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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

Hard pass

Learn a phrase about saying 'no' firmly.

Jun 06, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Level up

'Level up' your English and learn a new word!

May 30, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Get with the programme

Learn an idiom used to encourage someone to accept new ideas or techniques.

May 23, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Shout-out

Learn how to praise or thank someone publicly.

May 16, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Hats off

Learn a phrase about impressing people.

May 02, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Be at a loss

Learn an expression for when you're not sure what to say or do in a certain situation.

Apr 18, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Go off on one

Learn an informal expression about becoming suddenly very angry.

Apr 11, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Wiggle room

Learn a phrase for when you need to change a budget to do something else.

Apr 04, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

No ifs or buts

Stop making excuses and learn this expression!

Mar 21, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Caught red-handed

Learn an expression about being caught doing something wrong.

Mar 14, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Rabbit on

Learn a phrase about talking too much.

Mar 07, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Thanks a bunch

When does ‘thanks’ not mean ‘thanks’? Find out about an ironic English phrase.

Feb 28, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Slow walk

How do you describe something making slow progress?

Feb 21, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Take something to heart

Learn a phrase about taking advice or criticism personally and very seriously.

Feb 14, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Know the score

Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.

Feb 07, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

A flying start

Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.

Jan 24, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Steal someone's thunder

If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!

Jan 17, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Off the top of my head

When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.

Jan 03, 20232 minTranscript available on Metacast

Change for the better

Do you want to make a positive change for 2023? We have an expression for you to learn.

Dec 23, 20222 minTranscript available on Metacast

Hang in there

Times can be challenging but don’t give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.

Dec 06, 20222 minTranscript available on Metacast
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