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

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    Gnarly

    Tue 16 Aug 2022

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

  • Smash it

    Tue 9 Aug 2022

    Learn a phrase to give encouragement

  • A doddle

    Tue 2 Aug 2022

    Is this phrase easy to learn?

  • It鈥檚 now or never

    Tue 26 Jul 2022

    Learn how to use 鈥榠t鈥檚 now or never鈥�

  • Happy days

    Tue 19 Jul 2022

    Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.

  • Double down

    Tue 12 Jul 2022

    Learn a phrase about extra effort.

  • Game face

    Tue 5 Jul 2022

    Learn an expression about determination.

  • Bitten by the bug

    Tue 28 Jun 2022

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

  • It escapes me

    Tue 21 Jun 2022

    A phrase about forgetting something

  • Onboarding

    Mon 13 Jun 2022

    Starting a new job means becoming familiar with new duties!

  • Thereby hangs a tale

    Mon 6 Jun 2022

    When there is more to say....

  • The royal treatment

    Tue 31 May 2022

    Are you ready to feel like a king or a queen?

  • Tell me about it

    Tue 24 May 2022

    Sometimes people say something that you can鈥檛 help but agree with. Learn a new phrase.

  • Creatively bankrupt

    Tue 17 May 2022

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

  • As if

    Tue 10 May 2022

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

  • Bad hair day

    Wed 4 May 2022

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

  • 'Ish' - The English We Speak

    Tue 3 May 2022

    Make the English you speak sound more natural

  • Promises, promises

    Tue 19 Apr 2022

    Learn a new expression about not believing someone鈥檚 promises.

  • Not see hide nor hair

    Tue 12 Apr 2022

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

  • A curate's egg

    Tue 5 Apr 2022

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

  • That'll be the day

    Tue 29 Mar 2022

    Learn a phrase about things that are unlikely to happen.

  • Gathering dust

    Tue 22 Mar 2022

    What鈥檚 gathering dust in your house?

  • Easier said than done

    Tue 15 Mar 2022

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

  • The plot thickens

    Tue 8 Mar 2022

    A phrase for when a situation becomes more mysterious.

  • All at sea

    Tue 1 Mar 2022

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

  • Don't mind me

    Tue 22 Feb 2022

    If you want tell someone to ignore what you鈥檙e doing, what can you say?

  • Cramp my style

    Tue 15 Feb 2022

    Who鈥檚 cramping your style?

  • You couldn't make it up

    Tue 8 Feb 2022

    Learn an expression for unbelievable events.

  • Cool cat

    Tue 1 Feb 2022

    Do you know someone who is really hip and trendy?

  • There's nothing to it

    Tue 25 Jan 2022

    Sometimes we do things that are simple. Learn an 'easy' phrase to describe this.

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