An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of each word. When a British friend says "I'm over the moon", nobody is in space. Learners often translate idioms from their own language word by word, and the result confuses everyone. In this episode: • Liking, easy and difficult • Feelings • Busy days and time • Things and money • SCENE: A BUSY SATURDAY (an invented household) • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: it's not my cup of tea — I don't really like it (neutral, polite) a piece of cake — very easy (casual) a doddle — very easy; doddle (DOD-l) (casual) it's not rocket science — it's not difficult (casual) it's a faff — it's annoyingly complicated or slow; faff (FAF) (casual) a dab hand at — very good at (casual) over the moon — extremely happy (casual) under the weather — a bit ill (neutral) a storm in a teacup — a lot of anger about something small (neutral) on the go — very busy, always doing something (casual) in a bit — soon, in a short time (casual) all over the place — untidy, or everywhere (casual) make a beeline for — go straight towards something (casual) on the cards — likely to happen (neutral) the kettle's on — I'm making tea, come and have some (casual, friendly) bits and bobs — small things of different kinds (casual) it's raining cats and dogs — it's raining very hard Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.