Learning English Conversations Episodes Episode guide
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Bite your tongue
What does ‘bite your tongue’ mean?
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Bite the bullet
Learn an English expression with bite!
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Bigwig
Here’s an expression to describe an important and powerful person.
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Big deal
When is a big deal not impressive?
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Big data
‘Big data’ is a hot term these days, but do you know what it means? Learn here.
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Bells and whistles
Will bells and whistles add to the value of your gadget? Listen to the programme
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Beige flag
This describes a habit you find strange, but doesn't make someone unlikeable.
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Beef
Beef is meat that comes from a cow, right? Yes, but there is another meaning...
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Beat the drum
Neil and Li want to help protect baby turtles. But do they need a drum?
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Beat around the bush
Rob and Li go camping but they are not alone. Join them to learn a phrase
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Be in with a shout
Learn a phrase for winning!
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Be at a loss
Learn an expression for when you're not sure what to say or do in a certain situation.
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Learning English Pantomime 2010 - Cinderella - Part 3
Listen to the final part of our pantomime. Last time, Cinderella had to leave the ball...
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Learning English Pantomime 2010 - Cinderella - Part 2
Listen to the second part of our pantomime. This week, Cinderella meets the charming...
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Learning English Pantomime 2010 - Cinderella - Part 1
Listen to the first part of Cinderella, our special pantomime. Cinderella dreams of be...
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Barking up the wrong tree
Don't blame me!
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Barefaced
A phrase about being bold and shameless
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Bang on about something
Do you know someone who talks about something so much that it gets annoying?
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Bad hair day
How are you looking today? Could you be having a bad hair day?
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Baby phrase
Is Feifei giving up her job to take care of babies? Learn an amusing idiom: 'Don't the...
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Awesomesauce
Learn a new informal word to describe something amazing.
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At the movies
Sci-fi, romcom, whodunnit – What kind of movies do you like?
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At the drop of a hat
Acting on impulse!
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As sick as a parrot
Learn a phrase about disappointment.
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As if
A phrase to use when someone says something that is ridiculous or blatantly untrue.
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Another string to your bow
Learn a phrase about having an additional skill.
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An old hand
Someone who's skilled and experienced
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All that jazz
When jazz isn't jazz…
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All over the shop
The phrase about shops that isn't about shops
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All over the place
Neil can't find his script. His pen's gone missing. He's feeling a bit confused.