Second-guess 猜测
Episode 220927 / 27 Sep 2022
Guess what today’s expression is?
Gnarly 不太好
Episode 220816 / 16 Aug 2022
A ‘disgusting’ phrase
Smash it 取得成功
Episode 220809 / 09 Aug 2022
A phrase to give encouragement
Game face 比赛脸
Episode 220705 / 05 Jul 2022
A phrase about determination
后缀 -ish 在口语中的用法
Episode 220503 / 03 May 2022
An expression for being imprecise
Curate’s egg 好坏参半，还凑合
Episode 220405 / 05 Apr 2022
Learn an expression that is good and bad at the same time
Eke out 精打细算
Episode 220111 / 11 Jan 2022
Don’t waste this phrase
No cap 说真的
Episode 211019 / 19 Oct 2021
Do you know someone who always tells the truth?
Extra 太过头、太夸张
Episode 210907 / 07 Sep 2021
Who do you think is extra?
Zhuzh 让某物更有趣
Episode 210831 / 31 Aug 2021
Can you pronounce this word?
Bigwig 大人物
Episode 210817 / 17 Aug 2021
A word with power
Cringe 很尴尬
Episode 210810 / 10 Aug 2021
What is 'cringe'?
口语小词 obvs
Episode 210727 / 27 Jul 2021
An obvious phrase
Lit 超赞，棒极了
Episode 210706 / 06 Jul 2021
Is it lit?
Vibe 气氛，给人的感觉
Episode 210615 / 15 Jun 2021
Have you got a good vibe?
Noob 菜鸟，新手
Episode 210608 / 08 Jun 2021
Are you a newbie?
It slaps 非常棒
Episode 210420 / 20 Apr 2021
What do you think slaps?
Oomph 活力，热情
Episode 210330 / 30 Mar 2021
Have you got oomph?
Snap up 抢购
Episode 210323 / 23 Mar 2021
A quick expression!
Clout 影响力
Episode 210302 / 02 Mar 2021
Do you have some clout?
GOAT 史上最佳
Episode 210223 / 23 Feb 2021
Who do you think is the GOAT?
Workation 工作旅行
Episode 210216 / 16 Feb 2021
Have you been on a workation recently?
Slap-bang 恰到好处
Episode 210202 / 02 Feb 2021
A phrase to describe an exact position
Sadfishing 卖惨
Episode 210126 / 26 Jan 2021
A phrase that needs your attention
Mic drop 扔话筒
Episode 210119 / 19 Jan 2021
Have you ever performed a mic drop?
On fleek 美呆了！
Episode 201215 / 15 Dec 2020
Learn a fashionable phrase
Sharenting “晒娃”
Episode 201124 / 24 Nov 2020
Don't share too many photos of your children
Listicle 清单体
Episode 201103 / 03 Nov 2020
Is it an article? Is it a list? No, it's a listicle!
Thirsty 作俚语的意思
Episode 200915 / 15 Sep 2020
Why are people saying 'thirsty'?
Roast 批评，吐槽
Episode 200901 / 01 Sep 2020
How can a person be roasted?
JOMO 错失的快乐
Episode 200623 / 23 Jun 2020
Don't miss out on this phrase!
Furlough 强制休假
Episode 200616 / 16 Jun 2020
A temporary working absence
Flexing 炫耀
Episode 200602 / 02 Jun 2020
Who do you know who flexes?
Salty 恼羞成怒
Episode 200526 / 26 May 2020
What makes you get salty?
流行语 lowkey
Episode 200512 / 12 May 2020
What do you lowkey love?
Hater 怀恨者
Episode 200317 / 17 Mar 2020
Don’t hate this phrase!
Microworker 微工人
Episode 200121 / 21 Jan 2020
If you do small tasks for tech firms then this new word describes your job!
Serial returner 连环退货买家
Episode 200114 / 14 Jan 2020
Feifei's had a new coat every day this month. What is she up to?!
