Rat race

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

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Beth and Neil look back at your favourite news stories and vocabulary of the year. 

Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives. 

Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Rohn was a major force in the personal development world. He taught us that being successful is a choice, and even further, he taught us how to achieve it. When he passed away in 2009, we continued to spread his remarkable philosophy―because it’s just that monumental.

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