The English We Speak: Kick the can down the road

About this episode

This episode teaches listeners how to use the expression 'kick the can down the road' in a work context.

Sometimes at work we need to kick the can down the road. Learn how to use this expression with Phil and Feifei. TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260316 OFFICE ENGLISH: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English Grammar ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ 6 Minute English They're all available by searching in your podcast app. (Photo: Getty)

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil, Feifei

Topics covered

• work expressions
• idioms
• language learning
• English usage
• office English

Keywords

• kick the can down the road
• work expressions
• idioms
• language learning
• English phrases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio

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