Talk the talk 说话头头是道
Episode 200107 / 07 Jan 2020
Neil can talk the talk, but does he know what he's talking about?
Dad dancing 老爸舞姿
Episode 191203 / 03 Dec 2019
Swing those arms, shake those hips!
Big data 大数据
Episode 191126 / 26 Nov 2019
Data is everywhere… But what to do with it?
Ghosting 突然消失
Episode 191029 / 29 Oct 2019
Is someone ignoring all your calls and messages?
Slow TV 慢电视
Episode 191022 / 22 Oct 2019
Because life doesn’t need to be fast, fast, fast
Tiger mother 虎妈
Episode 191015 / 15 Oct 2019
What’s the best way to help your kids succeed in life?
Buzzkill 扫兴的人/事
Episode 191008 / 08 Oct 2019
One minute you were feeling happy, then…
Carbon footprint 碳足迹
Episode 190917 / 17 Sep 2019
Love to travel, but worried about the environment?
Fib 说瞎话 撒小谎
Episode 190827 / 27 Aug 2019
A little word for a little lie
Fat chance 希望渺茫
Episode 190730 / 30 Jul 2019
An expression about likelihood
Out of Order 办事欠妥当
Episode 190430 / 30 Apr 2019
What actions are considered out of order in your country?
“Dead” 在英式口语中的用法
Episode 190423 / 23 Apr 2019
Learn a new way to say ‘very’ in this week’s Authentic Real English
Small talk 寒暄
Episode 190122 / 22 Jan 2019
A phrase about informal chat
Skew-whiff 歪歪扭扭
Episode 181009 / 09 Oct 2018
A phrase for when things don’t look right…
Miffed 生气恼火
Episode 180925 / 25 Sep 2018
Learn a word to show disapointment
Mardy 烦躁易怒
Episode 180904 / 04 Sep 2018
A moody expression
Rub it in 反复讲别人不爱听的事情
Episode 180410 / 10 Apr 2018
An expression about reminding someone of something they'd rather forget.
Smombie 手机僵尸
Episode 180403 / 03 Apr 2018
Smartphone zombie!
Wing it 的意思是“扇翅膀”吗？
Episode 170919 / 19 Sep 2017
Learn an informal expression for when you have to improvise
No picnic 并非易事
Episode 170704 / 04 Jul 2017
Learn a phrase that involves effort
Long 冗长乏味的
Episode 170530 / 30 May 2017
Love ironing? Or is it ‘long’?
Brass neck 厚脸皮
Episode 170221 / 21 Feb 2017
An expression about saying what you think
Frenemy 友敌
Episode 170207 / 07 Feb 2017
False friends
To be fair 说句公道话
Episode 170131 / 31 Jan 2017
Give both sides of the argument with this phrase
On the box 上演的电视节目
Episode 170124 / 24 Jan 2017
Watching a ‘box’ can’t be very enjoyable, can it?
Duck 友好的称呼 “duck”
Episode 170117 / 17 Jan 2017
When being called ‘duck’ is a good thing
Bottle 勇敢，勇气
Episode 170110 / 10 Jan 2017
Don’t lose your bottle!
Clickbait 点击诱饵
Episode 161220 / 20 Dec 2016
Click here for nonsense. Learn some cyber vocabulary
Mash-up 混搭
Episode 161213 / 13 Dec 2016
If you mix A and B, do you get C?
Air kiss 飞吻
Episode 161206 / 06 Dec 2016
When is a kiss not a kiss?
Mansplaining 男人说教
Episode 161129 / 29 Nov 2016
Has a man ever over-explained something to you?
Photobomb 抢镜头
Episode 161115 / 15 Nov 2016
Someone's in my photo!
