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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Water off a duck's back
28/10/2014 Durata: 03minFeifei has a thing or two to learn from the ducks in the park. So do you. Listen to the programme.
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Take for a ride
21/10/2014 Durata: 03minLi wants to invest in a car moved by air. Is she going to lose her money?
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Baby phrase
14/10/2014 Durata: 03minIs Feifei giving up her job to take care of babies? Learn an amusing idiom: 'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'.
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Hair of the dog
22/09/2014 Durata: 03minRob had too much to drink. Is this the cure for his hangover?
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Cheesed off
08/09/2014 Durata: 02minFinn is angry, so Li offers him some tasty cheese. Will it calm him down?
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Proof is in the pudding
22/08/2014 Durata: 03minWhat does Rob mean when he says 'the proof is in the pudding'?
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Look like the back end of a bus
11/08/2014 Durata: 02minIf someone says you look like 'the back end of a bus', is it a good thing?
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Interjections
04/08/2014 Durata: 03minWow! Ouch! Yippee! The useful little sounds which mean a lot.
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Blah blah blah
28/07/2014 Durata: 03minHaving a repetitive and boring conversation? This expression is for you.
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Have a lot on my plate
21/07/2014 Durata: 03minWhen is a meal not so tasty? This expression will give you the answer
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Bells and whistles
14/07/2014 Durata: 03minWill bells and whistles add to the value of your gadget? Listen to the programme
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Everything but the kitchen sink
07/07/2014 Durata: 03minNeil and Li are going on a camping trip. But are they packing too much?
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Beat the drum
30/06/2014 Durata: 02minNeil and Li want to help protect baby turtles. But do they need a drum?
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Until the cows come home
23/06/2014 Durata: 03minNeil and Li are keen to go home. How long will they have to wait for the bus?
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Smell a rat
16/06/2014 Durata: 03minLi is told she won the lottery. But is it true? Neil has bad news for her.