
Learning English Conversations
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Eye candy
How can you describe someone good looking but not interesting?

Thingy
Oh no, you've forgotten the word for something! Don't worry, this expression might help

Across the pond
Are London and New York separated by a pond? Learn this expression people say on both sides of the Atlantic

People person
Are you good at working with other people? This expression might describe you

It's a steal!
Have you paid very little money for something normally expensive? Learn an expression for when you find a bargain

Bull and bear market
Learn what you say when share prices rise and when they fall. We help you to understand financial terms

Social media words
'Trolls' and 'haters' are the people who want to annoy you. The names are part of the new vocabulary of social media

Don't give up the day job
If you don't think someone is very good at doing something what should you say? Here's a phrase to help you

A barrel of laughs
What object is full of laughs? This is a phrase that describes someone who is fun

To know something like the back of your hand
Do you know a place very well? Are you able to find your way in a place without looking at any maps? Here is a way of saying it with help from your hand

Give me credit
Learn a phrase that's full of praise. You won't need a credit card to use this one

To keep the wolf from the door
Who's that knocking at the door? Someone's here to tell you you're in financial trouble

Red tape
Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression

To drink someone under the table
Drink to celebrate the good things in life, drink to forget the bad. Here's an expression for people who like an alcoholic drink

Cyberbullying
Is there someone tormenting you online? Here's an expression for when people hide behind a computer to attack others

A close shave
What's a razor got to do with Rob's bike ride to work? Here's an expression for when you've had a narrow escape.

My mind's gone blank
Why did Rob ask Feifei to meet him in the studio? Here's an expression for when you've forgotten something.

To sleep on it
Find out how 'sleeping on it' doesn't just mean lying on a bed!

All over the place
Neil can't find his script. His pen's gone missing. He's feeling a bit confused. What's wrong with him? Find out in the programme.

To go around the houses
Feifei wants to borrow Rob's car but she takes a long time getting to the point. Find out why Rob tells her not to go around the houses. And why doesn't Rob want her to drive his car?

Done and dusted
When someone says the phrase 'done and dusted', do they mean doing some proper cleaning?

Chill pill
It's hard to swallow but maybe it's time for a chill pill!

Put a sock in it!
Why has Helen put a sock in the toaster and how is that going to keep her quiet?

A wild card
Who's the wild card in the office? Rob and Feifei use a phrase to describe an unpredictable colleague.

To take a shot / stab in the dark
Feifei thinks someone's been killed but then discovers taking a stab in the dark doesn't involve using knives!

To keep a lid on it
Li and Neil go for a coffee, but why do they have to keep a lid on it?

To be on the ball
Learn a phrase to describe the ability to react quickly to things.

Mind-blowing
Feifei and Harry use an expression for things that amaze and astound.

Out for the count
Neil and Li talk about how a boxing expression can be used in everyday life.

Game changer
Feifei and Harry use an expression for people and ideas that change the way we do things.

Wow factor
Harry and Feifei look at an expression for when things surprise and impress you.

Full on
Harry and Feifei talk about a common colloquial expression for when things are intense.

Stab in the back
Harry and Feifei talk about an expression that is not as violent as it sounds.

To downsize
Neil and Feifei talk about a word made popular by the economic downturn

At the movies
Sci-fi, romcom, whodunnit – What kind of movies do you like?

Killing time
Neil tells Helen to kill time but she smashes up a clock. Find out why and learn a useful expression.

Like turkeys voting for Christmas
Do you celebrate Christmas? Do you like eating turkey? Do you think turkeys like Christmas? Learn this humorous idiom

Face the music
There's something Neil's forgotten to do and now he has to face the music. Listen to the programme to find out why.

Internet speak
'Snail mail', 'post' and 'hard copy' – learn expressions connected with computers

Viral
Li's cat video has gone viral. Will she be happy about it? Learn an expression from the internet age

Give the cold shoulder
Is Feifei's designer shawl a solution to her problems with Lisa? Listen to the programme to find out

Phishing
Rob is deleting some emails. He won't take the bait sent in by criminals!

Take to the cleaners
Rob's very expensive shirt is ruined! Who will pay for it? Listen to the programme to find out

Eat humble pie
Is Rob hungry enough to win a pie-eating competition? Listen to the programme

Water off a duck's back
Feifei has a thing or two to learn from the ducks in the park. So do you. Listen to the programme.

Take for a ride
Li wants to invest in a car moved by air. Is she going to lose her money?

Baby phrase
Is Feifei giving up her job to take care of babies? Learn an amusing idiom: 'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'.

Joe Bloggs
Do you know Joe Bloggs? He might be just beside you.

Butter up
Is this butter for a cake, for toast or... to put on a person? Finn and Feifei explain

Hair of the dog
Rob had too much to drink. Is this the cure for his hangover?