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In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'To paint the town'.
In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Wake up and smell the coffee!'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Have your cake and eat it'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Happy bunny'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Get your hands dirty'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the meaning of the word 'Dragon'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'Easy tiger!'.
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the words 'stuff' and 'stuffed'.
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