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Short episodes on everyday idioms and phrases from The English We Speak.
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Learn the phrase productivity theatre for pretending to work hard.
2023-07-18
Learn about the phrase pet hate to describe things that annoy you.
2023-07-11
Learn how to use the business phrase 'on the table'.
2023-07-04
Learn how to use the idiom 'jump through hoops' for difficult tasks.
2023-06-27
Learn how to use 'It happens to the best of us' to comfort someone who made a mistake.
2023-06-20
Learn the phrase 'famous last words' used when a confident statement is proven wrong.
2023-06-13
Learn how to use the slang expression 'hard pass' to firmly refuse something.
2023-06-06
Learn how to use the phrasal verb 'level up' to describe improving something.
2023-05-30
Learn how to use the phrase 'get with the program' to mean accepting modern ideas.
2023-05-23
Learn how to use the expression 'shout out' to publicly thank or praise someone.
2023-05-16