logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2022
2m 7s

Not see hide nor hair

BBC Radio
About this episode

Sometimes it’s impossible to find someone. Here's a phrase to use in this situation.

Up next
Yesterday
The English We Speak: Off base
<p>This expression is a way to say someone's idea, guess or opinion is far from the reality. Learn it here with Beth and Feifei.</p><p>FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-251124</p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTE ... Show More
3m 9s
Nov 18
The English We Speak: Take someone under your wing
<p>When you take someone under your wing, you help them with something or protect them. Learn how to use this expression with Feifei and Phil.</p><p>FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-251117</p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO ... Show More
2m 50s
Nov 11
The English We Speak: No two ways about it
If there are no ways about something, you want to emphasise that it's true. Learn how to use this expression with Feifei and Phil.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-251110 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https ... Show More
2m 24s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 17
Den Faden verlieren
Wer etwas verliert und es wiederhaben will, muss suchen – in dieser Ecke oder in jener. Den redensartlichen Faden findet man dort aber nicht. Dazu muss man schon in die Tiefe seines eigenen Geistes eindringen. 
2m 10s
Jan 2023
Episode 138 - Support
Find the full transcript at  https://enbooo.com/.  Here are the five words you&apos;ll learn how to use in this episode: take the fall, I got you, have someone&apos;s back, if I go down, you&apos;re coming with me, take one for the team. Listen to the story and discover how YOU c ... Show More
16m 3s
Mar 2021
#27 Reclaiming Your Essence
This isn’t where you belong. This isn’t who you are. This isn’t how things were meant to be. How do find yourself, after being lost? 
21m 29s
Sep 2020
8 Idioms That People Actually Use!
<p>An idiom is a phrase that you can't guess the meaning to if you haven't heard it before. These are some useful ones that anyone learning English should know. (To see them written out, check the YouTube version of this episode!)</p> 
11m 39s
Nov 2015
#129 - TO PIPE DOWN
This phrase is used to tell someone to make less noise, or to stop talking. "Could you pipe down a bit please, I'm trying to work in here!" 
3m 47s