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1. Comfort zone

   9 april 2012 · 3 min

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   Learn a phrase that has less to do with sofas and more to do with feelings in this week's The English We Speak.

2. Knickers in a twist

   2 april 2012 · 5 min

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   In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'knickers in a twist'.

3. To let the cat out of the bag

   26 maart 2012 · 3 min

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   In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'To let the cat out of the bag'.

4. To paint the town red

   19 maart 2012 · 3 min

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   In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'To paint the town'.

5. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!

   12 maart 2012 · 4 min

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   In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'.

6. Wake up and smell the coffee!

   5 maart 2012 · 3 min

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   In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Wake up and smell the coffee!'.

7. The English We Speak: Have your cake and eat it

   27 februari 2012 · 3 min

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   In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Have your cake and eat it'.

8. The English We Speak: Happy Bunny

   20 februari 2012 · 4 min

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   In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Happy bunny'.

9. The English We Speak: Get your hands dirty

   13 februari 2012 · 3 min

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   In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Get your hands dirty'.

10. The English We Speak: Don't get me wrong!

    6 februari 2012 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.

11. The English We Speak: Dragon

    30 januari 2012 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the meaning of the word 'Dragon'.

12. The English We Speak: Easy Tiger!

    23 januari 2012 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'Easy tiger!'.

13. The English We Speak: Stuffed

    16 januari 2012 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the words 'stuff' and 'stuffed'.

14. The English We Speak: Bubbly

    9 januari 2012 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'bubbly'.

15. The English We Speak: All the trimmings

    2 januari 2012 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we talk about Christmas and the phrase 'all the trimmings'.

16. The English We Speak: Cheesy

    26 december 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'cheesy'.

17. The English We Speak: Work for peanuts

    19 december 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'work for peanuts'.

18. The English We Speak: Sinking Feeling

    12 december 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'sinking feeling'.

19. The English We Speak: Head over Heels

    5 december 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'head over heels'.

20. The English We Speak: Nailed It!

    28 november 2011 · 3 min

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    Neil needs to put a clock on the studio wall, but can he nail it? Find out more in this week's programme.

21. The English We Speak: Lairy

    21 november 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'lairy'.

22. Sponger

    14 november 2011 · 3 min

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    Neil tells Li about his plan to live in luxury after giving up his job. Find out more about how he will pay for his expense in this week's programme.

23. The Creeps

    7 november 2011 · 3 min

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    In our special Halloween edition Neil and Li try to give you the creeps.

24. Smoothie

    31 oktober 2011 · 3 min

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    Are you a smoothie? Learn different meanings of the word 'smoothie' with Neil and Li.

25. The English We Speak: 'Get Lost'

    24 oktober 2011 · 3 min

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    The English countryside is beautiful but causes problems for Helen and Rob. Find out more about this phrasal verb in this week's The English We Speak.

26. The English We Speak: Playing Up

    20 oktober 2011 · 3 min

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    Everyone likes to see children playing, but do we also want them to play up? Find out more about this phrasal verb with Rob and Helen.

27. The English We Speak: Heavy

    10 oktober 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'heavy'.

28. The English We Speak: You've changed your tune

    3 oktober 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'You've changed your tune'.

29. The English We Speak: Hold your horses

    26 september 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'hold your horses'.

30. The English We Speak: Yob

    19 september 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'yob'.

31. The English We Speak: To Jump the Gun

    12 september 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'to jump the gun'.

32. The English We Speak: Mind-boggling

    5 september 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'mind-boggling'.

33. The English We Speak: Brownie Points

    29 augustus 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'brownie points'.

34. The English We Speak: To nick

    22 augustus 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at different uses of the word 'to nick'.

35. The English We Speak: In the nick of time

    15 augustus 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'in the nick of time'.

36. The English We Speak: On a roll

    8 augustus 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'on a roll'.

37. The English We Speak: Do

    1 augustus 2011 · 2 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at a different usage of the word 'do'.

38. The English We Speak: Glamping

    25 juli 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is glamping.

39. The English We Speak: To Blow Your Own Trumpet

    18 juli 2011 · 4 min

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    William and Helen look at a musical idiom in honour of the BBC Proms, a classical music festival. Listen to find out more.

40. The English We Speak: To Nip Something in the Bud

    11 juli 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's idiom is 'to nip something in the bud'.

41. The English We Speak: Teetotal

    4 juli 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'teetotal'.

42. The English We Speak: Festival Phrases

    27 juni 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at phrases related to festivals.

43. The English We Speak: Fatherhood

    20 juni 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at some phrases relating to fatherhood.

44. The English We Speak: Hullabaloo

    13 juni 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'hullabaloo'.

45. The English We Speak: Bounce

    6 juni 2011 · 3 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at a new slang usage of the word 'bounce'.

46. The English We Speak: The special relationship

    30 mei 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's phrase is 'The special relationship'.

47. The English We Speak: 'Baby Talk'

    23 mei 2011 · 5 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's phrase is 'baby talk'.

48. The English We Speak: 'Gatecrash'

    16 mei 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's word is 'gatecrash'.

49. The English We Speak: -gate

    9 mei 2011 · 5 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the origin and meaning of the suffix '-gate'.

50. The English We Speak: Touchy-feely

    25 april 2011 · 4 min

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    In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's phrase is touchy-feely.