Welcome to the Winning English podcast - the audio version of the Winning English email newsletter - helping your English shine through the use of idioms, slang, and cultural references! Today, a short story about a business networking event. Plus, a personal reflection.
Winning English is intended for intermediate to advanced English language learners. Native speakers often use idioms, slang, and references in their business and everyday speech. But these can be confusing, because often the meaning isn’t clear. Winning English is the solution. Improve your comprehension - and even start sounding like a native speaker - by mastering these complex parts of speech.
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Please feel free to contact me - Bill Poorman, your host and teacher - at bill@winningenglish.com. Thanks, and talk soon!
Winning English podcast - Going sideways • Come back to bite us • Right the ship • Bottleneck • Own a problem • Burn the midnight oil
Winning English podcast - Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras • Ash Wednesday • Lent • It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission
Winning English podcast - Presidents' Day • Two famous quotes by American presidents • Top dog • Head honcho • Big cheese
Winning English podcast - Happy Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day! • Strong as an ox • You take my breath away • You are my one and only• I only have eyes for you
Winning English podcast - The confusing number of ways to say the plural of "you"
Winning English podcast - Cut through red tape • Jump through hoops • Take it in stride • Winter blahs • Soaking up the sun
Winning English podcast - To rope in • Understand the landscape • Move the ball forward • Fighting fires • Heart skipped a beat • Love at first sight
Winning English podcast - Holds water • Nail down • Dig into • Easy peasy • A walk in the park - And please fill out the survey!
Winning English podcast - Milestone • Cause for celebration • Golden anniversary • Practice makes perfect • Talk soon
Winning English podcast - Hit the road • Traffic jam • Great minds think alike • Jinx it • In the free and clear • Make really good time
Winning English podcast - Jerk • Throw you under the bus • Stab in the back • Screw things up • Show them who's boss • Pick your battles • Let it ride
Winning English podcast - Sidetracked • Cut in • Train of thought • Uh, oh • Jog your memory • Stomach is growling • Awesome • Sounds good • Sit tight • Hold down the fort • Go Dut
Winning English podcast - End of civilization as we know it • At my wit's end • Go off the deep end • Feast your eyes • Have the time of your life • Stick-in-the-mud • You're on • Let's
Winning English podcast - Safe and sound • Break new ground • Right from the get go • Out with the old, in with the new • If it ain't broke... • Fingers crossed • Don’t bite off more tha
Winning English podcast - Happy New Year! • In the history books • New Year's resolutions • To take stock • Turn over a new leaf • Make a fresh start • Get your act together
Winning English podcast - At the tail end • Tie up loose ends • Feel at loose ends • At the end of your rope • Beginning of the end • Don't know which end is up
Winning English podcast - Merry Christmas! • Eve • Christmas miracle • Christmas came early • Holiday spirit • Peace on earth and good will toward men
Winning English podcast - Change things up • Solstice • Equinox • Vernal • Autumnal • Happy days are here again
Winning English podcast - Wake-up call • Out of the woods • Back to the drawing board • Every option on the table • Once bitten, twice shy • Pick someone's brain • Tried and true • The d
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