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The English We Speak: The name of the game

April 15

2 mins

The English We Speak: Do it for the plot

April 8

2 mins

The English We Speak: Let something slide

April 1

3 mins

The English We Speak: Twist someone's arm

March 25

2 mins

The English We Speak: Have someone on

March 25

2 mins

The English We Speak: Can-do attitude

March 11

2 mins

The English We Speak: Go to

March 4

2 mins

The English We Speak: Skedaddle

February 25

2 mins

My Song, My Home: Adam in Ipswich

February 18

11 mins

The English We Speak: Main character moment

February 17

3 mins

My Song, My Home: Alice in Leeds

February 11

10 mins

The English We Speak: Fall on stony ground

February 10

2 mins

My Song, My Home: Grace in Liverpool

February 4

10 mins

The English We Speak: Make a rod for your own back

February 3

2 mins

My Song, My Home: Josh in London

January 28

10 mins

The English We Speak: Ship

January 27

3 mins

My Song, My Home: Bailey in St Ives

January 21

11 mins

The English We Speak: Twig

January 20

3 mins

The English We Speak: Mooch

January 14

2 mins

The English We Speak: By the book

January 7

2 mins

The English We Speak: Turn over a new leaf

Dec 31, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: You can't go wrong with

Dec 24, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: The flip side

Dec 17, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: In my travel era

Dec 10, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Give it some welly!

Dec 3, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Shoehorn something in

Nov 26, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: On the fly

Nov 19, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: That's on you

Nov 12, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Warts and all

Nov 5, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Off the scale

Oct 29, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Throw one's toys out the pram

Oct 22, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Makes my skin crawl

Oct 15, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: An uphill task

Oct 8, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Bide someone's time

Sep 30, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: From the get-go

Sep 24, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Stomping ground

Sep 17, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Tug at the heartstrings

