I wasn't born yesterday

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4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2013

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Were you born yesterday? Probably not, but this is a useful expression if someone's trying to fool you.

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use go to BBC World Service.com
0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:14.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak I'm Faye and as usual I'm
0:26.1	waiting for Neil who's late I think I'm going to get some revenge by playing a few
0:31.0	jokes on him especially as he forgot my birthday yesterday.
0:35.2	Hi there, hi there, hi I'm here, sorry I'm late.
0:39.6	Welcome to the English we speak, I'm Neil, and with me today is Faye Faye I've done all of that.
0:47.0	Oh, okay. How are you Faye Faye? Not good. Oh dear. What's the matter? Well I can't believe you forgot. Forgot? Oh no. What have I forgotten? What haven't you forgotten? Well, for a start, you were supposed to meet me an hour ago.
1:06.5	Oh really? I thought I was only five minutes late. An hour and five minutes late.
1:12.3	Secondly, you were supposed to be dressed smartly as we're meeting
1:16.3	that very famous guest later.
1:18.8	Famous guest? Yes, our very famous guest.
1:22.0	Who's that then?
1:23.0	How could you forget that Justin Bieber is coming in?
1:27.0	What?
1:28.0	My hero, Justin Bieber?
1:31.0	Where?
1:32.0	When? Oh, hang on a minute.
1:35.9	Justin Beber isn't coming in. I wasn't born yesterday, Faye,
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