Bob's Short English Lessons
If you want to learn English with short easy-to-understand lessons then you've come to the right place. I'm Bob the Canadian and I make videos on Youtube (Just search for "Bob's Short English Lessons" on Youtube!) as well as podcasts right here to help you learn English. Four times each week I upload a short English lesson with a complete transcript in the description. During these lessons I teach one or two curious phrases from the English language and answer a listener question. Thanks for joining me and I hope your English learning is going well!
Episodes
485 episodes
Learn the English Phrases "scarred for life" and "That's going to leave a scar!"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases SCARRED FOR LIFE and THAT'S GOING TO LEAVE A MARK / SCAR!In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase scarred for life. Now, this is a more ser...
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Episode 479
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4:26
Learn the English Phrases "to put a damper on something" and "a wet blanket"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO PUT A DAMPER ON SOMETHING and A WET BLANKETIn this English lesson, I wanted to teach you the English phrase to put a damper on something. When you put a damper on so...
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Episode 478
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4:31
Learn the English Phrases "to put together" and "to pull yourself together"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO PUT TOGETHER and TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHERIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to put together. When you put something together, it ...
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Episode 477
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4:19
Learn the English Phrases "the wrong side of the bed" and "to make the bed"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED and TO MAKE THE BEDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to get up on the wrong side of the bed o...
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Episode 476
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4:29
Learn the English Phrases "to sugarcoat" and "a coat of paint"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO SUGARCOAT and A COAT OF PAINTHi. I'll teach the phrase in a moment. I just got to get my gas pumping here. And then I will get started on the phrase to sugarcoat. Le...
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Episode 475
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4:21
Learn the English Phrases "to cover your tracks" and "to cover all the bases"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO COVER YOUR TRACKS and TO COVER ALL THE BASESIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to cover your tracks. Now, if you do something and ...
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Episode 474
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4:25
Learn the English Phrases "to belt out" and "to tighten your belt"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO BELT OUT and TO TIGHTEN YOUR BELTIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to belt out. So a belt is something you wear on your pants so ...
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Episode 473
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4:19
Learn the English Phrases "a real headache" and "a splitting headache"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A REAL HEADACHE and A SPLITTING HEADACHEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the phrase a real headache. Now this can have two meanings. The actual meanin...
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Episode 472
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4:25
Learn the English Phrases "That's the spirit!" and "a kindred spirit"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases THAT'S THE SPIRIT and A KINDRED SPIRITIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase that's the spirit. When we say that's the spirit to someone,...
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Episode 471
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Learn the English Terms "face-to-face" and "in person"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English terms FACE-TO-FACE and IN PERSONIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English term face to face. When you meet someone face to face, it means that you're in th...
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Episode 470
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4:19
Learn the English Phrases "mistaken identity" and "identity crisis"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY and IDENTITY CRISISIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase a case of mistaken identity. When you say that some...
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Episode 469
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4:20
Learn the English Phrases "past their prime" and "prime time"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases PAST THEIR PRIME and PRIME TIMEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase past their prime. When you say someone is past their prime, it mean...
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Episode 468
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4:23
Learn the English Phrases "a textbook example" and "to set a bad example"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE and TO SET A BAD EXAMPLEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase a textbook example. When something is a textbook exampl...
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Episode 467
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4:33
Learn the English Phrases "mutually beneficial" and "the feeling is mutual"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL and THE FEELING IS MUTUALIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you understand the English term mutually beneficial. When something is mutually be...
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Episode 464
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4:18
Learn the English Phrases "sight unseen" and "out of sight, out of mind"
Preply is a great way to find an English conversation partner. Use this link http://preply.sjv.io/e1gM5D to get 50% off your first lesson or use code BOB50 at checkout. In my experience Preply is a grea...
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Episode 463
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4:14
Learn the English Phrases "My heart skipped a beat!" and "a hop, skip, and a jump"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT and A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMPIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English expression my heart skipped a beat. Now this can be us...
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Episode 462
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4:22
Learn the English Expressions "That's the way it goes sometimes!" and "It is what it is!"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES SOMETIMES and IT IS WHAT IT IS.In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English expression, that's the way it goes sometimes. This ...
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Episode 461
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4:39
Learn the English Phrases "bound and determined" and "to be bound to"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases BOUND AND DETERMINED and TO BE BOUND TOIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase bound and determined. When you are bound and determined to ...
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Episode 460
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4:18
Learn the English Words "airhead" and "airball"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English words AIRHEAD and AIRBALLIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English word airhead. Now, this is not a nice word. This is a word you use to talk about someone...
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Episode 459
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4:22
Learn the English Phrases "in the dark" and "a shot in the dark"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases IN THE DARK and A SHOT IN THE DARKIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase in the dark. When you are in the dark, it means you don't know a...
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Episode 458
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4:24
Learn the English Phrases "wishful thinking" and "to think big"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WISHFUL THINKING and TO THINK BIGIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is when you think positively a...
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Episode 457
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4:15
Learn the English Phrases "to work well with others" and "a team player"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS and A TEAM PLAYERIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to work well with others. When you are working and you a...
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Episode 456
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4:39
Learn the English Terms "heavy hitter" and "heavy heart"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English terms HEAVY HITTER and HEAVY HEARTIn this English lesson, I'd like to help you learn the English term heavy hitter. When you say someone is a heavy hitter in a certain area, it...
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Episode 455
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4:25
Learn the English Phrases "might as well" and "freezing rain"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases MIGHT AS WELL and FREEZING RAINIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase might as well. We use this phrase when we're saying that we should ...
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Episode 454
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4:39
Learn the English Word "one" and the phrase "a good one"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English words ONE and the phrase A GOOD ONEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn some interesting ways to use the word one. We can use the word one sometimes in sentences ...
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Episode 453
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