation.The pound isn't the only British institution being pounded: Queen Elizabeth's death means the 1-pound coin will now feature King Charles'
Pounds of slang
A pony: £25. Current price of a 1 litre of petrol in London.A ton: £100. Confusingly, "a ton" equals 2000 pounds (mass).
A monkey: £500. Price of a chimpanzee online. Inflation sucks.
A grand: £1000. Pocket change for new billionaire PM Rishi Sunak.
Pound expressions
A (dog, car) pound: short for "impound." Place for lost dogs and badly-parked cars. Most dogs are excellent drivers.To pound sand: to engage in futile activity. Try keeping up with the news on 10 Downing Street.
Pound for pound: a disproportionate comparison. Ex: Pound for pound, the economic crisis is nothing compared to this fuel crisis!
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