BBC The English We Speak

The English We Speak

Make the English you speak sound more natural with The English We Speak from bbclearningenglish.com. Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme.
English United Kingdom Language Learning
239 Episodes
64 – 84

Slow walk

How do you describe something making slow progress?
21 Feb 2023 2 min

Know the score

Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.
7 Feb 2023 2 min

A flying start

Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.
24 Jan 2023 2 min

Steal someone's thunder

If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!
17 Jan 2023 2 min

Call it a day

Make the English you speak sound more natural
9 Jan 2023 2 min

Off the top of my head

When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.
3 Jan 2023 2 min

Change for the better

Do you want to make a positive change for 2023? We have an expression for you to learn.
23 Dec 2022 2 min

Hang in there

Times can be challenging but don’t give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.
6 Dec 2022 2 min

Fever pitch

The men’s football World Cup is coming, and excitement has reached fever pitch!
15 Nov 2022 3 min

Dog's dinner

Learn this phrase to describe a complete mess.
25 Oct 2022 2 min

Feast your eyes

Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.
11 Oct 2022 2 min
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