Sep 10, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Clutch at straws

Sep 3, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Crank up

Aug 27, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Find your groove

Aug 20, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Top-notch

Aug 13, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Off the cuff

Aug 6, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Take the wheel

Jul 30, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: The works

Jul 23, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Dip your toe into

Jul 16, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Ham-fisted

Jul 9, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Second nature

Jul 2, 2024

3 mins

The English we speak: Take the plunge

Jun 25, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Peaks and troughs

Jun 18, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Heavy lifting

Jun 11, 2024

3 mins

The English We Speak: Stir the pot

Jun 4, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Wishy-washy

May 28, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Shook

May 21, 2024

2 mins

The English We Speak: Let loose

May 14, 2024

1 min

IMPORTANT: This podcast is changing its name

May 13, 2024

37 secs

Zing

May 7, 2024

2 mins

Do the trick

Apr 30, 2024

2 mins

Beige flag

Apr 23, 2024

2 mins

Lay it on thick

Apr 16, 2024

2 mins

Telling porkies

Apr 9, 2024

2 mins

In on it

Apr 2, 2024

2 mins

Walk someone through

Mar 26, 2024

2 mins

Brick by brick

Mar 19, 2024

2 mins

Read the room

Mar 13, 2024

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Cook up an idea

Mar 12, 2024

2 mins

Rinse repeat

Feb 27, 2024

2 mins

A million to one

Feb 20, 2024

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Cash in on something

Feb 13, 2024

1 min

Make your hair stand on end

Feb 6, 2024

2 mins

On the go

Jan 30, 2024

2 mins

A blow

Jan 22, 2024

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Rears its head

Jan 16, 2024

1 min

Elbow grease

Jan 8, 2024

2 mins

Bring something to the party

Jan 2, 2024

2 mins

Light up like a Christmas tree

Dec 26, 2023

2 mins

I don't buy it

Dec 19, 2023

1 min

Touch grass

Dec 12, 2023

2 mins

I'm out

Dec 5, 2023

2 mins

Plan b

Nov 28, 2023

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Sound out

Nov 21, 2023

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Fly by night

Nov 14, 2023

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One-up

Nov 14, 2023

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Tread on someone's toes

Oct 31, 2023

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Mental gymnastics

Oct 24, 2023

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Call dibs

Oct 17, 2023

2 mins

Run for the hills

Oct 10, 2023

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Each to their own

Sep 26, 2023

1 min

Fill your boots

Sep 19, 2023

1 min

Join the club

Sep 12, 2023

2 mins

Go with the flow

Sep 5, 2023

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Cakeism

Aug 29, 2023

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Drip feed

Aug 22, 2023

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Scatterbrain

Aug 15, 2023

1 min

Be in with a shout

Aug 8, 2023

2 mins

On point

Aug 8, 2023

1 min

Kiss something goodbye

Jul 25, 2023

1 min

Productivity theatre

Jul 18, 2023

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Pet hate

Jul 11, 2023

2 mins

On the table

Jul 4, 2023

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Jump through hoops

Jun 27, 2023

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It happens to the best of us

Jun 20, 2023

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Famous last words

Jun 13, 2023

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Hard pass

Jun 6, 2023

1 min

Level up

May 30, 2023

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Get with the programme

May 23, 2023

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Shout-out

May 16, 2023

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Fitspiration

May 9, 2023

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Hats off

May 2, 2023

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Under your breath

Apr 25, 2023

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Be at a loss

Apr 18, 2023

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Go off on one

Apr 11, 2023

1 min

Wiggle room

Apr 4, 2023

1 min

(It's the) story of my life

Mar 28, 2023

2 mins

No ifs or buts

Mar 21, 2023

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Caught red-handed

Mar 14, 2023

1 min

Rabbit on

Mar 7, 2023

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Thanks a bunch

Feb 28, 2023

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Slow walk

Feb 21, 2023

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Take something to heart

Feb 14, 2023

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Take something to heart

Feb 13, 2023

2 mins

Know the score

Feb 7, 2023

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Jog your memory

Jan 31, 2023

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A flying start

Jan 24, 2023

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Steal someone's thunder

Jan 17, 2023

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Call it a day

Jan 9, 2023

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Off the top of my head

Jan 3, 2023

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Change for the better

Dec 23, 2022

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The gift that keeps on giving

