To keep the wolf from the door

If you give someone less than they deserve, you short-change them. Learn the literal and metaphorical use of this expression with Feifei and Georgie and hear more examples.IND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260 ... Show More

Sometimes it can feel like no matter how much you practise speaking, you don’t get any better.In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about what to do when you feel stuck learning English.With speaking coaches Rhiannon Carter and Barnaby Griffiths.WATCH – Find G ... Show More

Life isn't always great, sometimes things can be difficult. Use 'go through a rough patch' when life gets difficult for a while. Learn this useful expression with Feifei and Phil.As always, find a free transcript here: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the ... Show More

Who knocked up the Knocker-Upper?? 

What's happening on the other side of the door? Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes ... Show More

Wer beim Vorstellungsgespräch mit der Tür ins Haus fällt, hat keine guten Karten. Manchmal sind es so viele Bewerber, dass sie sich die Türklinke in die Hand geben. Gut, wenn man schon einen Fuß in der Tür hat. 

<p>Sometimes bathroom stalls in China don&#39;t have doors on them. Though this may seem shocking to some, it&#39;s quite convenient when faced with the dilemma of whether to push the door open to potential stall going-ons, or not. But for those more uncertain times, when you are ... Show More

Someone inside the Duchess's house is angry - but who? 

If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, Click Here To Donate. See you on the other side my friends. 

Have you ever asked yourself this question: "Who am I?" Not what your parents tell you, what your family tells you, what your friends tell you, what the community tells you, but who are you according to yourself? 

“Mom? Dad? Angelica? Someone open the door!”I knocked, rang the doorbell, banged on the windows but nothing. I didn’t have the keys to my house because someone was always home. I should have probably just sat on my doorstep and waited but instead I decided to go to my neighbor’s ... Show More