English in a Minute: Phrases with 'life'
Learning English Vocabulary
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4.5 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Give your English learning a new lease of life with this podcast. Learn this phrase and more with Georgie.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. You're listening to BBC LearningEnglish.com. Let's learn four phrases with life. |
| 0:16.6 | We can talk about people from all walks of life to mean people with different jobs or roles in society. |
| 0:23.9 | I've lived in lots of different places, so I have friends from many walks of life. |
| 0:28.9 | If you're having the time of your life, it means you're enjoying yourself a lot. |
| 0:33.5 | My sister is travelling around Asia and she's having the time of her life. |
| 0:39.3 | She doesn't want to come home. You can tell someone to get a life, either if you think they need to be more exciting, or if they're being nosy and should mind their own business. |
| 0:48.3 | This can sound a bit rude, so be careful. |
| 0:51.3 | Susie is always talking about me and judging me. |
| 0:54.6 | She needs to get a life. |
| 0:56.9 | And lastly, if you get a new lease of life, |
| 1:00.2 | you get a new burst of energy and enthusiasm for life. |
| 1:04.2 | Dad feels so much better after his knee operation. |
| 1:07.4 | It's given him a new lease of life. |
| 1:10.0 | Give your English learning a new lease of life |
| 1:12.4 | with BBC Learning English. |
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