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

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    To have an axe to grind

    Tue 4 Oct 2016

    An expression for when someone's got a strong opinion

  • Close, but no cigar

    Tue 27 Sep 2016

    A phrase about almost succeeding

  • Get somebody's goat

    Tue 20 Sep 2016

    A phrase about something annoying

  • Bust a gut

    Tue 13 Sep 2016

    An expression that means 'to make a great effort'

  • Old-school

    Tue 6 Sep 2016

    A phrase that describes old things

  • Shedloads

    Tue 30 Aug 2016

    Learn another way to say 'lots'

  • Hangry

    Tue 23 Aug 2016

    A phrase for people who get angry when they don't eat

  • To pull something out of the hat

    Tue 16 Aug 2016

    What surprising things come out of a hat?

  • Off the hook

    Thu 4 Aug 2016

    Here's a phrase for when you free someone from an obligation

  • Barefaced

    Tue 26 Jul 2016

    A phrase about being bold and shameless

  • To make a mountain out of a molehill

    Tue 19 Jul 2016

    Don't overreact - use this phrase!

  • The last straw/final straw

    Tue 12 Jul 2016

    Something tiny can cause a lot of problems

  • The university of life

    Tue 5 Jul 2016

    Where's the best place to learn about life?

  • White collar worker / blue-collar worker

    Tue 28 Jun 2016

    What colour is your job?

  • Drama queen

    Tue 21 Jun 2016

    Here's a phrase to describe someone who overreacts easily

  • It's on the cards

    Tue 14 Jun 2016

    Learn a different way of saying that something is likely to happen

  • Until you're blue in the face

    Tue 7 Jun 2016

    Is nobody listening to you? Learn a colourful phrase to explain the situation

  • Clean up your act

    Tue 31 May 2016

    Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do

  • You're pulling my leg!

    Tue 24 May 2016

    Want to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!

  • One good turn deserves another

    Tue 17 May 2016

    A helpful phrase for doing something good

  • To fall at the first hurdle

    Tue 10 May 2016

    Got an idea that's never going to work? Here is a phrase to describe the situation

  • Pain in the neck

    Tue 3 May 2016

    When someone or something is annoying you, this expression can describe your feelings

  • Burn a hole in your pocket

    Tue 26 Apr 2016

    Learn a vivid expression to describe someone who cannot save any money

  • To turn something upside down

    Tue 19 Apr 2016

    Learn a phrase about doing a thorough search

  • Going forward

    Tue 12 Apr 2016

    Office speak for 'in the future'

  • A recipe for disaster

    Tue 5 Apr 2016

    A phrase that means you're heading for disaster

  • Crash course

    Tue 29 Mar 2016

    A really fast way to learn something!

  • You've sold it to me

    Tue 22 Mar 2016

    Learn a different way to express 'you've convinced me'

  • Full of the joys of spring

    Tue 15 Mar 2016

    A seasonal idiom that puts you in a good mood

  • Six of one, half a dozen of the other

    Tue 1 Mar 2016

    This expression may not have anything to do with numbers

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