These are the B2 expressions we're going to study today. For full transcript of the story, you can go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-307.htm1) take the blame Definition: to accept that you are responsible for something bad that happened. I took the blame for the mistake at work.2) make for Definition: to move in a particular direction or go toward a place. After dinner, we made for the exit.3) catch up Definition: to reach the same level as someone else or to get up to date. I need to catch up on my homework.4) think something through Definition: to consider something carefully before making a decision. You should think it through before you answer.5) figure something out Definition: to understand or find the answer to something. I can’t figure out this question.6) push oneself Definition: to make yourself work harder or go beyond your limits. He pushed himself to finish the race.Contact Mike Bilbrough with a question or enquiry about advertising on Practising English Podcasts: https://www.practisingenglish.com/contact.htmMy NEW book: "B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stories for Learning the Words and Phrases Students Need to Pass the B1 Exam" is now available! This book gives the learner enough vocabulary to pass any B1 exam (special help for Cambridge exams).To read more about my book, click here (you can access it from any Amazon platform):https://amzn.to/46AVFe9Learners studying towards B2 level will be interested in my B1 to B2 reader: The Tudor Conspiracy (includes audio version) https://amzn.to/4gPsj0iFor very young learners (from 8-10), I recommend my picture reader book for children learning A1 to A2 English. It comes with a fully dramatised audio version: https://amzn.to/46TCWvvOxford Bookworm Graded Readers: Read stories at your level to improve your English. I recommend Oxford Bookworms as the best series of books for learners: https://amzn.to/4r7YVHgAt https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, free grammar help and exercises and other English learning ...