Learning English Conversations
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To paint the town red
In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'To paint the town'.
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'.
Wake up and smell the coffee!
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Wake up and smell the coffee!'.
The English We Speak: Have your cake and eat it
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Have your cake and eat it'.
The English We Speak: Happy Bunny
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Happy bunny'.
The English We Speak: Get your hands dirty
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Get your hands dirty'.
The English We Speak: Don't get me wrong!
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.
The English We Speak: Dragon
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the meaning of the word 'Dragon'.
The English We Speak: Easy Tiger!
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'Easy tiger!'.
The English We Speak: Stuffed
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the words 'stuff' and 'stuffed'.
The English We Speak: Bubbly
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'bubbly'.
The English We Speak: All the trimmings
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we talk about Christmas and the phrase 'all the trimmings'.
The English We Speak: Cheesy
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'cheesy'.
The English We Speak: Work for peanuts
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'work for peanuts'.
The English We Speak: Sinking Feeling
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'sinking feeling'.
The English We Speak: Head over Heels
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'head over heels'.
The English We Speak: Nailed It!
Neil needs to put a clock on the studio wall, but can he nail it? Find out more in this week's programme.
The English We Speak: Lairy
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'lairy'.
Sponger
Neil tells Li about his plan to live in luxury after giving up his job. Find out more about how he will pay for his expense in this week's programme.
The Creeps
In our special Halloween edition Neil and Li try to give you the creeps.
Smoothie
Are you a smoothie? Learn different meanings of the word 'smoothie' with Neil and Li.
The English We Speak: 'Get Lost'
The English countryside is beautiful but causes problems for Helen and Rob. Find out more about this phrasal verb in this week's The English We Speak.
The English We Speak: Playing Up
Everyone likes to see children playing, but do we also want them to play up? Find out more about this phrasal verb with Rob and Helen.
The English We Speak: Heavy
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'heavy'.
The English We Speak: You've changed your tune
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'You've changed your tune'.
The English We Speak: Hold your horses
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'hold your horses'.
The English We Speak: Yob
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'yob'.
The English We Speak: To Jump the Gun
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'to jump the gun'.
The English We Speak: Mind-boggling
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'mind-boggling'.
The English We Speak: Brownie Points
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'brownie points'.
The English We Speak: To nick
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at different uses of the word 'to nick'.
The English We Speak: In the nick of time
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'in the nick of time'.
The English We Speak: On a roll
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'on a roll'.
The English We Speak: Do
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at a different usage of the word 'do'.
The English We Speak: Glamping
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is glamping.
The English We Speak: To Blow Your Own Trumpet
William and Helen look at a musical idiom in honour of the BBC Proms, a classical music festival. Listen to find out more.
The English We Speak: To Nip Something in the Bud
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's idiom is 'to nip something in the bud'.
The English We Speak: Teetotal
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'teetotal'.
The English We Speak: Festival Phrases
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at phrases related to festivals.
The English We Speak: Fatherhood
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at some phrases relating to fatherhood.
The English We Speak: Hullabaloo
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'hullabaloo'.
The English We Speak: Bounce
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at a new slang usage of the word 'bounce'.
The English We Speak: The special relationship
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's phrase is 'The special relationship'.
The English We Speak: 'Baby Talk'
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's phrase is 'baby talk'.
The English We Speak: 'Gatecrash'
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'gatecrash'.
The English We Speak: -gate
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the origin and meaning of the suffix '-gate'.
The English We Speak: Touchy-feely
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's phrase is touchy-feely.
The English We Speak: Two Ticks
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we find out what it means when someone says "I'll be with you in two ticks", and other related phrases.
The English We Speak: Swizz
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week, find out how Li became the victim of a swizz.
The English We Speak: 'Sick'
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'sick' which can have a different meaning to the one you'd expect.