Dec 20, 2022

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Quiet quitting

Dec 13, 2022

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Hang in there

Dec 6, 2022

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Bite your tongue

Nov 29, 2022

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Win hands down

Nov 22, 2022

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Fever pitch

Nov 15, 2022

1 min

Twiddle your thumbs

Nov 8, 2022

1 min

Get your act together

Nov 8, 2022

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Dog's dinner

Oct 25, 2022

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Sitting pretty

Oct 18, 2022

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Feast your eyes

Oct 11, 2022

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Put the brakes on

Oct 4, 2022

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Second-guess

Sep 26, 2022

1 min

Ins and outs

Sep 20, 2022

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Yes and no

Sep 13, 2022

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Eat your words

Sep 13, 2022

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Bug someone

Sep 13, 2022

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Willy-nilly

Aug 23, 2022

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Willy-nilly

Aug 22, 2022

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Gnarly

Aug 16, 2022

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Smash it

Aug 9, 2022

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A doddle

Aug 2, 2022

1 min

It’s now or never

Jul 26, 2022

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Happy days

Jul 19, 2022

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Double down

Jul 12, 2022

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Game face

Jul 5, 2022

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Bitten by the bug

Jun 28, 2022

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It escapes me

Jun 21, 2022

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Onboarding

Jun 13, 2022

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Thereby hangs a tale

Jun 6, 2022

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The royal treatment

May 31, 2022

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Tell me about it

May 24, 2022

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Creatively bankrupt

May 17, 2022

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As if

May 10, 2022

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Bad hair day

May 4, 2022

1 min

'Ish' - The English We Speak

May 3, 2022

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Promises, promises

Apr 19, 2022

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Not see hide nor hair

Apr 12, 2022

2 mins

A curate's egg

Apr 5, 2022

2 mins

That'll be the day

Mar 29, 2022

2 mins

Gathering dust

Mar 22, 2022

2 mins

Easier said than done

Mar 15, 2022

2 mins

The plot thickens

Mar 8, 2022

2 mins

All at sea

Mar 1, 2022

2 mins

Don't mind me

Feb 22, 2022

2 mins

Cramp my style

Feb 15, 2022

2 mins

You couldn't make it up

Feb 8, 2022

2 mins

Cool cat

Feb 1, 2022

2 mins

There's nothing to it

Jan 25, 2022

2 mins

As sick as a parrot

Jan 18, 2022

1 min

Eke out

Jan 13, 2022

1 min

Say no more

Jan 4, 2022

1 min

Scrub up well

Dec 28, 2021

1 min

You shouldn't have

Dec 21, 2021

2 mins

Not looking too clever

Dec 14, 2021

2 mins

Not like the sound of something

Dec 7, 2021

1 min

I'll give you that

Nov 30, 2021

2 mins

Another string to your bow

Nov 23, 2021

2 mins

Clap back

Nov 16, 2021

1 min

Talk through your hat

Nov 9, 2021

1 min

Quote ... unquote

Nov 2, 2021

2 mins

Not a patch on something

Oct 26, 2021

2 mins

No cap

Oct 19, 2021

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Moreish

Oct 12, 2021

2 mins

A legend in one's lifetime

Oct 4, 2021

2 mins

Live rent-free in one's head

Sep 28, 2021

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Now you're talking

Sep 21, 2021

2 mins

Hits different

Sep 14, 2021

2 mins

Extra

Sep 7, 2021

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Zhuzh

Aug 31, 2021

2 mins

Lo and behold

Aug 24, 2021

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Bigwig

Aug 17, 2021

2 mins

Cringe

Aug 10, 2021

2 mins

It’s the … for me

Aug 5, 2021

2 mins

Obvs

Jul 27, 2021

1 min

Down / Up for something

Jul 20, 2021

2 mins

Savage

Jul 13, 2021

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Lit

Jul 6, 2021

2 mins

Yikes!

Jun 29, 2021

2 mins

YOLO

Jun 22, 2021

2 mins

Vibe

Jun 15, 2021

2 mins

Noob

Jun 8, 2021

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Adulting

Jun 1, 2021

2 mins

Push back

May 18, 2021

2 mins

The CEO of

May 11, 2021

2 mins

Zip it!

May 4, 2021

2 mins

Botch job

Apr 27, 2021

2 mins

It slaps!

Apr 20, 2021

2 mins

Have a lot of plates spinning

Apr 13, 2021

2 mins

Pizzazz

Apr 6, 2021

2 mins

Oomph

Mar 30, 2021

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Snap up

Mar 23, 2021

2 mins

Nothingburger

Mar 16, 2021

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Awesomesauce

Mar 9, 2021

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Clout

Mar 2, 2021

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GOAT

Feb 23, 2021

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Workation

Feb 16, 2021

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Moonshot

Feb 9, 2021

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Slap-bang

Feb 2, 2021

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Sadfishing

Jan 26, 2021

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Mic drop

Jan 19, 2021

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Tone deaf

Jan 12, 2021

2 mins

'A' game

Jan 5, 2021

2 mins

Frontliner

Dec 28, 2020

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On fleek

Dec 15, 2020

2 mins

Contact tracing

Dec 8, 2020

2 mins

Key worker

Dec 1, 2020

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Sharenting

Nov 24, 2020

2 mins

Plastic footprint

Nov 17, 2020

2 mins

Spoiler alert!

