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Kick the can down the road

The English We Speak by BBC

Mar 16, 20262:24Education

Sometimes at work we need to kick the can down the road. Learn how to use this expression with Phil and Feifei. TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ OFFICE ENGLISH: ✔️

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Kick the can down the road is an episode from The English We Speak by BBC. Sometimes at work we need to kick the can down the road. Learn how to use this expression with Phil and Feifei. TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ OFFICE ENGLISH: ✔️ The episode was pub...

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Published Mar 16, 2026, 2:24 long, audio available.

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