Learning English Conversations

Cheap and cheerful 12.01.2016 2:06 ↓

Most people like a present that is cheap and cheerful. But no one likes something that is cheap and nasty

A bitter pill to swallow 05.01.2016 2:59 ↓

When a situation is hard to accept, what do you say? This phrase could be for you

I'm game 22.12.2015 2:00 ↓

Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game. Find out why...

That'll put hairs on your chest! 15.12.2015 2:39 ↓

Learn a humorous expression that is used when someone is going to have a strong alcoholic drink

Down the pan 01.12.2015 2:19 ↓

When things are not going as planned, we can say they've gone ‘down the pan’, but which pan is it?

Sweet tooth 17.11.2015 2:28 ↓

Do you have a sweet tooth? Is it something that you are born with or do you develop it?

Bumper-to-bumper 10.11.2015 2:24 ↓

When a car bumper is almost touch another car bumper, you know the situation on the road is bad

Eye candy 03.11.2015 2:25 ↓

How can you describe someone good looking but not interesting?

Thingy 27.10.2015 2:12 ↓

Oh no, you've forgotten the word for something! Don't worry, this expression might help

Across the pond 20.10.2015 2:31 ↓

Are London and New York separated by a pond? Learn this expression people say on both sides of the Atlantic

People person 13.10.2015 2:24 ↓

Are you good at working with other people? This expression might describe you

It's a steal! 06.10.2015 2:39 ↓

Have you paid very little money for something normally expensive? Learn an expression for when you find a bargain

Bull and bear market 29.09.2015 2:58 ↓

Learn what you say when share prices rise and when they fall. We help you to understand financial terms

Social media words 22.09.2015 2:34 ↓

'Trolls' and 'haters' are the people who want to annoy you. The names are part of the new vocabulary of social media

Don't give up the day job 15.09.2015 2:32 ↓

If you don't think someone is very good at doing something what should you say? Here's a phrase to help you

A barrel of laughs 08.09.2015 2:56 ↓

What object is full of laughs? This is a phrase that describes someone who is fun

To know something like the back of your hand 01.09.2015 2:20 ↓

Do you know a place very well? Are you able to find your way in a place without looking at any maps? Here is a way of saying it with help from your hand

Give me credit 18.08.2015 2:43 ↓

Learn a phrase that's full of praise. You won't need a credit card to use this one

To keep the wolf from the door 11.08.2015 2:45 ↓

Who's that knocking at the door? Someone's here to tell you you're in financial trouble

Red tape 14.07.2015 2:33 ↓

Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression

To drink someone under the table 30.06.2015 2:25 ↓

Drink to celebrate the good things in life, drink to forget the bad. Here's an expression for people who like an alcoholic drink

Cyberbullying 16.06.2015 2:32 ↓

Is there someone tormenting you online? Here's an expression for when people hide behind a computer to attack others

A close shave 19.05.2015 2:12 ↓

What's a razor got to do with Rob's bike ride to work? Here's an expression for when you've had a narrow escape.

My mind's gone blank 12.05.2015 2:08 ↓

Why did Rob ask Feifei to meet him in the studio? Here's an expression for when you've forgotten something.

To sleep on it 05.05.2015 2:40 ↓

Find out how 'sleeping on it' doesn't just mean lying on a bed!