Game changer
Feifei and Harry use an expression for people and ideas that change the way we do things.
Episodes
Learning English Conversations
Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier.
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Episodes
Wow factor
Harry and Feifei look at an expression for when things surprise and impress you.
Full on
Harry and Feifei talk about a common colloquial expression for when things are intense.
Stab in the back
Harry and Feifei talk about an expression that is not as violent as it sounds.
To downsize
Neil and Feifei talk about a word made popular by the economic downturn
At the movies
Sci-fi, romcom, whodunnit – What kind of movies do you like?
Killing time
Neil tells Helen to kill time but she smashes up a clock. Find out why and learn a useful expression.
Like turkeys voting for Christmas
Do you celebrate Christmas? Do you like eating turkey? Do you think turkeys like Christmas? Learn this humorous idiom
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.
Internet speak
'Snail mail', 'post' and 'hard copy' – learn expressions connected with computers
Viral
Li's cat video has gone viral. Will she be happy about it? Learn an expression from the internet age
Give the cold shoulder
Is Feifei's designer shawl a solution to her problems with Lisa? Listen to the programme to find out
Phishing
Rob is deleting some emails. He won't take the bait sent in by criminals!
Take to the cleaners
Rob's very expensive shirt is ruined! Who will pay for it? Listen to the programme to find out
Eat humble pie
Is Rob hungry enough to win a pie-eating competition? Listen to the programme
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.
Take for a ride
Li wants to invest in a car moved by air. Is she going to lose her money?
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'.
Joe Bloggs
Do you know Joe Bloggs? He might be just beside you.
Butter up
Is this butter for a cake, for toast or... to put on a person? Finn and Feifei explain
Hair of the dog
Rob had too much to drink. Is this the cure for his hangover?
Splash Out
Finn is spending a lot of money. But can he afford it?
Cheesed off
Finn is angry, so Li offers him some tasty cheese. Will it calm him down?
Frogmarch
A style of walking that is hard to do on your own.
Proof is in the pudding
What does Rob mean when he says 'the proof is in the pudding'?
Dinosaur
What’s the link between dinosaurs and mobile phones?
Look like the back end of a bus
If someone says you look like 'the back end of a bus', is it a good thing?
Interjections
Wow! Ouch! Yippee! The useful little sounds which mean a lot.
Blah blah blah
Having a repetitive and boring conversation? This expression is for you.
Have a lot on my plate
When is a meal not so tasty? This expression will give you the answer