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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"Let's face it"
We use this expression to introduce a negative idea that we have to accept.

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"Hit the nail on the head"
We use this expression to say that somebody's suggestion is exactly the right answer to a problem.

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"Put your foot in it"
We use this to talk about when we say something embarrassing by mistake.

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"Not long now"
We use this expression to say that something - generally positive - will soon happen.

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"Let's have a think about it"
We use this expression to say that we need to think about something to find a solution.

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"Come to think of it"
We use this expression to introduce something we had not thought of before.
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