Nov 10, 2020

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Listicle

Nov 2, 2020

3 mins

Doomscrolling

Oct 27, 2020

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Crowdsourcing

Oct 20, 2020

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One step at a time

Oct 13, 2020

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Bog-standard

Oct 6, 2020

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A wake-up call

Sep 29, 2020

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Climate emergency

Sep 22, 2020

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Thirsty

Sep 15, 2020

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Vanilla

Sep 8, 2020

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Roast

Sep 1, 2020

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Sticking point

Aug 25, 2020

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Flatten the curve

Aug 18, 2020

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Living in a bubble

Aug 11, 2020

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Cancelled

Aug 4, 2020

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New normal

Jul 28, 2020

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Slippery slope

Jul 21, 2020

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Throw shade

Jul 14, 2020

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Bite the bullet

Jul 7, 2020

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Blended working

Jun 30, 2020

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JOMO

Jun 23, 2020

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Furlough

Jun 16, 2020

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Spill the tea

Jun 9, 2020

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Flexing

Jun 2, 2020

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Salty

May 26, 2020

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Skeleton crew

May 19, 2020

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Lowkey

May 12, 2020

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Live for something

May 5, 2020

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Cabin fever

Apr 28, 2020

4 mins

Bang on about something

Apr 21, 2020

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Fire

Apr 14, 2020

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Running on fumes

Apr 7, 2020

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Sheeple

Mar 31, 2020

2 mins

Hater

Mar 17, 2020

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Talk shop

Mar 10, 2020

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Snackable

Mar 3, 2020

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A memory like a sieve

Feb 25, 2020

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Nomophobia

Feb 18, 2020

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Peacocking

Feb 11, 2020

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Kick into the long grass

Feb 4, 2020

2 mins

Rat race

Jan 28, 2020

2 mins

Microworker

Jan 21, 2020

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Serial returner

Jan 14, 2020

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Talk the talk

Jan 7, 2020

2 mins

Out with the old, in with the new

Dec 30, 2019

2 mins

The more the merrier

Dec 23, 2019

3 mins

Take one for the team

Dec 17, 2019

2 mins

Mind your Ps and Qs

Dec 10, 2019

2 mins

Dad dancing

Dec 3, 2019

2 mins

Big data

Nov 26, 2019

3 mins

Punch above your weight

Nov 19, 2019

2 mins

Social media influencer

Nov 12, 2019

2 mins

Goldilocks

Nov 5, 2019

3 mins

Ghosting

Oct 29, 2019

2 mins

Slow TV

Oct 22, 2019

3 mins

Tiger mother

Oct 15, 2019

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Buzzkill

Oct 8, 2019

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Buyer's remorse

Oct 1, 2019

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Freecycle

Sep 24, 2019

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Carbon footprint

Sep 17, 2019

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To cough up

Sep 10, 2019

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Brain fade

Sep 3, 2019

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Fib

Aug 27, 2019

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Hot under the collar

Aug 20, 2019

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Eat your heart out

Aug 13, 2019

3 mins

Across

Aug 6, 2019

2 mins

Fat chance

Jul 30, 2019

2 mins

Milk it

Jul 23, 2019

2 mins

To cherry-pick

Jul 16, 2019

3 mins

To fight tooth and nail

Jul 9, 2019

3 mins

It's a small world

Jul 2, 2019

2 mins

Vanish into thin air

Jun 25, 2019

2 mins

Get the short straw

Jun 18, 2019

3 mins

Soft skills

Jun 11, 2019

2 mins

Clever clogs

May 28, 2019

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Couch surfing

May 21, 2019

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Like riding a bike

May 14, 2019

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On fire

May 7, 2019

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Dead

Apr 23, 2019

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Give someone the runaround

Apr 16, 2019

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Laughing all the way to the bank

Apr 9, 2019

2 mins

The joke is on you

Apr 2, 2019

3 mins

Keep a lid on it

Mar 26, 2019

2 mins

To pull the wool over someone's eyes

Mar 19, 2019

2 mins

Take the rough with the smooth

Mar 12, 2019

2 mins

Hard-nosed

Mar 5, 2019

2 mins

To have a soft spot

Feb 26, 2019

2 mins

To make a song and dance (about something)

