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Last updated at 14:59 BST, Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Bread and butter

Butter up

Is this butter for a cake, toast or to put on a person? Finn and Feifei explain

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  8 July 2014
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  1 July 2014
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  24 June 2014
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  17 June 2014
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  10 June 2014
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  3 June 2014
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  27 May 2014
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  20 May 2014
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  13 May 2014
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  6 May 2014
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  29 April 2014
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  22 April 2014
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  15 April 2014
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  8 April 2014
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  1 April 2014
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  25 March 2014
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  18 March 2014
- Beat around the bush
  11 March 2014
- The boot's on the other foot
  4 March 2014
- Pull the plug
  25 February 2014
- In the doghouse
  18 February 2014
- Chew the fat
  11 February 2014
- Treading on eggshells
  4 February 2014
- Take a rain check
  28 January 2014
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  21 January 2014
- Stumped
  14 January 2014
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  7 January 2014

2013 programmes

- To have a word
  31 December 2013
- Crystal clear
  24 December 2013
- Ginormous
  17 December 2013
- Take the mickey
  10 December 2013
- Fishing for compliments
  3 December 2013
- Go round in circles
  26 November 2013
- Bottomless
  19 November 2013
- Full of beans
  5 November 2013
- To go with a bang
  5 November 2013
- Other half
  29 October 2013
- Bits and bobs
  22 October 2013
- Nosh
  15 October 2013
- Ace
  8 October 2013
- Beef
  1 October 2013
- Out of the picture
  24 September 2013
- Cut to the chase
  17 September 2013
- Have a ball
  10 September 2013
- Don't make a scene!
  3 September 2013
- Phone slang
  27 August 2013
- Can of worms
  20 August 2013
- What's his face?
  13 August 2013
- Straight from the horse's mouth
  6 August 2013
- After
  30 July 2013
- Weather idioms
  23 July 2013
- Legend
  16 July 2013
- It's doing my head in!
  9 July 2013
- The bee's knees
  2 July 2013
- To put all your eggs in one basket
  25 June 2013
- Don't make me laugh!
  18 June 2013
- A leopard can't change its spots
  11 June 2013
- To see red
  4 June 2013
- Haven't slept a wink
  28 May 2013
- Freak
  21 May 2013
- I wasn't born yesterday
  14 May 2013
- Six-pack
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- To cook the books
  30 April 2013
- On the up
  23 April 2013
- LOL!
  16 April 2013
- Makeover
  9 April 2013
- A white elephant
  2 April 2013
- Finger on the pulse
  26 March 2013
- Cut the mustard
  19 March 2013
- To miss the boat
  12 March 2013
- To take (something) on board
  5 March 2013
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  26 February 2013
- Every Tom Dick and Harry
  19 February 2013
- Act your age, not your shoe size
  12 February 2013
- Go to town
  5 February 2013
- Over the moon
  29 January 2013
- To know your onions
  22 January 2013
- Take with a pinch of salt
  15 January 2013
- Not rocket science
  8 January 2013
- Go down a storm
  1 January 2013

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