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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.

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"In no time"
We use this expression to say that something will happen very quickly.
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"By the sound of it"
We use this expression to make a guess about something.
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"While I think of it"
We use this expression to introduce a (small) change of subject related to what was being talked about before.
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"You could always ..."
We use this expression to make a suggestion.
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"Just think..."
We use this expression when we want to imagine something real or unreal.
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"It's/That's not on"
We use this expression to say that something is not acceptable.
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