There are quite a few which are funny and a bit bewildering too. my favourites are:
"She who must be obeyed" = your wife.
"They've got me by the short and curlies" = having no option but to do as you have been told, or suffer the consequences.
"to be a sandwich short of a picnic" = to be stupid 


Are there any British slang words or expressions you find amusing or confusing?

there is this word " Wagwan" , that i heard in a superhero show. both the word and the situation when it was said were hillarious!!
and i still don't know its concrete meaning.


The word "kerfuffle" which means a commotion or a fuss. Its just such a fun word to say!

I find the expression : have you cake and eat it, very confusing for some Asain students.

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