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Learning English Conversations

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Punch above your weight

It sounds violent, but this phrase might surprise you!

Nov 19, 20192 min

Social media influencer

You know all about social media, but ... what is a social media influencer? Learn here.

Nov 12, 20192 min

Goldilocks

A fairy tale with a new meaning

Nov 5, 20193 min

Ghosting

Is someone ignoring all of your calls and messages? Maybe you are being ghosted!

Oct 29, 20192 min

Slow TV

Learn about the TV trend that urges you to relax, slow down and chill out.

Oct 22, 20193 min

Tiger mother

Trying to help your kids succeed in life? These mothers have a strong idea of what to do!

Oct 15, 20192 min

Buzzkill

A phrase for when something spoils your fun.

Oct 8, 20193 min

Buyer's remorse

Have you ever regretted an expensive purchase? This is the phrase for you!

Oct 1, 20192 min

Freecycle

When you don't want to sell, freecycle! Learn what it means.

Sep 24, 20192 min

Carbon footprint

Love to travel but worried about the environment? Here's a phrase for you to use.

Sep 17, 20192 min

To cough up

When is a cough not a cough? We teach you a money-related phrase.

Sep 10, 20193 min

Brain fade

We teach you a phrase that's worth remembering!

Sep 3, 20192 min

Fib

We won’t teach you to lie, but you will learn how to use the word ‘fib’.

Aug 27, 20192 min

Hot under the collar

Cool off and learn this phrase with us.

Aug 20, 20192 min

Eat your heart out

Learn a humorous phrase about being the best!

Aug 13, 20193 min

Across

When is 'across' not a preposition?

Aug 6, 20192 min

Fat chance

Learn an expression about likelihood.

Jul 30, 20192 min

Milk it

A phrase about taking advantage of a situation to gain sympathy or respect

Jul 23, 20192 min

To cherry-pick

We’ve picked the best phrase for you to learn!

Jul 16, 20193 min

To fight tooth and nail

Learn a phrase about working hard to get just what you want.

Jul 9, 20193 min

It's a small world

Learn an expression about coincidences.

Jul 2, 20192 min

Vanish into thin air

Learn an expression about disappearing

Jun 25, 20192 min

Get the short straw

A phrase that sucks!

Jun 18, 20193 min

Soft skills

These are job skills needed to deal with the public, and very much in demand.

Jun 11, 20192 min

Clever clogs

Will wearing new shoes make Feifei more intelligent? Join her and Rob in this programme.

May 28, 20192 min

Couch surfing

Looking for a sofa to sleep on? Learn a phrase to describe your actions.

May 21, 20192 min

Like riding a bike

Learn an English expression about skills we never forget.

May 14, 20192 min

On fire

Can you be on fire without any flames?

May 7, 20192 min

Dead

If something is 'dead good' is that a positive or negative thing?

Apr 23, 20193 min

Give someone the runaround

A phrase about being unhelpful.

Apr 16, 20192 min

Laughing all the way to the bank

When can going to the bank be funny? We've got a phrase that will leave you laughing.

Apr 9, 20192 min

The joke is on you

Find out more about a seriously funny English phrase.

Apr 2, 20193 min

Keep a lid on it

Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.

Mar 26, 20192 min

To pull the wool over someone's eyes

Here's a phrase about preventing someone from discovering something.

Mar 19, 20192 min

Take the rough with the smooth

Learn an expression about experiencing bad things to enable you to enjoy good things.

Mar 12, 20192 min

Hard-nosed

What is a hard-nosed person like? Find out in this episode of The English We Speak.

Mar 5, 20192 min

To have a soft spot

How do you feel if you really like something or someone? This phrase might help you.

Feb 26, 20192 min

To make a song and dance (about something)

If things don't go your way, how can singing and dancing help?

Feb 19, 20192 min

Giant killer

Here's a phrase to describe the success of a small team.

Feb 12, 20193 min

A shock to the system

A sudden and unpleasant change can come as a shock. Learn a phrase to describe this.

Feb 5, 20192 min

From pillar to post

Moving from place to place can be chaotic. Learn a phrase to describe the situation

Jan 29, 20192 min

Small talk

Here's a phrase that describes making informal conversation about not much.

Jan 22, 20192 min

A bright spark

Here's a clever expression that can describe someone doing something stupid.

Jan 15, 20192 min

To be all downhill

Rob's done all his work! Find out here if it's all downhill until the weekend for him.

Jan 8, 20192 min

Fireworks

Learn a New Year-related expression

Jan 1, 20192 min

To have all your Christmases come at once

An expression for when you have good fortune

Dec 28, 20182 min

It's the thought that counts

Learn a polite thing to say when you receive a bad present.

Dec 18, 20182 min

Digital detox

Learn this very modern expression.

Dec 11, 20183 min

It leaves a bad taste in your mouth

How can a tasty meal leave a bad taste?

Dec 4, 20182 min

Pea-souper

Is it a meal or a type of weather?

Nov 27, 20182 min