Do you use things until they almost stop working and become useless? Maybe you have a TV that’s hanging on by a thread. Or do you have an old t-shirt that’s on its last legs? This time Andrew and Harp more »
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Learn from natural English conversation – Hanging by a thread
Tagged with: Aw, Culips, english podcast, ESL Podcast, hanging by the thread, here you go, Idioms: Hanging by the thread, To almost kill yourself, to be dead, To skip
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Go call your folks
Everyone’s got some kind of parental unit, so there’s gotta be some slang to talk about it. We’re talking about mommy and daddy in this episode and reviewing some of the fun names we can call them. We also review more »
Tagged with: A tight family, folks, Go call your folks, lingo, Mum, to be in town, to get the hang of
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You pulled a fast one on me
Do you know someone who always likes to joke around? In this episode, we talk about expressions that can be used to describe when one person tricks another. It could be just for fun, or someone might intentionally try to more »
Tagged with: A junker, To deke, To pull a fast one, To pull someone's leg, To stop and look at something, To take a car for a spin
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Don’t rock the boat
We don’t like making trouble at Culips, but we do like making episodes about it! The expressions in today’s episode are all about causing problems and making changes when everything was just fine to begin with. Are you someone who more »
Host’s choice episode – Maura’s choice: Pig out!
This episode goes all the way back to 2009 in Culips history! Maura thought this would be a great episode to share with you because people often pig out around Christmas and New Year’s. There are so many dinners and more »
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It’s as clean as a whistle
It’s great when you have a nice, clean space, and you may want to talk about it. This episode is all about expressions for saying that something is really clean. Harp and Maura also talk about whether their bedrooms were more »
Tagged with: As clean as a whistle, Canadian English, Culips esl podcast, English expressions used in everyday conversation, english podcast, ESL Podcast, expression, Expressions, grammar, idiom, idioms, learn english, Learn English expressions, Listen to Natural English Conversation, Pronunciation, To be blown away, vocabulary
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She just swept it under the rug
Have you ever done something that you wanted to forget about, and hoped that everyone else would forget about it too? If so, then you wanted to sweep it under the rug. This week’s episode is about wanting to pretend more »
Tagged with: Canadian English, Culips esl podcast, English expressions used in everyday conversation, english podcast, ESL Podcast, expression, Expressions, Free language podcast, grammar, idiom, idioms, It wouldn't hurt, It’s about time, Learn English expressions, learn english through podcast, Learn from Natural English Conversation, Learn to speak natural English, Pronunciation, slang, To come back to haunt you, To sweep something under the rug, To turn a blind eye, To turn a deaf ear, vocabulary
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Busted!
When you listen to the news in English, you might hear about someone getting busted. In this episode, we take a look at some expressions that can be used to talk about police catching criminals and making arrests. Sometimes the more »
Tagged with: Busted, Canadian English, Chatch Word, Culips esl podcast, English expressions used in everyday conversation, english idioms, english podcast, ESL Podcast, Expressions, grammar, Learn English expressions, Learn English idioms and slang, Learn from Natural English Conversation, Learn to speak natural English
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The straw that broke the camel’s back
This episode is about not continuing with a bad situation. Sometimes when we’ve been in a bad situation, we continued. Even when numerous negative events occurred, we continued. But then something happened that was the straw that broke the camel’s more »
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Expressions with one
This episode we’re doing things a bit differently – We’re looking at expressions with the word one. You’ll hear explanations for one-horse race, one-track mind¬, and one-two punch. If you’re curious about what all these expressions mean, then this is more »
Tagged with: A one-horse race, Canadian English, culture, English, English expressions used in everyday conversation, english podcast, ESL Podcast, expression, Expressions, Expressions with one, Football this football that, grammar, idiom, idioms, learn english, Learn English expressions, No harm in it, No questions asked, One-track mind, One-two punch, There’s no question about it, To be all thumbs, To be head and shoulders above the rest, To be right around the corner, To brace yourself, To fall behind, To go to do, To make my day
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