Trama
Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service
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White collar worker / blue-collar worker
28/06/2016 Durata: 02minWhat does the colour of your clothes say about your job?
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Drama queen
21/06/2016 Durata: 02minNo need to be in the theatre to find a drama queen. We teach you where to find them…
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It's on the cards
14/06/2016 Durata: 02minAn expression for when something is likely to happen. What's on the cards for you?
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Until you're blue in the face
07/06/2016 Durata: 02minIs nobody listening to you? Learn a colourful phrase to explain the situation
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Clean up your act
31/05/2016 Durata: 02minSomeone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do
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You're pulling my leg!
24/05/2016 Durata: 02minWant to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!
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To fall at the first hurdle
10/05/2016 Durata: 02minGot an idea that's never going to work? Here is a phrase to describe the situation
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Pain in the neck
03/05/2016 Durata: 01minLearn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her
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Burn a hole in your pocket
26/04/2016 Durata: 02minWhen you are in the habit of spending all your money as soon as it comes in, you can use this phrase to express yourself
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To turn something upside down
19/04/2016 Durata: 02minHow to describe doing a thorough search for something in a very messy way
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Going forward
12/04/2016 Durata: 02minHow do you ask someone to change the way they do things in the future? Learn this phrase connected to motion
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A recipe for disaster
05/04/2016 Durata: 02minWhen things go wrong and the outcome isn't good, what kind of recipe are you following? Learn a phrase that has nothing to do with cooking
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Crash course
29/03/2016 Durata: 02minWhen you need to learn something very quickly, it’s worth considering a super fast learning programme, but it’s not for everyone
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You've sold it to me
22/03/2016 Durata: 02minWhen you are in total agreement with ideas or suggestions from others, try a new phrase to express yourself
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Full of the joys of spring
15/03/2016 Durata: 02minWhat time of the year describes a good mood? Learn this lively and cheerful phrase
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Six of one, half a dozen of the other
01/03/2016 Durata: 02minIs this expression related to numbers? If half a dozen is six, what does this expression mean? Listen to the programme
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Test the water
23/02/2016 Durata: 02minHow can you make sure a new project is going to be a successful? Here's a piece of good advice
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To lie through your teeth
16/02/2016 Durata: 02minNot telling the truth is not a good thing to do. Learn a phrase to describe your actions
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To make a monkey out of me
09/02/2016 Durata: 02minRob's been asked to dress up like a monkey but it seems like someone is literally making a monkey out of him!