Not like the sound of something

If you express two ideas using 'in the same breath', you contrast them both and add weight to one. It's used to introduce a contradiction. Though the ideas are different, both could be true, but the latter idea, which comes after 'in the same breath', usually carries more weight. ... Show More

Sometimes people leave you to do something on your own because they trust you. Sometimes people just don't want to help you. In both of these situations we can say that you are left to your own devices. Learn how to use this expression with Feifei and Phil.Get a free transcript f ... Show More

Try your patience means 'test your patience'. Find out how to use it here with Phil and Feifei.Get a free transcript for this episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-261012Have you signed up to our email newsletter yet? If ... Show More

Do you know how to express what you do and don’t like? 

Stop doing that!! 

You know that feeling you get at the pit of your stomach when you know something is just not right.? Have you been listening to it.? Listen up.! 

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<p>Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... Watch, bag, DVD... need we say more? No. Need they say more? Please no. But how to get them to stooooop?? Listen to this podcast, and learn how to refuse, in Manda ... Show More

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Just starting out? Get 95 essential Spanish phrases for beginners, free:👉 spanishobsessed.com/startHow do you tell someone what you love doing, and what you'd rather skip? Rob and Lis swap the things they enjoy, and Rob confesses one everyday thing he doesn't like much. Along th ... Show More

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