Drama queen

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2016

⏱️ 3 minutes

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No need to be in the theatre to find a drama queen. We teach you where to find them…

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	dot com.
0:12.0	Oh! Oh, hello, hello Fayefe, already here to present the English we speak.
0:20.0	What do you mean by already here, Callum? And what are all these bags you have with you?
0:26.3	Shopping? Shopping?
0:28.0	Shopping? I'm here in the studio waiting for you and you went shopping. This is absurd. Oh come on Fay Faye
0:36.8	we still have a couple of minutes to go don't be such a drama queen.
0:41.1	Drama queen?
0:42.4	Yes drama queen. We Drama Queen. Drama Queen?
0:43.0	Yes, Drama Queen.
0:44.0	We say someone is a drama Queen, when he or she becomes very angry or upset over tiny small things like...
0:55.0	Like you being late, not late, shopping.
1:00.0	Now let's hear some examples of how this expression drama queen is used.
1:06.3	Oh, it's raining and my new hairdo is ruined.
1:14.0	All those hours in the hairdresser for nothing.
1:21.0	Don't be such a drama queen. Here, take my umbrella.
1:27.0	I'm not dining out with Peter anymore.
1:30.0	If the dish is not cooked exactly the way he likes he makes a big fuss. He's such a drama queen.
1:39.0	That's it, Faye, and now...
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