Axe to grind 别有用心
Episode 161004 / 04 Oct 2016
An expression for when someone's got a strong opinion
Hangry 饥饿成怒
Episode 160823 / 23 Aug 2016
A phrase for people who get angry when they don't eat
Off the hook 脱身
Episode 160802 / 02 Aug 2016
Here's a phrase for when you free someone from an obligation
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Episode 160726 / 26 Jul 2016
A phrase about being bold and shameless
Drama queen 小题大做的人
Episode 160621 / 21 Jun 2016
Here's a phrase to describe someone who overreacts easily
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Episode 160531 / 31 May 2016
Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
Episode 160503 / 03 May 2016
Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her
Crash course 速成课
Episode 160329 / 29 Mar 2016
A really fast way to learn something!
Test the water 试探，摸底
Episode 160223 / 23 Feb 2016
A water phrase which may have nothing to do with water
Potty 疯了
Episode 151229 / 29 Dec 2015
Learn a phrase to describe someone going mad
I'm game 我很愿意
Episode 151222 / 22 Dec 2015
Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game. Find out why…
Sweet tooth 爱吃甜食
Episode 151117 / 17 Nov 2015
Do you have a sweet tooth? Is it something that you are born with or do you develop it?
Bumper-to-bumper 交通长龙
Episode 151110 / 10 Nov 2015
When a car bumper is almost touching another car bumper, you know the situation on the road is bad
Eye candy 虚有其表的人或物
Episode 151103 / 03 Nov 2015
Going out with a good-looking but uninteresting person?
Thingy 忘了名称的物或人
Episode 151027 / 27 Oct 2015
An expression for when you can't quite remember the names of people and things
Across the pond 大西洋彼岸
Episode 151020 / 20 Oct 2015
Learn an expression which makes an ocean sound very small indeed
People person 人缘好的人
Episode 151013 / 13 Oct 2015
Are you good at working with people? This expression might describe you
A steal 物美价廉就像是白送的
Episode 151006 / 06 Oct 2015
Have you paid very little money for something normally expensive? Learn an expression for when you find a bargain
Bull and bear market 牛市和熊市
Episode 150929 / 29 Sep 2015
Learn what you say when share prices rise and when they fall. We help you to understand financial terms
Social media words 社交媒体用语
Episode 150922 / 22 Sep 2015
'Trolls' and 'haters' are the people who want to annoy you. The names are part of the new vocabulary of social media
A barrel of laughs “开心果”
Episode 150908 / 08 Sep 2015
What object is full of laughs? This is a phrase that describes someone who is fun
A face for radio 其貌不扬
Episode 150825 / 25 Aug 2015
Do you have an attractive voice but ugly face? Here is a humorous way of saying it
Give me credit 称赞表扬我的功劳
Episode 150818 / 18 Aug 2015
Learn a phrase that's full of praise. You won't need a credit card to use this one
Hot desk 无固定办公桌的现代办公室
Episode 150804 / 04 Aug 2015
Hot-desking is a modern way of working in offices. Learn how to use this phrase as a noun and a verb
Out of juice 没电了
Episode 150728 / 28 Jul 2015
Oh no - your phone's out of battery. We have just the phrase you need!
The penny dropped 话终于听明白了
Episode 150721 / 21 Jul 2015
Have you finally understood something? We have the perfect expression for you!
Red tape 繁文缛节，官僚作风
Episode 150714 / 14 Jul 2015
Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression
To drink someone under the table 酒量胜人一筹
Episode 150630 / 30 Jun 2015
Drink to celebrate the good things in life, drink to forget the bad. Here's an expression for people who like an alcoholic drink
Me time 私人专属时间
Episode 150623 / 23 Jun 2015
Both work and home demand lots of your time but what you really want is a few hours just to yourself. Here's an expression for that moment
Game changer 改变游戏规则的人或物
Episode 150210 / 10 Feb 2015
Feifei and Harry use an expression for people and ideas that change the way we do things
Wow factor 让人发出惊叹叫好的东西
Episode 150203 / 03 Feb 2015
Harry and Feifei look at an expression for when things surprise and impress you
Full-on 形容精神强烈紧张的短语
Episode 150127 / 27 Jan 2015
Neil and Feifei talk about a common colloquial expression for when things are intense