Feifei and Phil

Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, where we explain phrases and expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.

I'm Feifei.

And I'm Phil.

How are you doing, Feifei?

I'm trying to think of a theme for my son's birthday party, but I'm not sure what he'd like.

Wait, wait, wait, Phil.

Give me a minute.

Phil,

That's too many ideas.

Sorry, I was just throwing ideas at the wall.

Surely something must work.

Maybe, but I need to slow down a bit.

What we can do is learn that expression – throwing ideas at the wall.

What do we mean by that?

Yes, it did sound like you were just saying the first things that came into your head.

Let's hear some other people using throwing ideas at the wall.

We've been learning the expression throw ideas at the wall to mean make lots of suggestions.

OK, that's it for this programme, but join us next time to learn more English phrases and expressions.