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A bright spark
Here's a clever expression that can describe someone doing something stupid.
02:4915/01/2019
To be all downhill
Rob's done all his work! Find out here if it's all downhill until the weekend for him.
02:3508/01/2019
Fireworks
Learn a New Year-related expression
02:4001/01/2019
To have all your Christmases come at once
An expression for when you have good fortune
02:5028/12/2018
It's the thought that counts
Learn a polite thing to say when you receive a bad present.
02:5418/12/2018
Digital detox
Learn this very modern expression.
03:0111/12/2018
It leaves a bad taste in your mouth
How can a tasty meal leave a bad taste?
02:4504/12/2018
Pea-souper
Is it a meal or a type of weather?
02:1927/11/2018
Throw in the towel
Learn a phrase about giving up.
02:3820/11/2018
A walk in the park
Is walking in the park easy? It can be if you learn this phrase!
02:4013/11/2018
Dumbphone
Learn a new name for old tech
02:3206/11/2018
No fear
Are you ready for Halloween?
02:1230/10/2018
Something to chew on
Feifei gives Neil something to chew on
02:3323/10/2018
Waffle on
Not all waffling is good!
02:5516/10/2018
Skew-whiff
Describe something that isn't straight.
03:0709/10/2018
Play a blinder
Doing something amazing.
03:5602/10/2018
Miffed
Has someone annoyed you? Use this word.
03:3125/09/2018
Humblebrag
Brag if you must - just don’t humblebrag! Find out what that means with Rob and Feifei.
03:5918/09/2018
Out of your depth
A phrase for when you're struggling to do something.
03:2011/09/2018
Mardy
A word for a bad mood.
03:0104/09/2018
Curry favour
Learn a spicy expression.
02:3328/08/2018
Take the biscuit
A sweet phrase for irritating behaviour.
02:4821/08/2018
Step on it
Do you need someone to go faster? Use this informal phrase.
02:3214/08/2018
Ping
When does the word 'ping' not make a sound? Find out in this programme.
02:3907/08/2018
Crunch time
When the time comes to make an important decision, what do you say?
02:5231/07/2018
Have a pop
Learn a phrase about having a go at something
02:3024/07/2018
A necessary evil
Can you accept something you don't like?
02:3417/07/2018
If the cap fits
Learn an expression about accepting criticism
02:2710/07/2018
My bad
Learn a phrase about accepting blame
02:4003/07/2018
To have a good nose (for something)
Rob and Feifei sniff out a new phrase to learn
02:5426/06/2018
Friends in High Places
Learn a phrase about important people
02:4219/06/2018
Catch-22
Learn an expression for a no-win situation.
02:4812/06/2018
Let the dust settle
Learn a phrase about allowing a situation to become calm again
02:2005/06/2018
Nothing to shout about
Learn a phrase about not saying much
02:2329/05/2018
Let sleeping dogs lie
Learn about a trouble-free phrase
03:0022/05/2018
Bleed someone dry
An expression for a financial injury
02:4515/05/2018
Small change
A phrase for trivial things
02:2608/05/2018
That'll teach you
Learn from what you've done
02:5201/05/2018
An old hand
Someone who's skilled and experienced
02:3424/04/2018
Out of the loop
Learn a phrase about missing out.
02:4217/04/2018
Rub it in
Learn an expression about enjoying someone's misfortunes.
02:1810/04/2018
Smombie
Are you a smartphone zombie?
02:1603/04/2018
Freegan
Are you someone who only eats food that has been wasted or thrown away? Learn a word that describes what you are
02:5427/03/2018
Barking up the wrong tree
Have you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions
02:4820/03/2018
Cloud cuckoo land
Can you make the impossible possible? This phrase implies you can't but what's it got to do with a cuckoo?
02:3213/03/2018
A taste of your own medicine
Payback time
02:4206/03/2018
Happy-go-lucky
Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character
02:5927/02/2018
Whizz-kid
Young, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this
02:1620/02/2018
The best of both worlds
Can you enjoy the advantages of two different situations at the same time? You can if you use this phrase
02:4313/02/2018
Bone idle
Are you taking it easy or just being lazy? Here's a phrase to describe your condition
02:5206/02/2018