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Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier.

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    The gift that keeps on giving

    Tue 20 Dec 2022

    Learn a phrase about receiving presents.

  • Quiet quitting

    Tue 13 Dec 2022

    Learn a phrase about just doing enough.

  • Hang in there

    Tue 6 Dec 2022

    Times can be challenging but don鈥檛 give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.

  • Bite your tongue

    Tue 29 Nov 2022

    What does 鈥榖ite your tongue鈥� mean?

  • Win hands down

    Tue 22 Nov 2022

    An easy phrase for an easy win!

  • Fever pitch

    Tue 15 Nov 2022

    The men鈥檚 football World Cup is coming, and excitement has reached fever pitch!

  • Twiddle your thumbs

    Tue 8 Nov 2022

    A phrase for boring times.

  • Get your act together

    Tue 8 Nov 2022

    A phrase about good organisation.

  • Dog's dinner

    Tue 25 Oct 2022

    Learn this phrase to describe a complete mess.

  • Sitting pretty

    Tue 18 Oct 2022

    Learn a phrase to describe a good situation.

  • Feast your eyes

    Tue 11 Oct 2022

    Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.

  • Put the brakes on

    Tue 4 Oct 2022

    Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.

  • Second-guess

    Mon 26 Sep 2022

    If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.

  • Ins and outs

    Tue 20 Sep 2022

    Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!

  • Yes and no

    Tue 13 Sep 2022

    Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.

  • Eat your words

    Tue 13 Sep 2022

    Learn a phrase about being wrong.

  • Bug someone

    Tue 13 Sep 2022

    Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.

  • Willy-nilly

    Tue 23 Aug 2022

    Learn an informal expression about doing things without planning.

  • Willy-nilly

    Mon 22 Aug 2022

    A random phrase

  • Gnarly

    Tue 16 Aug 2022

    Do you find something disgusting? Use this word to describe it.

  • Smash it

    Tue 9 Aug 2022

    Learn a phrase to give encouragement

  • A doddle

    Tue 2 Aug 2022

    Is this phrase easy to learn?

  • It鈥檚 now or never

    Tue 26 Jul 2022

    Learn how to use 鈥榠t鈥檚 now or never鈥�

  • Happy days

    Tue 19 Jul 2022

    Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.

  • Double down

    Tue 12 Jul 2022

    Learn a phrase about extra effort.

  • Game face

    Tue 5 Jul 2022

    Learn an expression about determination.

  • Bitten by the bug

    Tue 28 Jun 2022

    Learn a phrase about becoming interested and excited in doing something.

  • It escapes me

    Tue 21 Jun 2022

    A phrase about forgetting something

  • Onboarding

    Mon 13 Jun 2022

    Starting a new job means becoming familiar with new duties!

  • Thereby hangs a tale

    Mon 6 Jun 2022

    When there is more to say....

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