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The English We Speak

Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service

The joke is on you

02 April 2019
03:13

Keep a lid on it

26 March 2019
02:55

Hard-nosed

05 March 2019
02:23

To have a soft spot

26 February 2019
02:54

Giant killer

12 February 2019
03:04

A shock to the system

05 February 2019
02:34

From pillar to post

29 January 2019
02:41

Small talk

22 January 2019
02:41

A bright spark

15 January 2019
02:49

To be all downhill

08 January 2019
02:35

Fireworks

01 January 2019
02:40

Digital detox

11 December 2018
03:01

Pea-souper

27 November 2018
02:19

Throw in the towel

20 November 2018
02:38

A walk in the park

13 November 2018
02:40

Dumbphone

06 November 2018
02:32

No fear

30 October 2018
02:12

Something to chew on

23 October 2018
02:33

Waffle on

16 October 2018
02:55

Skew-whiff

09 October 2018
03:07

Play a blinder

02 October 2018
03:56

Miffed

25 September 2018
03:31

Humblebrag

18 September 2018
03:59

Out of your depth

11 September 2018
03:20

Mardy

04 September 2018
03:01

Curry favour

28 August 2018
02:33

Take the biscuit

21 August 2018
02:48

Step on it

14 August 2018
02:32

Ping

07 August 2018
02:39

Crunch time

31 July 2018
02:52

Have a pop

24 July 2018
02:30

A necessary evil

17 July 2018
02:34

If the cap fits

10 July 2018
02:27

My bad

03 July 2018
02:40

Catch-22

12 June 2018
02:48

Let the dust settle

05 June 2018
02:20