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!
Mar 17, 2015•3 min
Learning English Conversations
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Episodes
To keep a lid on it
Li and Neil go for a coffee, but why do they have to keep a lid on it?
Mar 10, 2015•3 min
To be on the ball
Learn a phrase to describe the ability to react quickly to things.
Mar 03, 2015•2 min
Mind-blowing
Feifei and Harry use an expression for things that amaze and astound.
Feb 24, 2015•3 min
Out for the count
Neil and Li talk about how a boxing expression can be used in everyday life.
Feb 17, 2015•3 min
Game changer
Feifei and Harry use an expression for people and ideas that change the way we do things.
Feb 10, 2015•3 min
Wow factor
Harry and Feifei look at an expression for when things surprise and impress you.
Feb 03, 2015•3 min
Full on
Harry and Feifei talk about a common colloquial expression for when things are intense.
Jan 27, 2015•3 min
Stab in the back
Harry and Feifei talk about an expression that is not as violent as it sounds.
Jan 20, 2015•3 min
To downsize
Neil and Feifei talk about a word made popular by the economic downturn
Jan 13, 2015•2 min
At the movies
Sci-fi, romcom, whodunnit – What kind of movies do you like?
Jan 06, 2015•3 min
Killing time
Neil tells Helen to kill time but she smashes up a clock. Find out why and learn a useful expression.
Dec 30, 2014•3 min
Like turkeys voting for Christmas
Do you celebrate Christmas? Do you like eating turkey? Do you think turkeys like Christmas? Learn this humorous idiom
Dec 23, 2014•3 min
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.
Dec 16, 2014•2 min
Internet speak
'Snail mail', 'post' and 'hard copy' – learn expressions connected with computers
Dec 09, 2014•3 min
Viral
Li's cat video has gone viral. Will she be happy about it? Learn an expression from the internet age
Dec 02, 2014•3 min
Give the cold shoulder
Is Feifei's designer shawl a solution to her problems with Lisa? Listen to the programme to find out
Nov 25, 2014•3 min
Phishing
Rob is deleting some emails. He won't take the bait sent in by criminals!
Nov 18, 2014•2 min
Take to the cleaners
Rob's very expensive shirt is ruined! Who will pay for it? Listen to the programme to find out
Nov 11, 2014•3 min
Eat humble pie
Is Rob hungry enough to win a pie-eating competition? Listen to the programme
Nov 04, 2014•3 min
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.
Oct 28, 2014•3 min
Take for a ride
Li wants to invest in a car moved by air. Is she going to lose her money?
Oct 21, 2014•3 min
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'.
Oct 14, 2014•4 min
Joe Bloggs
Do you know Joe Bloggs? He might be just beside you.
Oct 07, 2014•3 min
Butter up
Is this butter for a cake, for toast or... to put on a person? Finn and Feifei explain
Sep 29, 2014•3 min
Hair of the dog
Rob had too much to drink. Is this the cure for his hangover?
Sep 22, 2014•4 min
Splash Out
Finn is spending a lot of money. But can he afford it?
Sep 15, 2014•4 min
Cheesed off
Finn is angry, so Li offers him some tasty cheese. Will it calm him down?
Sep 08, 2014•3 min
Frogmarch
A style of walking that is hard to do on your own.
Sep 01, 2014•3 min
Proof is in the pudding
What does Rob mean when he says 'the proof is in the pudding'?
Aug 22, 2014•3 min