In the doghouse

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2014

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Behave or you might end up in the kennel with your dog. Learn a new phrase.

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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 BBCworldservice.com
0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English we speak.
0:14.0	Hi Rob, nice to see you here in the park with this lovely dog.
0:21.0	Oh, hi Faye, yes, this is Fido.
0:26.3	As they say, dog is a man's best friend and he is my best friend.
0:31.6	I'm taking him for a walk, but we have to get back home soon.
0:35.0	Why, Rob? I was going to ask if you wanted a coffee.
0:39.0	Well, thank you, Faye, but I can't. I love walking Fido and sometimes I forget to look at my watch. I keep coming
0:46.5	home late for dinner and the families are annoyed because the food gets cold. I'm in the
0:51.9	dog house at the moment. You are in the dog house? That's
0:56.2	terrible Rob. How can you say your dog is your best friend if you kick him out of
1:01.6	his own house.
1:02.6	Oh no no it's not that.
1:09.6	Oh this poor dog will be left out in the cold in the rain.
1:15.4	Oh poor Fido.
1:17.6	If you are in the dog house, where does this lovely dog sleep?
1:21.3	Well Fido sleeps where he always does in the dog house but in
1:26.6	English we can say someone is in the dog house if they've annoyed another
1:31.2	person. So your family is annoyed with you because you were inconsiderate to them.
1:37.0	That's right.
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