A bitter pill to swallow

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

is this a hard time? 

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What to do when you feel despair. 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 

<p>Tricky topic. Here's my honest opinion</p> <p><p>Got a career question you want answered on the show? Submit it <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzRzBwz76vtNuI3YZOdgPv1CFlVZy5IfvWo2SNTxeeqgal-w/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=113168405104392238304">here</a>! 🎧 ... Show More

Embrace difficulties. Embrace when you don’t get the answer right. It means you’re learning! 

You've been too hard in dealing with yourself. So unforgiving until it left you feeling numb. And now, all you do is endure. How do you admit that you're weak, vulnerable, and possibly wrong?