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
435 episodes
Learn the English Phrases "on good terms" and "on bad terms"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English terms ON GOOD TERMS and ON BAD TERMSIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase on good terms. When you're on good terms with someone, it means that w...
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Episode 427
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4:30
Learn the English Phrases "between jobs" and "odd jobs"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the phrases "BETWEEN JOBS" and "ODD JOBS"In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase between jobs. When someone says they are between jobs, it means they don't cu...
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Episode 426
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4:19
Learn the English Phrases "to sit in on" and "to sit out"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO SIT IN ON and TO SIT OUTIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to sit in on. It's a nice phrasal verb with two prepositions at the end...
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Episode 425
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Learn the English Phrases "no pun intended" and "pun intended"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the phrases "no pun intended" and "pun intended"In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase no pun intended. Now, first, I should explain what a pun is. A pun is ...
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Episode 424
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4:22
Learn the English Phrases "to flip-flop" and "to do an about-face"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO FLIP-FLOP and TO DO AN ABOUT-FACEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English verb to flip flop. When you flip flop on something, it means you chan...
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Episode 423
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4:21
Learn How to Pronounce "reach / rich" and "peach / pitch"
Read along to practice your English pronunciation of the words REACH and RICH, PEACH and PITCHIn this English lesson, I wanted to talk about the difference in pronunciation between reach and rich. This is actually from a question that's ...
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Episode 422
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4:35
Learn the English Phrases "out of reach" and "out of touch"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases OUT OF REACH and OUT OF TOUCHIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase out of reach. When something is out of reach, it simply means when yo...
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Episode 421
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4:19
Learn the English Phrases "stuck in your ways" and "to be stuck on something"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases STUCK IN YOUR WAYS and TO BE STUCK ON SOMETHINGIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase stuck in your ways. When you're stuck in your ways,...
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Episode 420
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4:30
Learn the English Phrases "All done!" and "Been there, done that!"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases ALL DONE! and BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase all done. Now, you probably know this phrase. It's a pretty co...
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Episode 419
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4:29
Learn the English Phrases "to run out of steam" and "to be steamed"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO RUN OUT OF STEAM and TO BE STEAMEDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to run out of steam. When you run out of steam, it means you'...
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Episode 418
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Learn the English Phrases "to thin out" and "to spread yourself too thin"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO THIN OUT and TO SPREAD YOURSELF TOO THINIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to thin out. Now, this has two meanings or t...
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Episode 417
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4:57
Learn the English Phrases "to deal with" and "a good deal"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO DEAL WITH and A GOOD DEALIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to deal with. When you need to deal with something, it means you are g...
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Episode 416
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4:27
Learn the English Saying "Two can play that game!" and the term "two-faced"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English saying TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME and the term TWO-FACEDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English saying, two can play at that game. This is a phrase we use w...
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Episode 415
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4:26
Learn the English Saying, "It's not the heat, it's the humidty!" and the Phrase "to beat the heat"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English saying IT'S NOT THE HEAT, IT'S THE HUMIDITY and the phrase TO BEAT THE HEATIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English saying, it's not the heat, it's the h...
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Episode 414
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4:22
Learn the English Phrases "to get the wrong idea" and "to be in the wrong"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO GET THE WRONG IDEA and TO BE IN THE WRONGIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to get the wrong idea. Now, we usually use ...
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Episode 413
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4:39
Learn the English Phrases "to clue in" and "to not have a clue"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO CLUE IN and TO NOT HAVE A CLUEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to clue in. When you clue into something, it means you've heard s...
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Episode 412
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4:34
Learn the English Phrases "the short term" and "the long term"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases THE SHORT TERM and THE LONG TERMIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase the short term. When we say the short term, we're talking ...
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Episode 411
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4:39
Learn the English Phrases "to go off on someone" and "to go off"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO GO OFF ON SOMEONE and TO GO OFFIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to go off on someone. When you go off on someone, it means you g...
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Episode 410
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4:20
Learn the English Phrases "to feel at home" and "There's no place like home!"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO FEEL AT HOME and THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOMEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to feel at home. When you go somewhere el...
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Episode 409
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4:24
Learn the English Phrases "to have a reputation" and "your reputation precedes you"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO HAVE A REPUTATION and YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOUIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to have a reputation. When you have a reputat...
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Episode 408
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4:27
Learn the English Phrases "all the rage" and "road rage"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases ALL THE RAGE and ROAD RAGEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase all the rage. When something is all the rage, it means everyone is doing...
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Episode 407
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4:22
Learn the English Phrases "homeward bound" and "a straight shot"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases HOMEWARD BOUND and A STRAIGHT SHOTHey, it's been a lot of fun hanging out with Brent. Today's the day where I might be leaving later today. I might be leaving tomorrow ...
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Episode 406
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4:43
Learn the English Phrases "finally done" and "finely done"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases FINALLY DONE and FINELY DONEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase finally done. Now, I used this phrase, actually, in yesterday's video....
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Episode 405
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4:31
Learn the English Phrases "makes sense" and "doesn't make sense"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases MAKES SENSE and DOESN'T MAKE SENSEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase makes sense. When something makes sense, it just means it's logi...
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Episode 404
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4:16
Learn the English Phrases "Why the long face?" and "the long way home"
Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WHY THE LONG FACE? and THE LONG WAY HOMEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, why the long face? This is a question you might ask someo...
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Episode 403
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