Synopsis
Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service
Episodes
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![My bad]()
My bad
03/07/2018 Duration: 02minLearn a phrase about accepting blame
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![To have a good nose (for something)]()
To have a good nose (for something)
26/06/2018 Duration: 02minRob and Feifei sniff out a new phrase to learn
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![Friends in High Places]()
Friends in High Places
19/06/2018 Duration: 02minLearn a phrase about important people
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![Catch-22]()
Catch-22
12/06/2018 Duration: 02minLearn an expression for a no-win situation.
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![Let the dust settle]()
Let the dust settle
05/06/2018 Duration: 02minLearn a phrase about allowing a situation to become calm again
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![Nothing to shout about]()
Nothing to shout about
29/05/2018 Duration: 02minLearn a phrase about not saying much
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![Let sleeping dogs lie]()
Let sleeping dogs lie
22/05/2018 Duration: 03minLearn about a trouble-free phrase
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![Bleed someone dry]()
Bleed someone dry
15/05/2018 Duration: 02minAn expression for a financial injury
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![Small change]()
Small change
08/05/2018 Duration: 02minA phrase for trivial things
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![Thatll teach you]()
That'll teach you
01/05/2018 Duration: 02minLearn from what you've done
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![An old hand]()
An old hand
24/04/2018 Duration: 02minSomeone who's skilled and experienced
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![Out of the loop]()
Out of the loop
17/04/2018 Duration: 02minLearn a phrase about missing out.
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![Rub it in]()
Rub it in
10/04/2018 Duration: 02minLearn an expression about enjoying someone's misfortunes.
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![Smombie]()
Smombie
03/04/2018 Duration: 02minAre you a smartphone zombie?
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![Freegan]()
Freegan
27/03/2018 Duration: 02minAre you someone who only eats food that has been wasted or thrown away? Learn a word that describes what you are
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![Barking up the wrong tree]()
Barking up the wrong tree
20/03/2018 Duration: 02minHave you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions
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![Cloud cuckoo land]()
Cloud cuckoo land
13/03/2018 Duration: 02minCan you make the impossible possible? This phrase implies you can't but what's it got to do with a cuckoo?
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![A taste of your own medicine]()
A taste of your own medicine
06/03/2018 Duration: 02minPayback time
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![Happy-go-lucky]()
Happy-go-lucky
27/02/2018 Duration: 02minRelaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character
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![Whizz-kid]()
Whizz-kid
20/02/2018 Duration: 02minYoung, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this
