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Twiddle your thumbs

A phrase for boring times.

• 1 min

Fever pitch

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

• 1 min

Win hands down

An easy phrase for an easy win!

• 2 mins

Bite your tongue

What does ‘bite your tongue’ mean?

• 2 mins

Hang in there

Times can be challenging but don’t give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.

• 2 mins

Quiet quitting

Learn a phrase about just doing enough.

• 2 mins

The gift that keeps on giving

Learn a phrase about receiving presents.

• 2 mins

Change for the better

Do you want to make a positive change for 2023? We have an expression for you to learn.

• 2 mins

Off the top of my head

When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.

• 2 mins

Call it a day

A phrase about doing enough

• 2 mins

Steal someone's thunder

If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!

• 2 mins

A flying start

Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.

• 2 mins

Jog your memory

Learn a phrase about remembering.

• 2 mins

Know the score

Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.

• 2 mins

Take something to heart

If someone takes something to heart, what does it mean?

• 2 mins

Take something to heart

Learn a phrase about taking advice or criticism personally and very seriously.

• 2 mins

Slow walk

How do you describe something making slow progress?

• 1 min

Thanks a bunch

When does ‘thanks’ not mean ‘thanks’? Find out about an ironic English phrase.

• 2 mins

Rabbit on

Learn a phrase about talking too much.

• 1 min

Caught red-handed

Learn an expression about being caught doing something wrong.

• 1 min

No ifs or buts

Stop making excuses and learn this expression!

• 2 mins

(It's the) story of my life

Learn a phrase you can use to describe a bad situation.

• 2 mins

Wiggle room

Learn a phrase for when you need to change a budget to do something else.

• 1 min

Go off on one

Learn an informal expression about becoming suddenly very angry.

• 1 min

Be at a loss

Learn an expression for when you're not sure what to say or do in a certain situation.

• 2 mins

Under your breath

Make sure you're heard with this expression.

• 2 mins

Hats off

Learn a phrase about impressing people.

• 2 mins

Fitspiration

Get fit with this new word!

• 2 mins

Shout-out

Learn how to praise or thank someone publicly.

• 2 mins

Get with the programme

Learn an idiom used to encourage someone to accept new ideas or techniques.

• 2 mins