The English We Speak

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 34:27:31
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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

  • Pull a fast one

    11/04/2017 Duration: 02min

    Make the English you speak sound more natural

  • Suck it and see

    04/04/2017 Duration: 01min

    Learn a phrase about having new experiences

  • To cut your teeth

    28/03/2017 Duration: 02min

    Starting out in a new profession? Here's an expression about gaining experience

  • Shrinkflation

    21/03/2017 Duration: 02min

    Getting less for your money? Could you be the victim of 'shrinkflation'?

  • La-la land

    14/03/2017 Duration: 02min

    Is someone making unreasonable requests? Here's where they live

  • A different kettle of fish

    07/03/2017 Duration: 02min

    Fishing for a phrase? This could be the one for you

  • At the drop of a hat

    28/02/2017 Duration: 02min

    What would Rob do at the drop of a hat? Find out more about this expression

  • Brass neck

    21/02/2017 Duration: 02min

    What does being confident but rude have to do with your neck? Learn an expression that should not be taken literally

  • Reinvent the wheel

    14/02/2017 Duration: 02min

    Wasting time doing something that's been done before? There's a phrase to explain this

  • Frenemy

    07/02/2017 Duration: 02min

    Do you have a false friend? In The English We Speak we get to hear how one of Feifei's best friends isn't a friend at all and discover that there's a great word to describe them

  • To be fair

    31/01/2017 Duration: 02min

    Give both sides of the argument with this phrase

  • On the box

    24/01/2017 Duration: 02min

    Watching a ‘box’ can’t be very enjoyable, can it?

  • Got your number

    03/01/2017 Duration: 02min

    Understanding someone's true intentions

  • Clickbait

    20/12/2016 Duration: 02min

    Learn a word that describes tempting online links

  • Mash-up

    13/12/2016 Duration: 02min

    Dan and Feifei are in the studio and Dan has been working on a new music track. Will it be good? Let's find out

  • Air kiss

    06/12/2016 Duration: 02min

    How do you kiss someone without kissing them? Neil and Feifei explain a word which describes a popular way of greeting and saying goodbye to friends

  • Mansplaining

    29/11/2016 Duration: 02min

    A word for when a man explains to a woman something in a way which suggests she's stupid.

  • Rolling in it

    22/11/2016 Duration: 02min

    Neil is rolling on the floor to teach a phrase connected to wealth. Feifei explains

  • Photobomb

    15/11/2016 Duration: 02min

    Feifei and Sian discuss a word to use when something unexpectedly appears in your photo.

  • Cyberchondriac

    08/11/2016 Duration: 02min

    Do you look up every symptom on the internet and then imagine you have a serious illness? Here's an expression to describe what you're doing

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