To keep the wolf from the door

Sometimes we ignore advice. Sometimes things go wrong and this programme is about those times. Phil and Feifei teach you how to use the expression to learn something the hard way.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_202 ...  Show more

Have you ever spoken in English, and the other person didn’t understand?In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about accents and pronunciation.With Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Global Englishes, University of Southampton.WATCH – Find Georgie’s video ...  Show more

Who knocked up the Knocker-Upper?? 

What's happening on the other side of the door? Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes ...  Show more

Wer beim Vorstellungsgespräch mit der Tür ins Haus fällt, hat keine guten Karten. Manchmal sind es so viele Bewerber, dass sie sich die Türklinke in die Hand geben. Gut, wenn man schon einen Fuß in der Tür hat. 

Sometimes bathroom stalls in China don't have doors on them. Though this may seem shocking to some, it's quite convenient when faced with the dilemma of whether to push the door open to potential stall going-ons, or not. But for those more uncertain times, when you are ...