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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 2023-01-24

A flying start

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

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

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Published 2023-01-17

Steal someone's thunder

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

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

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Published 2023-01-03

Off the top of my head

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

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

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Published 2022-12-23

Change for the better

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

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

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Published 2022-12-06

Hang in there

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

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

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Published 2022-11-15

Fever pitch

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

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

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Published 2022-10-11

Feast your eyes

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Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.

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Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.

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Published 2022-10-04

Put the brakes on

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Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.

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Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.

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Published 2022-09-26

Second-guess

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If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.

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If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.

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Published 2022-09-20

Ins and outs

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Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!

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Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!

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Published 2022-09-13

Yes and no

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Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.

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Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.

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Published 2022-09-13

Bug someone

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Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.

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Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.

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Published 2022-08-23

Willy-nilly

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Learn an informal expression about doing things without planning.

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Learn an informal expression about doing things without planning.

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Published 2022-08-16

Gnarly

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Do you find something disgusting? Use this word to describe it.

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Do you find something disgusting? Use this word to describe it.

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Published 2022-07-19

Happy days

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Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.

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Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.

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Published 2022-06-28

Bitten by the bug

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Learn a phrase about becoming interested and excited in doing something.

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Learn a phrase about becoming interested and excited in doing something.

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Published 2022-06-13

Onboarding

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Starting a new job means becoming familiar with new duties!

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Starting a new job means becoming familiar with new duties!

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Published 2022-05-24

Tell me about it

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Sometimes people say something that you can’t help but agree with. Learn a new phrase.

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Sometimes people say something that you can’t help but agree with. Learn a new phrase.

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Published 2022-05-17

Creatively bankrupt

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Do you ever feel like your creativity just vanishes? Here's a phrase for that situation.

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Do you ever feel like your creativity just vanishes? Here's a phrase for that situation.

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Published 2022-05-10

As if

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A phrase to use when someone says something that is ridiculous or blatantly untrue.

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A phrase to use when someone says something that is ridiculous or blatantly untrue.

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Published 2022-05-04

Bad hair day

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How are you looking today? Could you be having a bad hair day?

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How are you looking today? Could you be having a bad hair day?

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Published 2022-04-19

Promises, promises

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Learn a new expression about not believing someone’s promises.

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Learn a new expression about not believing someone’s promises.

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Published 2022-04-12

Not see hide nor hair

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Sometimes it’s impossible to find someone. Here's a phrase to use in this situation.

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Sometimes it’s impossible to find someone. Here's a phrase to use in this situation.

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Published 2022-04-05

A curate's egg

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Learn an odd expression which means something is a little good but mainly bad

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Learn an odd expression which means something is a little good but mainly bad

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Published 2022-03-15

Easier said than done

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Talking about doing things can be easy, but doing them can be a bit more complicated.

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Talking about doing things can be easy, but doing them can be a bit more complicated.

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Published 2022-03-01

All at sea

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Discover more about this nautical phrase in The English We Speak.

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Discover more about this nautical phrase in The English We Speak.

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