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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

Fuddy-duddy

Old-fashioned and set in your ways? Could you be one of these people?

Jun 20, 20172 min

Bottle

Use this phrase involving bottles when you’re too afraid to do something

Jun 13, 20172 min

No great shakes

Not impressed by something? Here's an expression that describes what you think

Jun 13, 20172 min

Not a sausage

Nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing at all… Not even one little sausage!

Jun 06, 20172 min

Long

Not everything in this life is fun. Learn a phrase to describe boring jobs!

May 30, 20172 min

Not half

Love pizza? Feifei and Neil bring you a phrase to show how much you enjoy something

May 23, 20172 min

All over the shop

Looked everywhere? Learn a phrase about shops that isn’t about shops!

May 16, 20173 min

It won't wash

Heard something unconvincing? Maybe it's time to get out the washing powder!

May 02, 20172 min

Jack-of-all-trades

Can you do lots of different things? This could be the phrase to describe you

Apr 25, 20172 min

The coast is clear

Doing something you shouldn't? Here's a phrase about not being caught

Apr 18, 20172 min

Pull a fast one

Make the English you speak sound more natural

Apr 11, 20172 min

Suck it and see

Learn a phrase about having new experiences

Apr 04, 20172 min

To cut your teeth

Starting out in a new profession? Here's an expression about gaining experience

Mar 28, 20172 min

Shrinkflation

Getting less for your money? Could you be the victim of 'shrinkflation'?

Mar 21, 20172 min

La-la land

Is someone making unreasonable requests? Here's where they live

Mar 14, 20172 min

At the drop of a hat

What would Rob do at the drop of a hat? Find out more about this expression

Feb 28, 20172 min

Brass neck

What does being confident but rude have to do with your neck? Learn an expression that should not be taken literally

Feb 21, 20173 min

Reinvent the wheel

Wasting time doing something that's been done before? There's a phrase to explain this

Feb 14, 20172 min

Frenemy

Do you have a false friend? In The English We Speak we get to hear how one of Feifei's best friends isn't a friend at all and discover that there's a great word to describe them

Feb 07, 20172 min

To be fair

Give both sides of the argument with this phrase

Jan 31, 20172 min

On the box

Watching a ‘box’ can’t be very enjoyable, can it?

Jan 24, 20172 min

Clickbait

Learn a word that describes tempting online links

Dec 20, 20163 min

Mash-up

Dan and Feifei are in the studio and Dan has been working on a new music track. Will it be good? Let's find out

Dec 13, 20162 min

Air kiss

How do you kiss someone without kissing them? Neil and Feifei explain a word which describes a popular way of greeting and saying goodbye to friends

Dec 06, 20162 min

Mansplaining

A word for when a man explains to a woman something in a way which suggests she's stupid.

Nov 29, 20162 min

Rolling in it

Neil is rolling on the floor to teach a phrase connected to wealth. Feifei explains

Nov 22, 20162 min

Photobomb

Feifei and Sian discuss a word to use when something unexpectedly appears in your photo.

Nov 15, 20163 min
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