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No great shakes
Not impressed!
Off the top of my head
When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.
Call it a day
A phrase about doing enough
Steal someone's thunder
If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!
A flying start
Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.
Jog your memory
Learn a phrase about remembering.
Know the score
Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.
Take something to heart
If someone takes something to heart, what does it mean?
Learn a phrase about taking advice or criticism personally and very seriously.
Slow walk
How do you describe something making slow progress?
Thanks a bunch
When does ‘thanks’ not mean ‘thanks’? Find out about an ironic English phrase.
Rabbit on
Learn a phrase about talking too much.
Caught red-handed
Learn an expression about being caught doing something wrong.
No ifs or buts
Stop making excuses and learn this expression!
(It's the) story of my life
Learn a phrase you can use to describe a bad situation.
Wiggle room
Learn a phrase for when you need to change a budget to do something else.
Go off on one
Learn an informal expression about becoming suddenly very angry.
Be at a loss
Learn an expression for when you're not sure what to say or do in a certain situation.
Under your breath
Make sure you're heard with this expression.
Hats off
Learn a phrase about impressing people.
Fitspiration
Get fit with this new word!
Shout-out
Learn how to praise or thank someone publicly.
Get with the programme
Learn an idiom used to encourage someone to accept new ideas or techniques.
Level up
'Level up' your English and learn a new word!
Hard pass
Learn a phrase about saying 'no' firmly.
Famous last words
A phrase about telling someone they'll be wrong.
It happens to the best of us
When someone makes a mistake, learn what to say to make them feel better.
Jump through hoops
Learn a phrase about the challenge of getting something done.
On the table
Learn a phrase often used in business.
Pet hate
Learn how to describe your annoyance
Productivity theatre
Learn a phrase about pretending to work.