The English We Speak

  • Autore: Vários
  • Narratore: Vários
  • Editore: Podcast
  • Durata: 34:19:23
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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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  • Knee-jerk reaction

    11/10/2016 Durata: 02min

    Feifei kicks Neil in the face after he hits her knee with a hammer. It's all to teach you a useful English expression

  • To have an axe to grind

    04/10/2016 Durata: 02min

    An expression with three related but slightly different meanings connected to strong opinions

  • Close, but no cigar

    27/09/2016 Durata: 02min

    Why is Neil trying to smoke a cigar in the studio? Learn an English expression about almost succeeding

  • Get somebody's goat

    20/09/2016 Durata: 02min

    Neil's goat Fred is a bit smelly but useful for teaching an English expression. Feifei's not happy

  • Bust a gut

    13/09/2016 Durata: 02min

    Neil's wearing a vest in the studio to teach an expression about effort. Feifei's concerned he'll injure himself

  • Old-school

    06/09/2016 Durata: 02min

    Feifei has written a letter to her family. Find out why Sian finds this old-school

  • Shedloads

    30/08/2016 Durata: 02min

    Sian has received lots of emails! Learn another way to say 'lots'

  • Hangry

    23/08/2016 Durata: 02min

    Sian is irritable today because she skipped breakfast! Learn an adjective to describe people who feel angry when they get hungry

  • To pull something out of the hat

    16/08/2016 Durata: 02min

    What can you pull out of a hat? Learn an expression that describes doing something that saves the day

  • Off the hook

    04/08/2016 Durata: 01min

    Are you obliged to do something you can't or don't want to? We teach you what to say

  • Barefaced

    26/07/2016 Durata: 02min

    Is someone telling an outrageous lie? Here's an expression we can use

  • To make a mountain out of a molehill

    19/07/2016 Durata: 02min

    Someone making a big fuss about something small? Here's a phrase to describe what they're doing

  • The last straw/final straw

    12/07/2016 Durata: 02min

    When friendship is under test, something tiny and as light as a straw could cause a huge problem

  • The university of life

    05/07/2016 Durata: 02min

    Want to learn about life? Here's a place most of us have studied at

  • White collar worker / blue-collar worker

    28/06/2016 Durata: 02min

    What does the colour of your clothes say about your job?

  • Drama queen

    21/06/2016 Durata: 02min

    No need to be in the theatre to find a drama queen. We teach you where to find them…

  • It's on the cards

    14/06/2016 Durata: 02min

    An expression for when something is likely to happen. What's on the cards for you?

  • Until you're blue in the face

    07/06/2016 Durata: 02min

    Is nobody listening to you? Learn a colourful phrase to explain the situation

  • Clean up your act

    31/05/2016 Durata: 02min

    Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do

  • You're pulling my leg!

    24/05/2016 Durata: 02min

    Want to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!

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