Learning English Conversations Episodes Episode guide
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Left, right, and centre
Doing something everywhere
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Lay it on thick
An expression about exaggerating or praising someone too much.
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Laughing all the way to the bank
When can going to the bank be funny? We've got a phrase that will leave you laughing.
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Language of the blogosphere
Finn has entered the blogosphere! Find out what this word means in The English We Speak.
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La-la land
It's not Los Angeles!
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Know the score
Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.
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Knickers in a twist
In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression in a...
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Knee-jerk reaction
An expression connected to the knee
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Kiss something goodbye
An expression with 'kiss' that's not about kissing!
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Killing time
Neil tells Helen to kill time but she smashes up a clock. Find out why and learn a...
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Kick into the long grass
If you want to delay doing something, where do you kick it?! We have the answer here.
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Key worker
Someone who has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Keep your chin up!: 5 Nov
Rob tells Vera to 'keep her chin up'. But what does he mean? Find out with this week's...
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Keep me posted
Neil gets in trouble with the police just to teach you a new expression! Find out more...
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Keep a lid on it
Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.
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Just the ticket
Rob and Feifei help teach a phrase to describe something you really want or need
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Jump through hoops
Learn a phrase about the challenge of getting something done.
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JOMO
Have you ever felt like turning off your phone and not doing something social?
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Join the club
How to tell someone that the bad situation they are experiencing is the same as yours.
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Jog your memory
Learn a phrase about remembering.
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Joe Bloggs
Do you know Joe Bloggs? He might be just beside you.
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Jiggery-pokery
Don't be tricked by this phrase!
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Jack-of-all-trades
A multi-skilled phrase!
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It’s the … for me
Learn an expression to talk about why you love or hate something.
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It’s now or never
Learn how to use ‘it’s now or never’
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It's the thought that counts
Learn a polite thing to say when you receive a bad present.
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It's on the cards
Learn a different way of saying that something is likely to happen
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It's doing my head in!
Annoyed? Frustrated? Angry? Maybe it's doing your head in!
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It's a steal!
An expression for when you get a bargain
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It's a small world
Learn an expression about coincidences.