To fight tooth and nail
Learn a phrase about working hard to get just what you want.
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It's a small world
Learn an expression about coincidences.
Vanish into thin air
Learn an expression about disappearing
Get the short straw
A phrase that sucks!
Soft skills
These are job skills needed to deal with the public, and very much in demand.
Clever clogs
Will wearing new shoes make Feifei more intelligent? Join her and Rob in this programme.
Couch surfing
Looking for a sofa to sleep on? Learn a phrase to describe your actions.
Like riding a bike
Learn an English expression about skills we never forget.
On fire
Can you be on fire without any flames?
Dead
If something is 'dead good' is that a positive or negative thing?
Give someone the runaround
A phrase about being unhelpful.
Laughing all the way to the bank
When can going to the bank be funny? We've got a phrase that will leave you laughing.
The joke is on you
Find out more about a seriously funny English phrase.
Keep a lid on it
Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.
To pull the wool over someone's eyes
Here's a phrase about preventing someone from discovering something.
Take the rough with the smooth
Learn an expression about experiencing bad things to enable you to enjoy good things.
Hard-nosed
What is a hard-nosed person like? Find out in this episode of The English We Speak.
To have a soft spot
How do you feel if you really like something or someone? This phrase might help you.
To make a song and dance (about something)
If things don't go your way, how can singing and dancing help?
Giant killer
Here's a phrase to describe the success of a small team.
A shock to the system
A sudden and unpleasant change can come as a shock. Learn a phrase to describe this.
From pillar to post
Moving from place to place can be chaotic. Learn a phrase to describe the situation
Small talk
Here's a phrase that describes making informal conversation about not much.
A bright spark
Here's a clever expression that can describe someone doing something stupid.
To be all downhill
Rob's done all his work! Find out here if it's all downhill until the weekend for him.
Fireworks
Learn a New Year-related expression
To have all your Christmases come at once
An expression for when you have good fortune
It's the thought that counts
Learn a polite thing to say when you receive a bad present.
Digital detox
Learn this very modern expression.
It leaves a bad taste in your mouth
How can a tasty meal leave a bad taste?