
Learning English Conversations
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Throw in the towel
Learn a phrase about giving up.

A walk in the park
Is walking in the park easy? It can be if you learn this phrase!

Dumbphone
Learn a new name for old tech

No fear
Are you ready for Halloween?

Something to chew on
Feifei gives Neil something to chew on

Waffle on
Not all waffling is good!

Skew-whiff
Describe something that isn't straight.

Play a blinder
Doing something amazing.

Miffed
Has someone annoyed you? Use this word.

Humblebrag
Brag if you must - just don’t humblebrag! Find out what that means with Rob and Feifei.

Out of your depth
A phrase for when you're struggling to do something.

Mardy
A word for a bad mood.

Curry favour
Learn a spicy expression.

Take the biscuit
A sweet phrase for irritating behaviour.

Step on it
Do you need someone to go faster? Use this informal phrase.

Ping
When does the word 'ping' not make a sound? Find out in this programme.

Crunch time
When the time comes to make an important decision, what do you say?

Have a pop
Learn a phrase about having a go at something

A necessary evil
Can you accept something you don't like?

If the cap fits
Learn an expression about accepting criticism

My bad
Learn a phrase about accepting blame

To have a good nose (for something)
Rob and Feifei sniff out a new phrase to learn

Friends in High Places
Learn a phrase about important people

Catch-22
Learn an expression for a no-win situation.

Let the dust settle
Learn a phrase about allowing a situation to become calm again

Nothing to shout about
Learn a phrase about not saying much

Let sleeping dogs lie
Learn about a trouble-free phrase

Bleed someone dry
An expression for a financial injury

Small change
A phrase for trivial things

That'll teach you
Learn from what you've done

An old hand
Someone who's skilled and experienced

Out of the loop
Learn a phrase about missing out.

Rub it in
Learn an expression about enjoying someone's misfortunes.

Smombie
Are you a smartphone zombie?

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

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

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?

A taste of your own medicine
Payback time

Happy-go-lucky
Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not gonna lie
A phrase to use when you're being brutally honest

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

To shout it from the rooftops
Have you heard the good news? This programme has something to shout about!