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

"I suppose so"
We use this expression to say that we agree with an idea or statement, but maybe we don't feel completely positive or are not sure.

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"Just (you) try"
We use this expression to warn someone about the negative consequences of something they might want to do.

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"Speaking!"
We use this expression to answer the telephone and say that the person who the caller wants is you.

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"Just because ... doesn't mean ..."
We use this expression to say that there is no logical connection between two things.

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"Can't complain"
We use this expression to reply to a question asking how something is, to say there are no big problems.

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"One ... at a time"
We use this expression to talk about a sequence of things or activities.
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