Feb 19, 2019

2 mins

Giant killer

Feb 12, 2019

3 mins

A shock to the system

Feb 5, 2019

2 mins

From pillar to post

Jan 29, 2019

2 mins

Small talk

Jan 22, 2019

2 mins

A bright spark

Jan 15, 2019

2 mins

To be all downhill

Jan 8, 2019

2 mins

Fireworks

Jan 1, 2019

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To have all your Christmases come at once

Dec 28, 2018

2 mins

It's the thought that counts

Dec 18, 2018

2 mins

Digital detox

Dec 11, 2018

3 mins

It leaves a bad taste in your mouth

Dec 4, 2018

2 mins

Pea-souper

Nov 27, 2018

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Throw in the towel

Nov 20, 2018

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A walk in the park

Nov 13, 2018

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Dumbphone

Nov 6, 2018

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No fear

Oct 30, 2018

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Something to chew on

Oct 23, 2018

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Waffle on

Oct 16, 2018

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Skew-whiff

Oct 9, 2018

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Play a blinder

Oct 2, 2018

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Miffed

Sep 25, 2018

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Humblebrag

Sep 18, 2018

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Out of your depth

Sep 11, 2018

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Mardy

Sep 4, 2018

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Curry favour

Aug 28, 2018

2 mins

Take the biscuit

Aug 21, 2018

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Step on it

Aug 14, 2018

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Ping

Aug 7, 2018

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Crunch time

Jul 31, 2018

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Have a pop

Jul 24, 2018

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A necessary evil

Jul 17, 2018

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If the cap fits

Jul 10, 2018

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My bad

Jul 3, 2018

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To have a good nose (for something)

Jun 26, 2018

2 mins

Friends in High Places

Jun 19, 2018

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Catch-22

Jun 12, 2018

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Let the dust settle

Jun 5, 2018

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Nothing to shout about

May 29, 2018

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Let sleeping dogs lie

May 22, 2018

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Bleed someone dry

May 15, 2018

2 mins

Small change

May 8, 2018

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That'll teach you

May 1, 2018

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An old hand

Apr 24, 2018

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Out of the loop

Apr 17, 2018

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Rub it in

Apr 10, 2018

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Smombie

Apr 3, 2018

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Freegan

Mar 27, 2018

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Barking up the wrong tree

Mar 20, 2018

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Cloud cuckoo land

Mar 13, 2018

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A taste of your own medicine

Mar 6, 2018

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Happy-go-lucky

Feb 27, 2018

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Whizz-kid

Feb 20, 2018

2 mins

The best of both worlds

Feb 13, 2018

2 mins

Bone idle

Feb 6, 2018

2 mins

To cut a long story short

Jan 30, 2018

3 mins

A thing

Jan 29, 2018

2 mins

Just the ticket

Jan 23, 2018

3 mins

Do a runner

Jan 9, 2018

2 mins

All that jazz

Dec 26, 2017

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Not gonna lie

Dec 18, 2017

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Up your game

Dec 12, 2017

2 mins

To shout it from the rooftops

Dec 5, 2017

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To blow the cobwebs away

Nov 28, 2017

2 mins

A knees-up

Nov 21, 2017

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To put someone on the map

Nov 14, 2017

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Down in the dumps

Nov 7, 2017

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Excuse me!

