Synopsis
Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service
Episodes
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Left, right, and centre
22/08/2017 Duration: 02minIf you do something left, right, and centre does that mean you do it everywhere? Rob's being doing just that but what's he been doing it with?
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Donkey's years
15/08/2017 Duration: 02minWhy has Rob got a donkey in the studio?! It's probably got something with today's authentic English phrase which is about not doing something for a long time
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Give us a bell
08/08/2017 Duration: 02minWhat's that ringing sound? Is it someone giving you a bell? Find out what it all means
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The heat is on
18/07/2017 Duration: 01minLearn an expression which you can use to say you're under pressure
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Wet weekend
11/07/2017 Duration: 02minWhen can a wet weekend be dry? Find out with another authentic English expression
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A busman's holiday
27/06/2017 Duration: 02minGoing on holiday to do your job? What's it got to do with driving a bus?
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Fuddy-duddy
20/06/2017 Duration: 02minOld-fashioned and set in your ways? Could you be one of these people?
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No great shakes
13/06/2017 Duration: 02minNot impressed by something? Here's an expression that describes what you think
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Not a sausage
06/06/2017 Duration: 02minNothing, absolutely nothing, nothing at all… Not even one little sausage!
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All over the shop
16/05/2017 Duration: 03minLooked everywhere? Learn a phrase about shops that isn’t about shops!
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It comes with the territory
09/05/2017 Duration: 02minSome things have to be expected. Learn a phrase to describe this situation
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It won't wash
02/05/2017 Duration: 02minHeard something unconvincing? Maybe it's time to get out the washing powder!
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Jack-of-all-trades
25/04/2017 Duration: 02minCan you do lots of different things? This could be the phrase to describe you
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The coast is clear
18/04/2017 Duration: 02minDoing something you shouldn't? Here's a phrase about not being caught