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Learning English Conversations

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

Every week, we teach you a new phrase or word you can use in conversation with The English We Speak.

And we bring you special series to improve your English conversation.

Try Beating Speaking Anxiety to learn how to fight your fears of speaking English.

Find more at bbclearningenglish.com

Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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

Every week, we teach you a new phrase or word you can use in conversation with The English We Speak.

And we bring you special series to improve your English conversation.

Try Beating Speaking Anxiety to learn how to fight your fears of speaking English.

Find more at bbclearningenglish.com

Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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Published 2018-03-20

Barking up the wrong tree

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Have you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions

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Published 2018-03-13

Cloud cuckoo land

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Can you make the impossible possible? This phrase implies you can't but what's it got to do with a cuckoo?

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Can you make the impossible possible? This phrase implies you can't but what's it got to do with a cuckoo?

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Published 2018-02-27

Happy-go-lucky

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Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character

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Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character

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Published 2018-02-20

Whizz-kid

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Young, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this

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Young, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this

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Published 2018-02-13

The best of both worlds

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Can you enjoy the advantages of two different situations at the same time? You can if you use this phrase

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Can you enjoy the advantages of two different situations at the same time? You can if you use this phrase

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Published 2018-02-06

Bone idle

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Are you taking it easy or just being lazy? Here's a phrase to describe your condition

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Are you taking it easy or just being lazy? Here's a phrase to describe your condition

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Published 2018-01-30

To cut a long story short

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Have you got a story to tell? Here's a phrase about just telling the important bits

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Have you got a story to tell? Here's a phrase about just telling the important bits

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Published 2018-01-29

A thing

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Beards have been 'a thing' for a while. Is it now time to shave them off?

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Beards have been 'a thing' for a while. Is it now time to shave them off?

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Published 2018-01-23

Just the ticket

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Rob and Feifei help teach a phrase to describe something you really want or need

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Rob and Feifei help teach a phrase to describe something you really want or need

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Published 2018-01-09

Do a runner

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Is it time to go? Here's a phrase about avoiding a tricky situation

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Is it time to go? Here's a phrase about avoiding a tricky situation

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Published 2017-12-26

All that jazz

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We love slang, idioms, phrases and all that jazz! Learn a new phrase with us

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We love slang, idioms, phrases and all that jazz! Learn a new phrase with us

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Published 2017-12-12

Up your game

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Don't know which one to use? You need to up your emoji game

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Don't know which one to use? You need to up your emoji game

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Published 2017-11-28

To blow the cobwebs away

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No spiders involved. It's time to get lively and learn a new English phrase

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No spiders involved. It's time to get lively and learn a new English phrase

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Published 2017-11-21

A knees-up

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Want to go to a party? This phrase might help you get an invitation

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Want to go to a party? This phrase might help you get an invitation

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Published 2017-11-14

To put someone on the map

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Need directions to learn a new English phrase? Here's one about a map and being famous

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Need directions to learn a new English phrase? Here's one about a map and being famous

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Published 2017-11-07

Down in the dumps

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Feeling unhappy? Here's a phrase to describe your mood but don't take it too literally!

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Feeling unhappy? Here's a phrase to describe your mood but don't take it too literally!

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Published 2017-10-31

Excuse me!

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Rob keeps saying 'excuse me' but what does he really mean? You and Feifei are about to find out the many uses of this phrase

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Rob keeps saying 'excuse me' but what does he really mean? You and Feifei are about to find out the many uses of this phrase

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Published 2017-10-24

A sting in the tail

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Rob's become a bee keeper but there's something more unpleasant to this hobby than being stung. Find out how a sting in the tail doesn't just come from bees!

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Rob's become a bee keeper but there's something more unpleasant to this hobby than being stung. Find out how a sting in the tail doesn't just come from bees!

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Published 2017-10-17

So done with

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Are you doing something very boring? We have just the phrase for you!

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Are you doing something very boring? We have just the phrase for you!

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Published 2017-10-10

lolz

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You might know the slang expression ‘LOL’, but do you know about ‘lolz’?

