Eat your heart out

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

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Learn how to use this idiomatic expression 

Are you ready for a laugh? Well, I can't promise that. But I'll do my best! This is Part 2 of learning English with jokes and humour, where I'll be looking at puns you might find amusing while learning some useful vocabulary and expressions hidden within them.My hope is that you' ... Show More

<p>Imrprove your English the Real way with Chad and Trevor from Real Life English. Learn 5 cool new expressions:<br /> <br /> <span lang="EN-US" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font- ... Show More