Let the dust settle
Learn a phrase about allowing a situation to become calm again
Jun 05, 2018•2 min
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Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier.
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Episodes
Nothing to shout about
Learn a phrase about not saying much
May 29, 2018•2 min
Let sleeping dogs lie
Learn about a trouble-free phrase
May 22, 2018•3 min
Bleed someone dry
An expression for a financial injury
May 15, 2018•3 min
Small change
A phrase for trivial things
May 08, 2018•2 min
That'll teach you
Learn from what you've done
May 01, 2018•3 min
An old hand
Someone who's skilled and experienced
Apr 24, 2018•3 min
Out of the loop
Learn a phrase about missing out.
Apr 17, 2018•3 min
Rub it in
Learn an expression about enjoying someone's misfortunes.
Apr 10, 2018•2 min
Smombie
Are you a smartphone zombie?
Apr 03, 2018•2 min
Freegan
Are you someone who only eats food that has been wasted or thrown away? Learn a word that describes what you are
Mar 27, 2018•3 min
Barking up the wrong tree
Have you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions
Mar 20, 2018•3 min
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?
Mar 13, 2018•3 min
A taste of your own medicine
Payback time
Mar 06, 2018•3 min
Happy-go-lucky
Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character
Feb 27, 2018•3 min
Whizz-kid
Young, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this
Feb 20, 2018•2 min
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
Feb 13, 2018•3 min
Bone idle
Are you taking it easy or just being lazy? Here's a phrase to describe your condition
Feb 06, 2018•3 min
To cut a long story short
Have you got a story to tell? Here's a phrase about just telling the important bits
Jan 30, 2018•3 min
A thing
Beards have been 'a thing' for a while. Is it now time to shave them off?
Jan 29, 2018•2 min
Just the ticket
Rob and Feifei help teach a phrase to describe something you really want or need
Jan 23, 2018•3 min
Do a runner
Is it time to go? Here's a phrase about avoiding a tricky situation
Jan 09, 2018•2 min
All that jazz
We love slang, idioms, phrases and all that jazz! Learn a new phrase with us
Dec 26, 2017•2 min
Not gonna lie
A phrase to use when you're being brutally honest
Dec 18, 2017•3 min
Up your game
Don't know which one to use? You need to up your emoji game
Dec 12, 2017•3 min
To shout it from the rooftops
Have you heard the good news? This programme has something to shout about!
Dec 05, 2017•2 min
To blow the cobwebs away
No spiders involved. It's time to get lively and learn a new English phrase
Nov 28, 2017•2 min
A knees-up
Want to go to a party? This phrase might help you get an invitation
Nov 21, 2017•2 min
To put someone on the map
Need directions to learn a new English phrase? Here's one about a map and being famous
Nov 14, 2017•3 min
Down in the dumps
Feeling unhappy? Here's a phrase to describe your mood but don't take it too literally!
Nov 07, 2017•2 min