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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

= to confess, to admit to doing something bad or embarrassing To own up TO something E.g. "Jeff owned up to stealing the biscuits" "You have to own up to the mistakes you've made. Don't hide them. Own up to them, and move on" Transcript coming soon here: http://teacherluke.co.uk/ ... Show More

<p>To have a guilty conscience is to feel bad about something you knew you should not have done. In this English Podcast Lesson, you will learn more about what a Guilty Conscience is and how to use it in a sentence so you can improve your spoken English skills and speak more like ... Show More

Find the full transcript at https://enbooo.com/. Here are the five expressions you'll learn how to use in this episode: guilt trip, guilty by association, weigh on someone's conscience, come clean, feel bad Listen to the story and discover how YOU can use them! 

<p>Oops sorry i bumped into you, oops excuse me my umbrella hit your eye, oops I opened the car door into you, oops, oh no, I wiped my baozi juice on your sleeve. In a place like this, accidents will happen. When &#39;sorry&#39; is getting old and &#39;buhaoyisi&#39; feels a bit ... Show More

<p>Learn new phrases for apologising and responding to an apology! &nbsp;To learn even more with us, make sure to join our FREE video training called Speaking with Confidence! Just sign up at myenglishmatters.com/subscribe and you'll get seven tips with videos via email. &nbsp;Se ... Show More

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