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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"Keep an eye on..."
This expression means that sombody is watching something or checking it at regular intervals.

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"Third time lucky"
We use this expression to sound hopeful after two negative or unlucky experiences.

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"Go for it"
We use this expression to encourage someone to do something they want.

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"Still going strong"
We use this expression to say that someone or something is still very healthy, still doing well.

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"Work things out"
We use this expression to talk about finding a solution to a problem.

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"Bang up-to-date"
We use this expression to say something is completely modern or informed about everything.
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