Pea-souper
Is it a meal or a type of weather?
Episodes
Learning English Conversations
Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier.
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Episodes
Throw in the towel
Learn a phrase about giving up.
A walk in the park
Is walking in the park easy? It can be if you learn this phrase!
Dumbphone
Learn a new name for old tech
No fear
Are you ready for Halloween?
Something to chew on
Feifei gives Neil something to chew on
Waffle on
Not all waffling is good!
Skew-whiff
Describe something that isn't straight.
Play a blinder
Doing something amazing.
Miffed
Has someone annoyed you? Use this word.
Humblebrag
Brag if you must - just don’t humblebrag! Find out what that means with Rob and Feifei.
Out of your depth
A phrase for when you're struggling to do something.
Mardy
A word for a bad mood.
Curry favour
Learn a spicy expression.
Take the biscuit
A sweet phrase for irritating behaviour.
Step on it
Do you need someone to go faster? Use this informal phrase.
Ping
When does the word 'ping' not make a sound? Find out in this programme.
Crunch time
When the time comes to make an important decision, what do you say?
Have a pop
Learn a phrase about having a go at something
A necessary evil
Can you accept something you don't like?
If the cap fits
Learn an expression about accepting criticism
My bad
Learn a phrase about accepting blame
To have a good nose (for something)
Rob and Feifei sniff out a new phrase to learn
Friends in High Places
Learn a phrase about important people
Catch-22
Learn an expression for a no-win situation.
Let the dust settle
Learn a phrase about allowing a situation to become calm again
Nothing to shout about
Learn a phrase about not saying much
Let sleeping dogs lie
Learn about a trouble-free phrase
Bleed someone dry
An expression for a financial injury
Small change
A phrase for trivial things