Oct 31, 2017

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A sting in the tail

Oct 24, 2017

2 mins

So done with

Oct 17, 2017

1 min

lolz

Oct 10, 2017

2 mins

Have a go

Oct 3, 2017

1 min

About

Sep 26, 2017

1 min

Wing it

Sep 19, 2017

2 mins

Pot luck

Sep 12, 2017

2 mins

It beats me

Sep 5, 2017

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Jiggery-pokery

Aug 29, 2017

1 min

Left, right, and centre

Aug 22, 2017

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Donkey's years

Aug 15, 2017

2 mins

Give us a bell

Aug 8, 2017

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Echo chamber

Aug 1, 2017

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Snowflake

Jul 25, 2017

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The heat is on

Jul 18, 2017

1 min

Wet weekend

Jul 11, 2017

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No picnic

Jul 4, 2017

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A busman's holiday

Jun 27, 2017

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Fuddy-duddy

Jun 20, 2017

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Bottle

Jun 13, 2017

1 min

No great shakes

Jun 13, 2017

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Not a sausage

Jun 6, 2017

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Long

May 30, 2017

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Not half

May 23, 2017

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All over the shop

May 16, 2017

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It comes with the territory

May 9, 2017

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It won't wash

May 2, 2017

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Jack-of-all-trades

Apr 25, 2017

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The coast is clear

Apr 18, 2017

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Pull a fast one

Apr 11, 2017

2 mins

Suck it and see

Apr 4, 2017

1 min

To cut your teeth

Mar 28, 2017

2 mins

Shrinkflation

Mar 21, 2017

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La-la land

Mar 14, 2017

2 mins

A different kettle of fish

Mar 7, 2017

2 mins

At the drop of a hat

Feb 28, 2017

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Brass neck

Feb 21, 2017

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Reinvent the wheel

Feb 14, 2017

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Frenemy

Feb 7, 2017

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To be fair

Jan 31, 2017

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On the box

Jan 24, 2017

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Got your number

Jan 3, 2017

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Clickbait

Dec 20, 2016

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Mash-up

Dec 13, 2016

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Air kiss

Dec 6, 2016

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Mansplaining

Nov 29, 2016

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Rolling in it

Nov 22, 2016

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Photobomb

Nov 15, 2016

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Cyberchondriac

Nov 8, 2016

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To wash your dirty linen in public

Nov 1, 2016

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Cat got your tongue?

Oct 25, 2016

2 mins

It takes two to tango

Oct 18, 2016

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Knee-jerk reaction

Oct 11, 2016

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To have an axe to grind

Oct 4, 2016

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Close, but no cigar

Sep 27, 2016

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Get somebody's goat

Sep 20, 2016

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Bust a gut

Sep 13, 2016

2 mins

Old-school

Sep 6, 2016

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Shedloads

Aug 30, 2016

2 mins

Hangry

Aug 23, 2016

2 mins

To pull something out of the hat

Aug 16, 2016

2 mins

Off the hook

Aug 4, 2016

1 min

Barefaced

Jul 26, 2016

2 mins

To make a mountain out of a molehill

Jul 19, 2016

2 mins

The last straw/final straw

Jul 12, 2016

2 mins

The university of life

Jul 5, 2016

2 mins

White collar worker / blue-collar worker

Jun 28, 2016

2 mins

Drama queen

Jun 21, 2016

2 mins

It's on the cards

Jun 14, 2016

2 mins

Until you're blue in the face

Jun 7, 2016

2 mins

Clean up your act

May 31, 2016

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You're pulling my leg!

May 24, 2016

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One good turn deserves another

May 17, 2016

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To fall at the first hurdle

May 10, 2016

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Pain in the neck

May 3, 2016

1 min

Burn a hole in your pocket

Apr 26, 2016

2 mins

To turn something upside down

Apr 19, 2016

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Going forward

Apr 12, 2016

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A recipe for disaster

Apr 5, 2016

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Crash course

Mar 29, 2016

2 mins

You've sold it to me

Mar 22, 2016

2 mins

Full of the joys of spring

Mar 15, 2016

2 mins

Six of one, half a dozen of the other

Mar 1, 2016

2 mins

Test the water

Feb 23, 2016

2 mins

To lie through your teeth

Feb 16, 2016

2 mins

To make a monkey out of me

Feb 9, 2016

2 mins

There's method to my madness

Jan 26, 2016

2 mins

In good nick

Jan 19, 2016

2 mins

Cheap and cheerful

Jan 12, 2016

2 mins

A bitter pill to swallow

Jan 5, 2016

2 mins

I'm game

Dec 22, 2015

1 min

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Oct 29, 2012

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Oct 8, 2012

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Mar 26, 2012

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Mar 12, 2012

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