A doddle

Here for what exactly? Learn how to show your support for something with this expressionGet a free transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-261102Explore more programmes for your level: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ ... Show More

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

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<p>I want to teach you about a phrase that one of my students asked me about. That phrase is, <strong>"It can't hurt."</strong> This is an interesting expression.</p> <p>Lesson text: <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-english-phrases-it-cant-hurt" target="_blank" rel ... Show More

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