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The English We Speak: Second nature

3 min • 2 juli 2024

Here's an expression that means you can do something without having to think about it, because it's so familiar to you. [Image: Getty]

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The English We Speak: Second nature

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The English We Speak: Dabble in

The English We Speak: Rope someone in

The English We Speak: Scratch the surface

The English We Speak: Step into the shoes

The English We Speak: Drop

The English We Speak: All you like

The English We Speak: Around the clock

The English We Speak: Have in your locker

The English We Speak: Come full circle

The English We Speak: Grind someone's gears

The English We Speak: Feel seen

The English We Speak: It's giving

The English We Speak: Dial down

The English We Speak: The name of the game

The English We Speak: Do it for the plot

The English We Speak: Let something slide

The English We Speak: Twist someone's arm

The English We Speak: Have someone on

The English We Speak: Can-do attitude

The English We Speak: Go to

The English We Speak: Skedaddle

My Song, My Home: Adam in Ipswich

The English We Speak: Main character moment

My Song, My Home: Alice in Leeds

The English We Speak: Fall on stony ground

My Song, My Home: Grace in Liverpool

The English We Speak: Make a rod for your own back

My Song, My Home: Josh in London

The English We Speak: Ship

My Song, My Home: Bailey in St Ives

The English We Speak: Twig

The English We Speak: Mooch

The English We Speak: By the book

The English We Speak: Turn over a new leaf

The English We Speak: You can't go wrong with

The English We Speak: The flip side

The English We Speak: In my travel era

The English We Speak: Give it some welly!

The English We Speak: Shoehorn something in

The English We Speak: On the fly

The English We Speak: That's on you

The English We Speak: Warts and all

The English We Speak: Off the scale

The English We Speak: Throw one's toys out the pram

The English We Speak: Makes my skin crawl

The English We Speak: An uphill task

The English We Speak: Bide someone's time

The English We Speak: From the get-go

The English We Speak: Stomping ground

The English We Speak: Tug at the heartstrings

The English We Speak: Clutch at straws

The English We Speak: Crank up

The English We Speak: Find your groove

The English We Speak: Top-notch

The English We Speak: Off the cuff

The English We Speak: Take the wheel

The English We Speak: The works

The English We Speak: Dip your toe into

The English We Speak: Ham-fisted

The English We Speak: Second nature

The English we speak: Take the plunge

The English We Speak: Peaks and troughs

The English We Speak: Heavy lifting

The English We Speak: Stir the pot

The English We Speak: Wishy-washy

The English We Speak: Shook

The English We Speak: Let loose

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