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Learn this expression which means do something for attention or praise.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260112TRY THE LISTENING ROOM ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_listening_roo ...  Show more

This phrasal verb means to focus hard with no distractions. Learn how to use it here!FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260105TRY THE LISTENING ROOM ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the ...  Show more

We discuss this story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too. 

In this episode, we will talk about a question our fellow listener Nevanaci posed. In Turkish, there are words that sound the same but mean different things. In this episode, you’ll hear some examples. 

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

There are many English idioms that contain numbers so in this episode I wanted to introduce some common phrases. Check the YouTube version (link in podcast description) to see the phrases written out.