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.

Did you know that we first introduced the Phrase of the day in early 2006!
You could say that puts us nearly 20 years ahead of the competition.

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"I'm absolutely positive"
We use this expression to say we are completely sure about something.

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"Out of the blue"
We use this expression to say something happened as a complete surprise.

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"Look on the bright side"
We use this expression to encourage someone to think positively about a situation they believe is negative.

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"You're on"
We use this expression to say we agree to a condition someone has created.

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"Thanks but no thanks"
We use this expression to decline an offer someone has made, or to give a negative opinion of something we don't want to or wouldn't want to do.

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"Nice one"
We use this expression to say we approve strongly of an idea or statement.
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