The English We Speak
By BBC Radio
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alter
Jan 18, 2022
only ads in 21/22 on the halftime of podcast
Bruno
Jun 24, 2020
andrea
Apr 3, 2020
one of the best english podcast for who want to learn/improve this language.
I'd like if the audios are more longer, like 10 minutes
i think its good from intermediate to advanced.
Keep it up!
Jan 17, 2019
Elvis Alive
Jul 20, 2018
Description
Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
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Plan b
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Sound out
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Fly by night
|
Nov 14, 2023 |
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One-up
|
Nov 14, 2023 |
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Tread on someone's toes
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Mental gymnastics
|
Oct 24, 2023 |
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Call dibs
|
Oct 17, 2023 |
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Run for the hills
|
Oct 10, 2023 |
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Each to their own
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Fill your boots
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Join the club
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Go with the flow
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Cakeism
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Drip feed
|
Aug 22, 2023 |
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Scatterbrain
|
Aug 15, 2023 |
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Be in with a shout
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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On point
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Kiss something goodbye
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Productivity theatre
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Pet hate
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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On the table
|
Jul 04, 2023 |
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Jump through hoops
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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It happens to the best of us
|
Jun 20, 2023 |
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Famous last words
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Hard pass
|
Jun 06, 2023 |
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Level up
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May 30, 2023 |
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Get with the programme
|
May 23, 2023 |
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Shout-out
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May 16, 2023 |
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Fitspiration
|
May 09, 2023 |
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Hats off
|
May 02, 2023 |
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Under your breath
|
Apr 25, 2023 |
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Be at a loss
|
Apr 18, 2023 |
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Go off on one
|
Apr 11, 2023 |
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Wiggle room
|
Apr 04, 2023 |
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(It's the) story of my life
|
Mar 28, 2023 |
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No ifs or buts
|
Mar 21, 2023 |
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Caught red-handed
|
Mar 14, 2023 |
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Rabbit on
|
Mar 07, 2023 |
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Thanks a bunch
|
Feb 28, 2023 |
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Slow walk
|
Feb 21, 2023 |
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Take something to heart
|
Feb 14, 2023 |
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Take something to heart
|
Feb 13, 2023 |
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Know the score
|
Feb 07, 2023 |
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Jog your memory
|
Jan 31, 2023 |
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A flying start
|
Jan 24, 2023 |
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Steal someone's thunder
|
Jan 17, 2023 |
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Call it a day
|
Jan 09, 2023 |
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Off the top of my head
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Change for the better
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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The gift that keeps on giving
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Quiet quitting
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Hang in there
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Bite your tongue
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Win hands down
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Fever pitch
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Twiddle your thumbs
|
Nov 08, 2022 |
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Get your act together
|
Nov 08, 2022 |
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Dog's dinner
|
Oct 25, 2022 |
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Sitting pretty
|
Oct 18, 2022 |
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Feast your eyes
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Put the brakes on
|
Oct 04, 2022 |
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Second-guess
|
Sep 26, 2022 |
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Ins and outs
|
Sep 20, 2022 |
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Yes and no
|
Sep 13, 2022 |
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Eat your words
|
Sep 13, 2022 |
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Bug someone
|
Sep 13, 2022 |
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Willy-nilly
|
Aug 23, 2022 |
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Willy-nilly
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Gnarly
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Smash it
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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A doddle
|
Aug 02, 2022 |
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It’s now or never
|
Jul 26, 2022 |
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Happy days
|
Jul 19, 2022 |
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Double down
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Game face
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Bitten by the bug
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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It escapes me
|
Jun 21, 2022 |
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Onboarding
|
Jun 13, 2022 |
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Thereby hangs a tale
|
Jun 06, 2022 |
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The royal treatment
|
May 31, 2022 |
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Tell me about it
|
May 24, 2022 |
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Creatively bankrupt
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May 17, 2022 |
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As if
|
May 10, 2022 |
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Bad hair day
|
May 04, 2022 |
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'Ish' - The English We Speak
|
May 03, 2022 |
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Promises, promises
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Not see hide nor hair
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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A curate's egg
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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That'll be the day
|
Mar 29, 2022 |
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Gathering dust
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Easier said than done
|
Mar 15, 2022 |
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The plot thickens
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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All at sea
|
Mar 01, 2022 |
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Don't mind me
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Cramp my style
|
Feb 15, 2022 |
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You couldn't make it up
|
Feb 08, 2022 |
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Cool cat
|
Feb 01, 2022 |
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There's nothing to it
|
Jan 25, 2022 |
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As sick as a parrot
|
Jan 18, 2022 |
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Eke out
|
Jan 13, 2022 |
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Say no more
|
Jan 04, 2022 |
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Scrub up well
|
Dec 28, 2021 |
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You shouldn't have
|
Dec 21, 2021 |
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Not looking too clever
|
Dec 14, 2021 |
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Not like the sound of something
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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I'll give you that
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Another string to your bow
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Clap back
|
Nov 16, 2021 |
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Talk through your hat
|
Nov 09, 2021 |
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Quote ... unquote
|
Nov 02, 2021 |
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Not a patch on something
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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No cap
|
Oct 19, 2021 |
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Moreish
|
Oct 12, 2021 |
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A legend in one's lifetime
|
Oct 04, 2021 |
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Live rent-free in one's head
|
Sep 28, 2021 |
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Now you're talking
|
Sep 21, 2021 |
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Hits different
|
Sep 14, 2021 |
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Extra
|
Sep 07, 2021 |
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Zhuzh
|
Aug 31, 2021 |
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Lo and behold
|
Aug 24, 2021 |
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Bigwig
|
Aug 17, 2021 |
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Cringe
|
Aug 10, 2021 |
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It’s the … for me
|
Aug 05, 2021 |
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Obvs
|
Jul 27, 2021 |
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Down / Up for something
|
Jul 20, 2021 |
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Savage
|
Jul 13, 2021 |
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Lit
|
Jul 06, 2021 |
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Yikes!
