Learning English Conversations
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Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your English conversations easier. Every week, we teach you a new phrase or word you can use in conversation with The English We Speak. And we bring you special series to improve your English conversation. Try Beating Speaking Anxiety to learn how to fight your fears of speaking English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at
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Jun 7, 2016 • 3min
Until you're blue in the face
Is nobody listening to you? Learn a colourful phrase to explain the situation
May 31, 2016 • 3min
Clean up your act
Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do
May 24, 2016 • 3min
You're pulling my leg!
Want to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!
May 17, 2016 • 3min
One good turn deserves another
A helpful phrase for doing something good
May 10, 2016 • 3min
To fall at the first hurdle
Got an idea that's never going to work? Here is a phrase to describe the situation
May 3, 2016 • 2min
Pain in the neck
Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her
Apr 26, 2016 • 2min
Burn a hole in your pocket
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
Apr 19, 2016 • 2min
To turn something upside down
How to describe doing a thorough search for something in a very messy way
Apr 12, 2016 • 2min
Going forward
How do you ask someone to change the way they do things in the future? Learn this phrase connected to motion
Apr 5, 2016 • 3min
A recipe for disaster
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
