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Language Snacks

Hungry for more idioms and colloquial expressions? Check out our fun Language Snacks to brush up on your vocabulary.

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A bad hair day
Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong?
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Dressed to the nines
Do you like to get dressed up for parties or formal ocassions?
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Get out of the wrong side of the bed
Are you usually in a good mood when you get up in the morning?
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Have a chinwag
Are you a chatty kind of person?
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Mum's the word
In this Language Snack Sabrina tells us about an expression that originates from one of Shakespeare'
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Not my cup of tea
We know that British people drink a lot of tea, but why do they use this expression?
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Over the hill
Are you over the hill yet? Find out by listening to this podcast.
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Pull someone's leg
Listen to this Language Snack where Sabrina tries her hand at British style humour.
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Rather you than me
If you don't envy what someone has to do, what do you say to them?
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Thanks, but no thanks
British people like to say please and thank you a lot, but why do they say thanks, but no thanks?
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The bee's knees
Do bees have knees? What on earth can this expression mean?
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The best thing since sliced bread
Do you like to use gadgets?