The last straw/final straw
When friendship is under test, something tiny and as light as a straw could cause a huge problem
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The university of life
Want to learn about life? Here's a place most of us have studied at
White collar worker / blue-collar worker
What does the colour of your clothes say about your job?
Drama queen
No need to be in the theatre to find a drama queen. We teach you where to find them…
It's on the cards
An expression for when something is likely to happen. What's on the cards for you?
Until you're blue in the face
Is nobody listening to you? Learn a colourful phrase to explain the situation
Clean up your act
Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do
You're pulling my leg!
Want to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!
One good turn deserves another
A helpful phrase for doing something good
To fall at the first hurdle
Got an idea that's never going to work? Here is a phrase to describe the situation
Pain in the neck
Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her
Burn a hole in your pocket
When you are in the habit of spending all your money as soon as it comes in, you can use this phrase to express yourself
To turn something upside down
How to describe doing a thorough search for something in a very messy way
Going forward
How do you ask someone to change the way they do things in the future? Learn this phrase connected to motion
A recipe for disaster
When things go wrong and the outcome isn't good, what kind of recipe are you following? Learn a phrase that has nothing to do with cooking
Crash course
When you need to learn something very quickly, it’s worth considering a super fast learning programme, but it’s not for everyone
You've sold it to me
When you are in total agreement with ideas or suggestions from others, try a new phrase to express yourself
Full of the joys of spring
What time of the year describes a good mood? Learn this lively and cheerful phrase
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
Is this expression related to numbers? If half a dozen is six, what does this expression mean? Listen to the programme
Test the water
How can you make sure a new project is going to be a successful? Here's a piece of good advice
To lie through your teeth
Not telling the truth is not a good thing to do. Learn a phrase to describe your actions
To make a monkey out of me
Rob's been asked to dress up like a monkey but it seems like someone is literally making a monkey out of him!
There's method to my madness
Although other people may think you are behaving rather strangely, you know what you are doing. There's a reason and a phrase to describe your behaviour
In good nick
Learn a phrase to describe something in top condition
Cheap and cheerful
Most people like a present that is cheap and cheerful. But no one likes something that is cheap and nasty
A bitter pill to swallow
When a situation is hard to accept, what do you say? This phrase could be for you
I'm game
Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game. Find out why...
That'll put hairs on your chest!
Learn a humorous expression that is used when someone is going to have a strong alcoholic drink
Down the pan
When things are not going as planned, we can say they've gone ‘down the pan’, but which pan is it?
Sweet tooth
Do you have a sweet tooth? Is it something that you are born with or do you develop it?