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

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    • 4.0 • 530 Ratings

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

    I'm out

    I'm out

    Sometimes you need to say you don't have anything left. Learn 'I'm out'.

    • 2 min
    Plan b

    Plan b

    If you need an alternative option, you need to know this phrase. Learn how to use it.

    • 2 min
    Sound out

    Sound out

    Sometimes you just want to find out what someone else thinks.

    • 2 min
    Fly by night

    Fly by night

    When companies or people can't be trusted, use this expression.

    • 2 min
    One-up

    One-up

    Do you want to beat your friends by saying what you have done that is better than them?

    • 2 min
    Tread on someone's toes

    Tread on someone's toes

    It can be annoying when someone does something you were supposed to do.

    • 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
530 Ratings

530 Ratings

AnKiKa ,

super, but …

Please continue, but if possible add always a transcript in the details.

Bee84* ,

2:3

I understand that you have to do ads as a kind of payment for your efforts put in the podcast but you do 3 minutes ads for a 2 minute lesson? Really? Annoying and make the podcast not worth to listen anymore.

Betteramac ,

Great stuff for learners

I’ve been listening to this programme for a couple of years now. First I used it for preparation for the English test at Cambridge university. Now it is just for fun. I really like it. The episodes are not too long and entertaining. Sometimes the characters are stereotypes, maybe do some more „real-world“ characters here. All in all a great piece for learning and understanding English as it is spoken on the street. Keep up the good work and thanks BBC for the content.

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