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Hard-nosed

What is a hard-nosed person like? Find out in this episode of The English We Speak.

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Take the rough with the smooth

Learn an expression about experiencing bad things to enable you to enjoy good things.

• 2 mins

To pull the wool over someone's eyes

Here's a phrase about preventing someone from discovering something.

• 2 mins

Keep a lid on it

Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.

• 2 mins

The joke is on you

Find out more about a seriously funny English phrase.

• 3 mins

Laughing all the way to the bank

When can going to the bank be funny? We've got a phrase that will leave you laughing.

• 2 mins

Give someone the runaround

A phrase about being unhelpful.

• 2 mins

Dead

If something is 'dead good' is that a positive or negative thing?

• 3 mins

On fire

Can you be on fire without any flames?

• 2 mins

Like riding a bike

Learn an English expression about skills we never forget.

• 2 mins

Couch surfing

Looking for a sofa to sleep on? Learn a phrase to describe your actions.

• 2 mins

Clever clogs

Will wearing new shoes make Feifei more intelligent? Join her and Rob in this programme.

• 2 mins

Soft skills

These are job skills needed to deal with the public, and very much in demand.

• 2 mins

Get the short straw

A phrase that sucks!

• 3 mins

Vanish into thin air

Learn an expression about disappearing

• 2 mins

It's a small world

Learn an expression about coincidences.

• 2 mins

To fight tooth and nail

Learn a phrase about working hard to get just what you want.

• 3 mins

To cherry-pick

We’ve picked the best phrase for you to learn!

• 3 mins

Milk it

A phrase about taking advantage of a situation to gain sympathy or respect

• 2 mins

Fat chance

Learn an expression about likelihood.

• 2 mins

Across

When is 'across' not a preposition?

• 2 mins

Eat your heart out

Learn a humorous phrase about being the best!

• 3 mins

Hot under the collar

Cool off and learn this phrase with us.

• 2 mins

Fib

We won’t teach you to lie, but you will learn how to use the word ‘fib’.

• 2 mins

Brain fade

We teach you a phrase that's worth remembering!

• 2 mins

To cough up

When is a cough not a cough? We teach you a money-related phrase.

• 3 mins

Carbon footprint

Love to travel but worried about the environment? Here's a phrase for you to use.

• 2 mins

Freecycle

When you don't want to sell, freecycle! Learn what it means.

• 2 mins

Buyer's remorse

Have you ever regretted an expensive purchase? This is the phrase for you!

• 2 mins

Buzzkill

A phrase for when something spoils your fun.

• 3 mins