Red tape

When you face a difficult time, you can tough it out.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250826Subscribe to our newsletter ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersFIN ... Show More

Don't know this expression? That sounds like a you problem. Learn how to use this expression with Phil and Feifei.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250818Subscribe to our newsl ... Show More

I know I recognise you, but I can't quite put my finger on where we met. Learn how to use this phrase with Georgie and Feifei.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250811Subscribe ... Show More

📖 If we want to speak a language fluently, we first have to memorize a bunch of rules, right? Wrong! 🧠 It turns out that our brains will automatically internalize a language's underlying patterns when we get enough exposure and practice. So instead of spending all your time mem ... Show More

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself where the fear of making mistakes in English comes from? We avoid mistakes because making mistakes means that we are “breaking the rules of language”. Following the rules – including the rules that society, native speakers, or people in posit ... Show More

Sometimes you gotta break the rules. 

remember when you were a child and constantly had adults telling you what the rules were? don’t lie, don’t steal... don’t do this, don’t do that. when we’re children, we’re constantly being reminded of certain rules and principles that we’re supposed to follow no matter what. and ... Show More