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1. One good turn deserves another

   17 mei 2016 · 3 min

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   A helpful phrase for doing something good

2. To fall at the first hurdle

   10 mei 2016 · 3 min

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

3. Pain in the neck

   3 mei 2016 · 2 min

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   Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her

4. Burn a hole in your pocket

   26 april 2016 · 2 min

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   When you are in the habit of spending all your money as soon as it comes in, you can use this phrase to express yourself

5. To turn something upside down

   19 april 2016 · 2 min

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   How to describe doing a thorough search for something in a very messy way

6. Going forward

   12 april 2016 · 2 min

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   How do you ask someone to change the way they do things in the future? Learn this phrase connected to motion

7. A recipe for disaster

   5 april 2016 · 3 min

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   When things go wrong and the outcome isn't good, what kind of recipe are you following? Learn a phrase that has nothing to do with cooking

8. Crash course

   29 maart 2016 · 2 min

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   When you need to learn something very quickly, it’s worth considering a super fast learning programme, but it’s not for everyone

9. You've sold it to me

   22 maart 2016 · 2 min

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   When you are in total agreement with ideas or suggestions from others, try a new phrase to express yourself

10. Full of the joys of spring

    15 maart 2016 · 3 min

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    What time of the year describes a good mood? Learn this lively and cheerful phrase

11. Six of one, half a dozen of the other

    1 maart 2016 · 2 min

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    Is this expression related to numbers? If half a dozen is six, what does this expression mean? Listen to the programme

12. Test the water

    23 februari 2016 · 2 min

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    How can you make sure a new project is going to be a successful? Here's a piece of good advice

13. To lie through your teeth

    16 februari 2016 · 3 min

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    Not telling the truth is not a good thing to do. Learn a phrase to describe your actions

14. To make a monkey out of me

    9 februari 2016 · 3 min

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    Rob's been asked to dress up like a monkey but it seems like someone is literally making a monkey out of him!

15. There's method to my madness

    26 januari 2016 · 3 min

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    Although other people may think you are behaving rather strangely, you know what you are doing. There's a reason and a phrase to describe your behaviour

16. In good nick

    19 januari 2016 · 2 min

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    Learn a phrase to describe something in top condition

17. Cheap and cheerful

    12 januari 2016 · 2 min

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    Most people like a present that is cheap and cheerful. But no one likes something that is cheap and nasty

18. A bitter pill to swallow

    5 januari 2016 · 3 min

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    When a situation is hard to accept, what do you say? This phrase could be for you

19. I'm game

    22 december 2015 · 2 min

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    Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game. Find out why...

20. That'll put hairs on your chest!

    15 december 2015 · 3 min

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    Learn a humorous expression that is used when someone is going to have a strong alcoholic drink

21. Down the pan

    1 december 2015 · 2 min

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    When things are not going as planned, we can say they've gone ‘down the pan’, but which pan is it?

22. Sweet tooth

    17 november 2015 · 2 min

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    Do you have a sweet tooth? Is it something that you are born with or do you develop it?

23. Bumper-to-bumper

    10 november 2015 · 2 min

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    When a car bumper is almost touch another car bumper, you know the situation on the road is bad

24. Eye candy

    3 november 2015 · 2 min

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    How can you describe someone good looking but not interesting?

25. Thingy

    27 oktober 2015 · 2 min

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    Oh no, you've forgotten the word for something! Don't worry, this expression might help

26. Across the pond

    20 oktober 2015 · 2 min

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    Are London and New York separated by a pond? Learn this expression people say on both sides of the Atlantic

27. People person

    13 oktober 2015 · 2 min

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    Are you good at working with other people? This expression might describe you

28. It's a steal!

    6 oktober 2015 · 3 min

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    Have you paid very little money for something normally expensive? Learn an expression for when you find a bargain

29. Bull and bear market

    29 september 2015 · 3 min

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    Learn what you say when share prices rise and when they fall. We help you to understand financial terms

30. Social media words

    22 september 2015 · 3 min

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    'Trolls' and 'haters' are the people who want to annoy you. The names are part of the new vocabulary of social media

31. Don't give up the day job

    15 september 2015 · 3 min

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    If you don't think someone is very good at doing something what should you say? Here's a phrase to help you

32. A barrel of laughs

    8 september 2015 · 3 min

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    What object is full of laughs? This is a phrase that describes someone who is fun

33. To know something like the back of your hand

    1 september 2015 · 2 min

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    Do you know a place very well? Are you able to find your way in a place without looking at any maps? Here is a way of saying it with help from your hand

34. Give me credit

    18 augustus 2015 · 3 min

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    Learn a phrase that's full of praise. You won't need a credit card to use this one

35. To keep the wolf from the door

    11 augustus 2015 · 3 min

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    Who's that knocking at the door? Someone's here to tell you you're in financial trouble

36. Red tape

    14 juli 2015 · 3 min

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    Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression

37. To drink someone under the table

    30 juni 2015 · 2 min

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    Drink to celebrate the good things in life, drink to forget the bad. Here's an expression for people who like an alcoholic drink

38. Cyberbullying

    16 juni 2015 · 3 min

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    Is there someone tormenting you online? Here's an expression for when people hide behind a computer to attack others

39. A close shave

    19 mei 2015 · 2 min

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    What's a razor got to do with Rob's bike ride to work? Here's an expression for when you've had a narrow escape.

40. My mind's gone blank

    12 mei 2015 · 2 min

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    Why did Rob ask Feifei to meet him in the studio? Here's an expression for when you've forgotten something.

41. To sleep on it

    5 mei 2015 · 3 min

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    Find out how 'sleeping on it' doesn't just mean lying on a bed!

42. All over the place

    28 april 2015 · 2 min

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    Neil can't find his script. His pen's gone missing. He's feeling a bit confused. What's wrong with him? Find out in the programme.

43. To go around the houses

    21 april 2015 · 3 min

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    Feifei wants to borrow Rob's car but she takes a long time getting to the point. Find out why Rob tells her not to go around the houses. And why doesn't Rob want her to drive his car?

44. Done and dusted

    14 april 2015 · 2 min

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    When someone says the phrase 'done and dusted', do they mean doing some proper cleaning?

45. Chill pill

    7 april 2015 · 3 min

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    It's hard to swallow but maybe it's time for a chill pill!

46. Put a sock in it!

    31 maart 2015 · 3 min

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    Why has Helen put a sock in the toaster and how is that going to keep her quiet?

47. A wild card

    31 maart 2015 · 2 min

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    Who's the wild card in the office? Rob and Feifei use a phrase to describe an unpredictable colleague.

48. To take a shot / stab in the dark

    17 maart 2015 · 3 min

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    Feifei thinks someone's been killed but then discovers taking a stab in the dark doesn't involve using knives!

49. To keep a lid on it

    10 maart 2015 · 3 min

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    Li and Neil go for a coffee, but why do they have to keep a lid on it?

50. To be on the ball

    3 maart 2015 · 2 min

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    Learn a phrase to describe the ability to react quickly to things.