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The English we speak.

Hello and welcome to the English we speak.

Hi Faye, I save this table for us. This is my favorite coffee shop.

Hi Rob, thanks for inviting me to have breakfast with you. It's nice to have the first

meal of the day in a company of a colleague before going to the office.

Yes indeed. Let's chew the fat.

Ah, you won't catch me this time. I know what you mean by chew the fat.

Hmm, every language has some expressions that have a literal meaning and a figurative one.

I'm glad you've heard this one before. In English, the expression,

True the Fat, means to talk in a friendly way, socially,

without actually exchanging too much serious information.

Maybe gossip a bit.

Yes, it's a casual conversation, like the one we might have now, over breakfast.

But first, let's hear some examples of how to use the expression, Chew the Fat.

I don't want arguments at the dinner table.

Let's not talk about football or politics.

Let's just chew the fat about other things.

Mary left the company two years ago,

but she's always around chewing the fat

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