Learning English Conversations Episodes Episode guide
-
Steal someone's thunder
If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!
-
Stab in the back
Harry and Feifei talk about an expression that is not as violent as it sounds.
-
Sponger
Neil tells Li about his plan to live in luxury after giving up his job.
-
Spoiler alert!
A warning when we're going to reveal part of the story of a film, book or TV series.
-
Splash Out
Finn is spending a lot of money. But can he afford it?
-
Spill the tea
Are you a gossip? You'll love this expression.
-
Sound out
Sometimes you just want to find out what someone else thinks.
-
Something to chew on
Feifei gives Neil something to chew on
-
Soft skills
These are job skills needed to deal with the public, and very much in demand.
-
Social media words
'Trolls' and 'haters' – the words for people who are just there to annoy you online
-
Social media influencer
You know all about social media, but ... what is a social media influencer? Learn here.
-
So done with
Feeling bored of your work?
-
Snowflake
Do you melt too easily?
-
Snap up
If you snap up something, you get it quickly or immediately and usually with enthusiasm.
-
Snackable
Learn an expression to describe short online content that you can snack on!
-
Smoothie
Are you a smoothie? Learn different meanings of the word 'smoothie' with Neil and Li.
-
Smombie
Are you a smartphone zombie?
-
Smell a rat
Li is told she won the lottery. But is it true? Neil has bad news for her.
-
Smash it
Learn a phrase to give encouragement
-
Small talk
Here's a phrase that describes making informal conversation about not much.
-
Small change
A phrase for trivial things
-
Slow walk
How do you describe something making slow progress?
-
Slow TV
Learn about the TV trend that urges you to relax, slow down and chill out.
-
Slippery slope
Learn how to describe a situation that is getting worse and might end in disaster.
-
Slap-bang
Learn a phrase to describe an exact position.
-
Skew-whiff
Describe something that isn't straight.
-
Skeleton in the closet
Finn and Li go to his late uncle's house. What is Li afraid of? We hope this won't you...
-
Skeleton crew
An expression for when there aren't many people working.
-
Six-pack
Do you have a six-pack or a one-pack? Maybe it's time to do more exercise! Find out in...
-
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
This expression may not have anything to do with numbers