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Phrase of the Day

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A special English phrase for every day of the year.

Discover a new phrase each day to use in your English! These are special phrases and sayings that English speakers use all the time, but you don't often see these phrases in English course books or other study material. Visit daily to learn some popular English phrases on a regular basis.

Phrase of the day

"Have it your way"
We use this expression to say we agree - perhaps reluctantly - with the other person's idea, opinion or choice.
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"A drop in the ocean"
We use this expression to say that a quantity - usually money - is not very important for someone or something.
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"Fire away"
We use this expression to invite someone to ask us a question.
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"Nice try"
We use this expression to say that we won't do or believe what someone has said or tried to make us do, or to show that we appreciate something that did not work.
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"Roll on + time expression"
We use this expression to say we can't wait for a certain time to arrive.
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"The other way round/around"
We use this expression to say that some information was backwards.
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