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

"(That's a) likely story"
We use this expression to say that we don't believe what someone has told us.

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"Here to stay"
We use this expression to say that something is now part of everyday life and will not go away.

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"Get a grip"
We use this expression to tell someone to stop worrying about something and control themselves. It's often a reply to a moment of panic.

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"Once in a blue moon"
We use this expression to say that something only happens extremely rarely or not at all often.

Phrase of the day

"Running around like headless chickens"
We use this expression to describe a group of people who are disorganised and possibly all panicking.

Phrase of the day

"In at the deep end"
We use this expression to talk about starting to do a difficult job or activity before you have done any easy practising first.
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