A curate's egg

When you face a difficult time, you can tough it out.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250826Subscribe to our newsletter ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersFIN ... Show More

Don't know this expression? That sounds like a you problem. Learn how to use this expression with Phil and Feifei.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250818Subscribe to our newsl ... Show More

I know I recognise you, but I can't quite put my finger on where we met. Learn how to use this phrase with Georgie and Feifei.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250811Subscribe ... Show More

تعلم 3 مصطلحات 1. A dime a dozen = something available a lot in one place and rare in another. 2. Adding insult to injury = to make a situation even worse. 3. Bite the bullet = to do something unwillingly and with hesitation. 

Some other more words to learn 

New idiom to learn, simple and strange 

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning. 

A few good reads to make you a slightly less awful human being. 

Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings 

Idioms 

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.