This episode is about having secret plans or tools that you use at a specific time to help you get what you want. At different times in life, we may have something that we need to get and we have information or a strategy to help us get it! The expre...
This was a question from one of our listeners in China: What does the expression to go down in flames mean? In todays episode, were happy to answer that and to give you some other related expressions. In this episode, youll learn about different situ...
Before we had e-mail, the popular way to exchange written messages was by sending letters through snail mail. Canadas postal service recently went through a period when they werent delivering mail, which inspired us to create this episode. We talk ab...
In this episode, we look at expressions that tell us that people find it hard to change. You cant teach an old dog new tricks and a leopard cant change its spots are two proverbs that arent really talking about animals. Maura and Harp talk about the...
Harp had the idea for this episode when her friend used the expression to be right on the money. This episode is all about being right! Here we look at expressions that can be used when someone says something that is correct. Instead of just saying y...
Have you ever had something that bothered or worried you, that you couldnt stop thinking about? Sometimes the best thing to do in that situation is to get it off your chest. In this episode, were talking about feelings. If you need to have an honest...
Do you ever watch English TV shows to improve your listening comprehension? Television can be a great learning tool, or if youre not in the mood for thinking, it can also be a great way to relax and veg out! In this Chatterbox episode, were chatting...
When youre going through a difficult time in life, its nice to have a person who you know will support you and listen to you when you need to talk about your problems. This episode is all about wonderful people like that! Were looking at expressions...
Have you ever wondered about who we are at Culips? Do you know anything about how we started making English podcasts? Listen to the answers in this episode! Some of our listeners wrote saying they were curious to know more about us, so know you can l...
In this episode, were doing something a bit different: Were looking at expressions we use in English that arent actually English! English speakers often use certain words from other languages as if they were English. Here, we choose just four, from G...
