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Learning English Conversations

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Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier.

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Episodes

Know the score

Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.

Feb 07, 2023•2 min

A flying start

Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.

Jan 24, 2023•2 min

Steal someone's thunder

If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!

Jan 17, 2023•2 min

Off the top of my head

When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.

Jan 03, 2023•2 min

Change for the better

Do you want to make a positive change for 2023? We have an expression for you to learn.

Dec 23, 2022•2 min

Quiet quitting

Learn a phrase about just doing enough.

Dec 13, 2022•2 min

Hang in there

Times can be challenging but don’t give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.

Dec 06, 2022•2 min

Fever pitch

The men’s football World Cup is coming, and excitement has reached fever pitch!

Nov 15, 2022•2 min

Dog's dinner

Learn this phrase to describe a complete mess.

Oct 25, 2022•2 min

Sitting pretty

Learn a phrase to describe a good situation.

Oct 18, 2022•2 min

Feast your eyes

Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.

Oct 11, 2022•2 min

Put the brakes on

Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.

Oct 04, 2022•2 min

Second-guess

If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.

Sep 26, 2022•2 min

Ins and outs

Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!

Sep 20, 2022•2 min

Yes and no

Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.

Sep 13, 2022•2 min

Bug someone

Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.

Sep 13, 2022•2 min

Willy-nilly

Learn an informal expression about doing things without planning.

Aug 23, 2022•2 min

Gnarly

Do you find something disgusting? Use this word to describe it.

Aug 16, 2022•2 min

Smash it

Learn a phrase to give encouragement

Aug 09, 2022•2 min

A doddle

Is this phrase easy to learn?

Aug 02, 2022•2 min