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An old hand

Someone who's skilled and experienced

Apr 24, 20182 min

Out of the loop

Learn a phrase about missing out.

Apr 17, 20182 min

Rub it in

Learn an expression about enjoying someone's misfortunes.

Apr 10, 20182 min

Smombie

Are you a smartphone zombie?

Apr 3, 20182 min

Freegan

Are you someone who only eats food that has been wasted or thrown away? Learn a word that describes what you are

Mar 27, 20182 min

Barking up the wrong tree

Have you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions

Mar 20, 20182 min

Cloud cuckoo land

Can you make the impossible possible? This phrase implies you can't but what's it got to do with a cuckoo?

Mar 13, 20182 min

A taste of your own medicine

Payback time

Mar 6, 20182 min

Happy-go-lucky

Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character

Feb 27, 20182 min

Whizz-kid

Young, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this

Feb 20, 20182 min

The best of both worlds

Can you enjoy the advantages of two different situations at the same time? You can if you use this phrase

Feb 13, 20182 min

Bone idle

Are you taking it easy or just being lazy? Here's a phrase to describe your condition

Feb 6, 20182 min

To cut a long story short

Have you got a story to tell? Here's a phrase about just telling the important bits

Jan 30, 20183 min

A thing

Beards have been 'a thing' for a while. Is it now time to shave them off?

Jan 29, 20182 min

Just the ticket

Rob and Feifei help teach a phrase to describe something you really want or need

Jan 23, 20183 min

Do a runner

Is it time to go? Here's a phrase about avoiding a tricky situation

Jan 9, 20182 min

All that jazz

We love slang, idioms, phrases and all that jazz! Learn a new phrase with us

Dec 26, 20172 min

Not gonna lie

A phrase to use when you're being brutally honest

Dec 18, 20172 min

Up your game

Don't know which one to use? You need to up your emoji game

Dec 12, 20172 min

To shout it from the rooftops

Have you heard the good news? This programme has something to shout about!

Dec 5, 20172 min

To blow the cobwebs away

No spiders involved. It's time to get lively and learn a new English phrase

Nov 28, 20172 min

A knees-up

Want to go to a party? This phrase might help you get an invitation

Nov 21, 20172 min

To put someone on the map

Need directions to learn a new English phrase? Here's one about a map and being famous

Nov 14, 20172 min

Down in the dumps

Feeling unhappy? Here's a phrase to describe your mood but don't take it too literally!

Nov 7, 20172 min

Excuse me!

Rob keeps saying 'excuse me' but what does he really mean? You and Feifei are about to find out the many uses of this phrase

Oct 31, 20172 min

A sting in the tail

Rob's become a bee keeper but there's something more unpleasant to this hobby than being stung. Find out how a sting in the tail doesn't just come from bees!

Oct 24, 20172 min

So done with

Are you doing something very boring? We have just the phrase for you!

Oct 17, 20171 min

lolz

You might know the slang expression ‘LOL’, but do you know about ‘lolz’?

Oct 10, 20172 min

Have a go

Poor Neil gets a lot of criticism in the programme. Of course, it’s all to help you learn English!

Oct 3, 20171 min

About

You know what ‘about’ means, right? But maybe not this extra meaning! Take another look with us

Sep 26, 20171 min

Wing it

Learn an informal expression for when you have to improvise

Sep 19, 20172 min

Pot luck

Not sure what to expect? Learn a phrase about hoping your choice will turn out ok

Sep 12, 20172 min

It beats me

Why does Feifei keep hitting Rob? There could be some confusion about the meaning of today's authentic English phrase. Find out what Rob really means when he says 'it beats me'

Sep 5, 20172 min

Jiggery-pokery

Tricks and dishonesty: Learn this phrase before it fools you!

Aug 29, 20171 min

Left, right, and centre

If you do something left, right, and centre does that mean you do it everywhere? Rob's being doing just that but what's he been doing it with?

Aug 22, 20172 min

Donkey's years

Why has Rob got a donkey in the studio?! It's probably got something with today's authentic English phrase which is about not doing something for a long time

Aug 15, 20172 min

Give us a bell

What's that ringing sound? Is it someone giving you a bell? Find out what it all means

Aug 8, 20172 min

Echo chamber

Echo echo echo echo…

Aug 1, 20172 min

Snowflake

Do you melt too easily?

Jul 25, 20172 min

The heat is on

Learn an expression which you can use to say you're under pressure

Jul 18, 20171 min

Wet weekend

When can a wet weekend be dry? Find out with another authentic English expression

Jul 11, 20172 min

No picnic

Some things in life are hard work. Discover a phrase that describes these situations

Jul 4, 20172 min

A busman's holiday

Going on holiday to do your job? What's it got to do with driving a bus?

Jun 27, 20172 min

Fuddy-duddy

Old-fashioned and set in your ways? Could you be one of these people?

Jun 20, 20172 min

Bottle

Use this phrase involving bottles when you’re too afraid to do something

Jun 13, 20171 min

No great shakes

Not impressed by something? Here's an expression that describes what you think

Jun 13, 20172 min

Not a sausage

Nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing at all… Not even one little sausage!

Jun 6, 20172 min

Long

Not everything in this life is fun. Learn a phrase to describe boring jobs!

May 30, 20171 min

Not half

Love pizza? Feifei and Neil bring you a phrase to show how much you enjoy something

May 23, 20172 min

All over the shop

Looked everywhere? Learn a phrase about shops that isn’t about shops!

May 16, 20173 min