|
Jun 29, 2021 |
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YOLO
|
Jun 22, 2021 |
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Vibe
|
Jun 15, 2021 |
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Noob
|
Jun 08, 2021 |
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Adulting
|
Jun 01, 2021 |
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Push back
|
May 18, 2021 |
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The CEO of
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May 11, 2021 |
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Zip it!
|
May 04, 2021 |
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Botch job
|
Apr 27, 2021 |
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It slaps!
|
Apr 20, 2021 |
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Have a lot of plates spinning
|
Apr 13, 2021 |
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Pizzazz
|
Apr 06, 2021 |
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Oomph
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Snap up
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Nothingburger
|
Mar 16, 2021 |
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Awesomesauce
|
Mar 09, 2021 |
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Clout
|
Mar 02, 2021 |
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GOAT
|
Feb 23, 2021 |
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Workation
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Moonshot
|
Feb 09, 2021 |
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Slap-bang
|
Feb 02, 2021 |
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Sadfishing
|
Jan 26, 2021 |
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Mic drop
|
Jan 19, 2021 |
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Tone deaf
|
Jan 12, 2021 |
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'A' game
|
Jan 05, 2021 |
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Frontliner
|
Dec 28, 2020 |
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On fleek
|
Dec 15, 2020 |
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Contact tracing
|
Dec 08, 2020 |
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Key worker
|
Dec 01, 2020 |
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Sharenting
|
Nov 24, 2020 |
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Plastic footprint
|
Nov 17, 2020 |
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Spoiler alert!
|
Nov 10, 2020 |
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Listicle
|
Nov 02, 2020 |
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Doomscrolling
|
Oct 27, 2020 |
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Crowdsourcing
|
Oct 20, 2020 |
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One step at a time
|
Oct 13, 2020 |
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Bog-standard
|
Oct 06, 2020 |
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A wake-up call
|
Sep 29, 2020 |
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Climate emergency
|
Sep 22, 2020 |
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Thirsty
|
Sep 15, 2020 |
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Vanilla
|
Sep 08, 2020 |
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Roast
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Sticking point
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Flatten the curve
|
Aug 18, 2020 |
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Living in a bubble
|
Aug 11, 2020 |
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Cancelled
|
Aug 04, 2020 |
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New normal
|
Jul 28, 2020 |
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Slippery slope
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Throw shade
|
Jul 14, 2020 |
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Bite the bullet
|
Jul 07, 2020 |
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Blended working
|
Jun 30, 2020 |
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JOMO
|
Jun 23, 2020 |
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Furlough
|
Jun 16, 2020 |
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Spill the tea
|
Jun 09, 2020 |
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Flexing
|
Jun 02, 2020 |
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Salty
|
May 26, 2020 |
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Skeleton crew
|
May 19, 2020 |
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Lowkey
|
May 12, 2020 |
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Live for something
|
May 05, 2020 |
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Cabin fever
|
Apr 28, 2020 |
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Bang on about something
|
Apr 21, 2020 |
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Fire
|
Apr 14, 2020 |
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Running on fumes
|
Apr 07, 2020 |
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Sheeple
|
Mar 31, 2020 |
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Hater
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Talk shop
|
Mar 10, 2020 |
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Snackable
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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A memory like a sieve
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Nomophobia
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Peacocking
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Kick into the long grass
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Rat race
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Microworker
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Serial returner
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Talk the talk
|
Jan 07, 2020 |
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Out with the old, in with the new
|
Dec 30, 2019 |
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The more the merrier
|
Dec 23, 2019 |
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Take one for the team
|
Dec 17, 2019 |
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Mind your Ps and Qs
|
Dec 10, 2019 |
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Dad dancing
|
Dec 03, 2019 |
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Big data
|
Nov 26, 2019 |
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Punch above your weight
|
Nov 19, 2019 |
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Social media influencer
|
Nov 12, 2019 |
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Goldilocks
|
Nov 05, 2019 |
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Ghosting
|
Oct 29, 2019 |
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Slow TV
|
Oct 22, 2019 |
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Tiger mother
|
Oct 15, 2019 |
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Buzzkill
|
Oct 08, 2019 |
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Buyer's remorse
|
Oct 01, 2019 |
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Freecycle
|
Sep 24, 2019 |
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Carbon footprint
|
Sep 17, 2019 |
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To cough up
|
Sep 10, 2019 |
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Brain fade
|
Sep 03, 2019 |
