Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service
Know the score
Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.
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02:16 | 07/02/2023 | |
Jog your memory
Learn a phrase about remembering.
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02:08 | 31/01/2023 | |
A flying start
Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.
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02:13 | 24/01/2023 | |
Steal someone's thunder
If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!
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02:07 | 17/01/2023 | |
Call it a day
A phrase about doing enough
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02:10 | 09/01/2023 | |
Off the top of my head
When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.
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02:09 | 03/01/2023 | |
Change for the better
Do you want to make a positive change for 2023? We have an expression for you to learn.
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02:17 | 23/12/2022 | |
The gift that keeps on giving
Learn a phrase about receiving presents.
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02:25 | 20/12/2022 | |
Quiet quitting
Learn a phrase about just doing enough.
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02:20 | 13/12/2022 | |
Hang in there
Times can be challenging but don’t give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.
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02:17 | 06/12/2022 | |
Bite your tongue
What does ‘bite your tongue’ mean?
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02:11 | 29/11/2022 | |
Win hands down
An easy phrase for an easy win!
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02:11 | 22/11/2022 | |
Fever pitch
The men’s football World Cup is coming, and excitement has reached fever pitch!
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01:44 | 15/11/2022 | |
Twiddle your thumbs
A phrase for boring times.
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01:44 | 08/11/2022 | |
Get your act together
A phrase about good organisation.
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02:15 | 08/11/2022 | |
Dog's dinner
Learn this phrase to describe a complete mess.
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02:01 | 25/10/2022 | |
Feast your eyes
Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.
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02:11 | 11/10/2022 | |
Put the brakes on
Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.
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02:02 | 04/10/2022 | |
Second-guess
If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.
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01:56 | 26/09/2022 | |
Ins and outs
Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!
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02:13 | 20/09/2022 | |
Yes and no
Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.
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02:10 | 13/09/2022 | |
Eat your words
Learn a phrase about being wrong.
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02:29 | 13/09/2022 | |
Bug someone
Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.
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02:14 | 13/09/2022 | |
Willy-nilly
Learn an informal expression about doing things without planning.
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02:19 | 23/08/2022 | |
Willy-nilly
A random phrase
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02:19 | 22/08/2022 | |
Gnarly
Do you find something disgusting? Use this word to describe it.
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02:06 | 16/08/2022 | |
Smash it
Learn a phrase to give encouragement
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02:20 | 09/08/2022 | |
A doddle
Is this phrase easy to learn?
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01:38 | 02/08/2022 | |
It’s now or never
Learn how to use ‘it’s now or never’
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02:04 | 26/07/2022 | |
Happy days
Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.
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02:06 | 19/07/2022 |