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Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Fay Faye.

And I'm Neil.

Faye, you're very lucky I'm here. I have so much work to do. I haven't got much time to talk to you.

That's a shame. I like presenting this programme with you.

Really? Well, that's nice. Let's get on with it then and

afterwards I'll just get down to some hard work. So you mean you need to get on with your

work? To be honest Neil, if you have lots to do, maybe you need to double down on your work.

Double down? Do you mean do my work twice? Not exactly. When we double down on something, it means we increase our effort to do it.

Or we do it with more determination. So I'm saying you need to work harder.

I already am. Look, I've made these examples.

I need to double down on my revision. I've got an exam tomorrow. We're going to double down on our work

and finish the project by Friday. You need to double down on your exercise regime.

You're getting unfit.

This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the

expression to double down on something, which means make extra effort or focus on doing something.

So, Neil, do you get it? You need to be more determined to get your work done. Put more effort in.

Okay, Faye, I will double down on my work, but I still think it will take double the amount of time.

Excuses.

That is a shame because you're going to miss the office drinks after work.

Office drinks? I didn't know about those.

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