English in a Minute: Phrases with sea

Learning English Vocabulary

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Language Learning, Education

4.5 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

What phrases do you know with 'sea'? Beth will teach you some in this podcast.

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0:00.0	You're listening to BBC LearningEnglish.com.
0:05.0	You know what the C is, but do you know any phrases with C?
0:13.4	If you're at sea, you feel confused and maybe a bit lost. I studied so hard. I don't know how I failed. I'm completely at sea.
0:24.6	If your relationship has ended or someone you like is no longer single, you might say there are
0:30.4	plenty more fish in the sea. There are lots of other people you could have a relationship with.
0:36.9	I know it's hard breaking up, but there
0:39.0	are plenty more fish in the sea. If you look out at a sea of something, it means you can
0:45.1	see lots of things in front of you. For example, when it rains, London turns into a sea
0:51.4	of umbrellas. And if you go to sea, you set out on a voyage.
0:56.5	You can't go to sea in this weather.
0:58.7	There's a huge storm coming.

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