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Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English idioms.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some English idioms, using food words, followed by an explanation and an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!
Woman: “Pie in the sky”
Man: Pie in the sky, means that it’s almost impossible that an event will happen.
Listen to this example:
Woman: Who prepared all this food?
Man: I did.
Woman: I don’t believe you.
Man: I did honestly, I thought I’d cook dinner to surprise you, ask the cleaning lady, I’ve been preparing this all afternoon.
Woman: But, who washed all the pans? The kitchen is so tidy.
Man: Now that is a pie in the sky idea, if you think I did the washing up. I have to admit that the cleaning lady did that.
Woman: I knew there would be a catch somewhere, but thank you very much, it’s a lovely surprise after such a hard day at work.
Woman: “A Piece of cake”
Man: A piece of cake, means that something is very easy to do.
For example:
Man: Mmm, this pavlova is delicious, I don’t know how you make them.
Woman: It’s a piece of cake, they are only egg whites whisked together.
Man: That’s it?
Woman: Yes, but, the secret is in the cooking.
Woman: “Takes the biscuit”
Man: If you say that someone takes the biscuit, it means that a person is not being serious and their behaviour is very irritating.
Listen to this short conversation:
Woman: Can you do the washing up tonight?
Man: Do I have to?
Woman: You really take the biscuit. We both work, and you do nothing to help me around the house.
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using the EnglishBlog
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