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Fib
|
Aug 27, 2019 |
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Hot under the collar
|
Aug 20, 2019 |
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Eat your heart out
|
Aug 13, 2019 |
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Across
|
Aug 06, 2019 |
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Fat chance
|
Jul 30, 2019 |
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Milk it
|
Jul 23, 2019 |
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To cherry-pick
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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To fight tooth and nail
|
Jul 09, 2019 |
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It's a small world
|
Jul 02, 2019 |
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Vanish into thin air
|
Jun 25, 2019 |
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Get the short straw
|
Jun 18, 2019 |
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Soft skills
|
Jun 11, 2019 |
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Clever clogs
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May 28, 2019 |
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Couch surfing
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May 21, 2019 |
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Like riding a bike
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May 14, 2019 |
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On fire
|
May 07, 2019 |
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Dead
|
Apr 23, 2019 |
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Give someone the runaround
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Laughing all the way to the bank
|
Apr 09, 2019 |
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The joke is on you
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Keep a lid on it
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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To pull the wool over someone's eyes
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Take the rough with the smooth
|
Mar 12, 2019 |
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Hard-nosed
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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To have a soft spot
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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To make a song and dance (about something)
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Giant killer
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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A shock to the system
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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From pillar to post
|
Jan 29, 2019 |
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Small talk
|
Jan 22, 2019 |
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A bright spark
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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To be all downhill
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Fireworks
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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To have all your Christmases come at once
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Dec 28, 2018 |
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It's the thought that counts
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Digital detox
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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It leaves a bad taste in your mouth
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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Pea-souper
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Throw in the towel
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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A walk in the park
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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Dumbphone
|
Nov 06, 2018 |
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No fear
|
Oct 30, 2018 |
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Something to chew on
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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Waffle on
|
Oct 16, 2018 |
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Skew-whiff
|
Oct 09, 2018 |
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Play a blinder
|
Oct 02, 2018 |
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Miffed
|
Sep 25, 2018 |
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Humblebrag
|
Sep 18, 2018 |
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Out of your depth
|
Sep 11, 2018 |
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Mardy
|
Sep 04, 2018 |
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Curry favour
|
Aug 28, 2018 |
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Take the biscuit
|
Aug 21, 2018 |
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Step on it
|
Aug 14, 2018 |
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Ping
|
Aug 07, 2018 |
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Crunch time
|
Jul 31, 2018 |
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Have a pop
|
Jul 24, 2018 |
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A necessary evil
|
Jul 17, 2018 |
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If the cap fits
|
Jul 10, 2018 |
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My bad
|
Jul 03, 2018 |
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To have a good nose (for something)
|
Jun 26, 2018 |
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Friends in High Places
|
Jun 19, 2018 |
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Catch-22
|
Jun 12, 2018 |
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Let the dust settle
|
Jun 05, 2018 |
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Nothing to shout about
|
May 29, 2018 |
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Let sleeping dogs lie
|
May 22, 2018 |
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Bleed someone dry
|
May 15, 2018 |
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Small change
|
May 08, 2018 |
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That'll teach you
|
May 01, 2018 |
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An old hand
|
Apr 24, 2018 |
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Out of the loop
|
Apr 17, 2018 |
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Rub it in
|
Apr 10, 2018 |
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Smombie
|
Apr 03, 2018 |
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Freegan
|
Mar 27, 2018 |
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Barking up the wrong tree
|
Mar 20, 2018 |
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Cloud cuckoo land
|
Mar 13, 2018 |
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A taste of your own medicine
|
Mar 06, 2018 |
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Happy-go-lucky
|
Feb 27, 2018 |
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Whizz-kid
|
Feb 20, 2018 |
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The best of both worlds
|
Feb 13, 2018 |
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Bone idle
|
Feb 06, 2018 |