On point

This expression means leave quickly because you're in a hurry or there's somewhere you need to be. Learn how to use it here.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260126BEATING SPEAKING ANXIETY: ✔️ https://www.bbc ... Show More

Have you ever been speaking English, and suddenly you freeze and forget your words?In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about why our brain can’t always remember words we know in a new language.With Alissa Melinger, Professor of psycholinguistics at the Unive ... Show More

This expression means something happens immediately after something else, often unexpectedly. Learn how to use it here.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260119 TRY BEATING SPEAKING ANXIETY ✔️https://www.bbc.c ... Show More

Do you want to be perfect? Do you get angry when life is not perfect? Spotlight looks at people who try to make everything perfect. 

<p><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Both present perfect and past perfect talk about something that happened before a point in time (reference point).</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0 ... Show More

This week’s video is all about perfectionism. I talk about why, where, when and how language learners should or shouldn’t pursue perfection. 

Ever pondered why perfection seems overrated? In this episode, "Perfectly Overrated: You're Doing Better Than You Think," I turn this idea on its head. Just like the unique charm in a lopsided mug or a hat-shaped bowl, life's almost whimsical imperfections make us who we are. L ... Show More

How perfectionism is holding you back. To learn more about finding true happiness, check out our bestselling book, NEW HAPPY: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong! Available at www.thenewhappy.com/book 

Idioms 

in this episode, Omar talks about why we feel the need to be perfect and why being perfect isn't generally the right direction we should be going, Being perfect can be extremely overwhelming and unnecessary to try to be because there is literally no such thing. perfectionism isn' ... Show More

Perfection is the enemy of success.  

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