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.

Phrase of the day

"See what I mean!"
We use this expression after another person has disagreed with or questioned our ideas. We are using the phrase to remind them that we are correct.

Phrase of the day

"I've felt better / I've had better"
We use this expression to say that we are not feeling as well as we normally do. With 'had' the phrase means that a recent experience is not as good as past experiences.

Phrase of the day

"Bless him / Bless her"
We use this expression when we want to show sympathy or concern for someone that we care about.

Phrase of the day

"Rather you than me"
We use this expression to say that we would prefer not to do something.

Phrase of the day

"If you'll just..."
We use this expression to ask someone very politely to do something. People often use it when they’re talking to customers or clients.

Phrase of the day

"I take it (all) back"
We use this expression to say we regret saying something and we know we were wrong to say it.
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