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The English We Speak broadcasts. Jennifer and this is the English we speak. In this program we teach you about English

words or phrases which you might not find in the dictionary. Here comes

Faye. Hello Jen, hi everyone. Hey Jen I have some news for you. Oh yes what is it? I was

standing next to the water cooler when I heard the boss talking he said that he's

going to give everyone at work a holiday for free.

A free holiday? Yes, I'm sure that's what he said. Oh, don't make me laugh.

Well, it does sound too good to be true. Jen said don't make me laugh. In English

this is something you can say when you think something is not going to happen.

And I don't think the boss is going to give us a holiday, especially a free one. The

boss giving us special treats. Don't make me laugh. Let's hear some more examples of this

phrase.

I heard that Justin Bieber is going to play a gig at her Christmas party.

Don't make me laugh. He's far too famous to come here.

Do you think that the Scotland football team could win the World Cup one day?

Don't make me laugh. They've never won anything.

So don't make me laugh is a great way to say that you think something

won't happen. Like our boss giving away free holidays.

So I wonder what he did mean? Oh, here's an email from him. It says,

I'm going away for two weeks. You will all need to work extra heart during this time and don't call me. I want a work-free holiday.

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