Phrase of the Day

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A special English phrase for every day of the year.

Discover a new phrase each day to use in your English! These are special phrases and sayings that English speakers use all the time, but you don't often see these phrases in English course books or other study material. Visit daily to learn some popular English phrases on a regular basis.

Did you know that we first introduced the Phrase of the day in early 2006!
You could say that puts us nearly 20 years ahead of the competition.

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"Suppose"
We use this expression to introduce a question about a possibility, real or unlikely. It is like asking 'what if?' or 'imagine'

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"Drop it"
We use this expression to tell someone to stop talking about something that is annoying us.

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"Over the moon"
We use this expression to say that we are very happy with something that has happened.

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"It's like talking to a brick wall"
We use this expression to criticise somebody because they don't listen to what you tell them.

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"You're not going to like this, but..."
We use this expression to introduce a negative idea that we think could cause a problem.

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"Any chance..."
We use this expression to ask if something is possible, especially if we want a favour.
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