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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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To let the cat out of the bag
26/03/2012 Durata: 03minIn this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'To let the cat out of the bag'.
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To paint the town red
19/03/2012 Durata: 03minIn this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'To paint the town'.
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Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
12/03/2012 Durata: 03minIn this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'.
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Wake up and smell the coffee!
05/03/2012 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Wake up and smell the coffee!'.
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The English We Speak: Have your cake and eat it
27/02/2012 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Have your cake and eat it'.
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The English We Speak: Happy Bunny
20/02/2012 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Happy bunny'.
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The English We Speak: Get your hands dirty
13/02/2012 Durata: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Get your hands dirty'.
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The English We Speak: Don't get me wrong!
06/02/2012 Durata: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.
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The English We Speak: Dragon
30/01/2012 Durata: 04minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the meaning of the word 'Dragon'.
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The English We Speak: Easy Tiger!
23/01/2012 Durata: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'Easy tiger!'.
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The English We Speak: Stuffed
16/01/2012 Durata: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the words 'stuff' and 'stuffed'.
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The English We Speak: Bubbly
09/01/2012 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'bubbly'.
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The English We Speak: All the trimmings
02/01/2012 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we talk about Christmas and the phrase 'all the trimmings'.
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The English We Speak: Cheesy
26/12/2011 Durata: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'cheesy'.
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The English We Speak: Work for peanuts
19/12/2011 Durata: 04minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'work for peanuts'.
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The English We Speak: Sinking Feeling
12/12/2011 Durata: 04minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'sinking feeling'.
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The English We Speak: Head over Heels
05/12/2011 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'head over heels'.
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The English We Speak: Nailed It!
28/11/2011 Durata: 03minNeil needs to put a clock on the studio wall, but can he nail it? Find out more in this week's programme.
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The English We Speak: Lairy
21/11/2011 Durata: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'lairy'.