Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps you understand idioms like 'a piece of cake' ...

In this week's programme, is Jen being rude to Li, or does this idiom have a different meaning to what she first thinks? Can you have your cake and eat it? Jen: Hi! I'm Jen. And here's Li. Li: ...

Contestants take part in a cake eating competition in New York City. Photo: Andrew H Walker/Getty Images You use the expression the icing on the cake to refer to something good which is added to an ...