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You might know the slang expression ‘LOL’, but do you know about ‘lolz’?

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Published 2017-10-03

Have a go

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Poor Neil gets a lot of criticism in the programme. Of course, it’s all to help you learn English!

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Poor Neil gets a lot of criticism in the programme. Of course, it’s all to help you learn English!

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Published 2017-09-26

About

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You know what ‘about’ means, right? But maybe not this extra meaning! Take another look with us

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You know what ‘about’ means, right? But maybe not this extra meaning! Take another look with us

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Published 2017-09-19

Wing it

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Learn an informal expression for when you have to improvise

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Learn an informal expression for when you have to improvise

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Published 2017-09-12

Pot luck

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Not sure what to expect? Learn a phrase about hoping your choice will turn out ok

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Not sure what to expect? Learn a phrase about hoping your choice will turn out ok

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Published 2017-09-05

It beats me

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Why does Feifei keep hitting Rob? There could be some confusion about the meaning of today's authentic English phrase. Find out what Rob really means when he says 'it beats me'

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Why does Feifei keep hitting Rob? There could be some confusion about the meaning of today's authentic English phrase. Find out what Rob really means when he says 'it beats me'

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Published 2017-08-29

Jiggery-pokery

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Tricks and dishonesty: Learn this phrase before it fools you!

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Tricks and dishonesty: Learn this phrase before it fools you!

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Published 2017-08-22

Left, right, and centre

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If 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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If 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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Published 2017-08-15

Donkey's years

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Why 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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Why 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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Published 2017-08-08

Give us a bell

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What's that ringing sound? Is it someone giving you a bell? Find out what it all means

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What's that ringing sound? Is it someone giving you a bell? Find out what it all means

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Published 2017-07-18

The heat is on

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Learn an expression which you can use to say you're under pressure

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Learn an expression which you can use to say you're under pressure

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Published 2017-07-11

Wet weekend

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When can a wet weekend be dry? Find out with another authentic English expression

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When can a wet weekend be dry? Find out with another authentic English expression

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Published 2017-07-04

No picnic

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Some things in life are hard work. Discover a phrase that describes these situations

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Some things in life are hard work. Discover a phrase that describes these situations

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Published 2017-06-27

A busman's holiday

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Going on holiday to do your job? What's it got to do with driving a bus?

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Going on holiday to do your job? What's it got to do with driving a bus?

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Published 2017-06-20

Fuddy-duddy

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Old-fashioned and set in your ways? Could you be one of these people?

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Old-fashioned and set in your ways? Could you be one of these people?

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Published 2017-06-13

Bottle

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Use this phrase involving bottles when you’re too afraid to do something

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Use this phrase involving bottles when you’re too afraid to do something

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Published 2017-06-13

No great shakes

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Not impressed by something? Here's an expression that describes what you think

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Not impressed by something? Here's an expression that describes what you think

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Published 2017-06-06

Not a sausage

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Nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing at all… Not even one little sausage!

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Nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing at all… Not even one little sausage!

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Published 2017-05-30

Long

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Not everything in this life is fun. Learn a phrase to describe boring jobs!

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Not everything in this life is fun. Learn a phrase to describe boring jobs!

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Published 2017-05-23

Not half

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Love pizza? Feifei and Neil bring you a phrase to show how much you enjoy something

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Love pizza? Feifei and Neil bring you a phrase to show how much you enjoy something

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Published 2017-05-16

All over the shop

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Looked everywhere? Learn a phrase about shops that isn’t about shops!

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Looked everywhere? Learn a phrase about shops that isn’t about shops!

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Published 2017-05-02

It won't wash

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Heard something unconvincing? Maybe it's time to get out the washing powder!

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Heard something unconvincing? Maybe it's time to get out the washing powder!

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Published 2017-04-25

Jack-of-all-trades

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Can you do lots of different things? This could be the phrase to describe you

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Can you do lots of different things? This could be the phrase to describe you

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Published 2017-04-18

The coast is clear

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Doing something you shouldn't? Here's a phrase about not being caught

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Doing something you shouldn't? Here's a phrase about not being caught

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