It won't wash

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Heard something unconvincing? Maybe it's time to get out the washing powder!

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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.
0:12.0	com. Hello I'm Neil. See Learning English. English. . .
0:14.0	I'm Neil.
0:15.0	And I'm Fay Faye, and this is the English we speak.
0:18.0	What's in that bag, Faye Faye?
0:20.0	Oh, this!
0:21.0	It's a box of the best washing powder there is,
0:24.4	dazzlebright Numbio washing powder.
0:27.1	And why will I need that?
0:28.8	Well, at the meeting earlier,
0:30.6	when John suggested we all wore suits to work, you said he's idea won't wash with
0:36.4	the team.
0:37.4	So here's some washing powder to help you make it wash.
0:41.3	It's a kind thought, but I won't need it. When I said it won't wash I mean his idea is
0:46.4	unconvincing and won't work. Ah so you don't need my washing powder then? No thanks. You see this phrase originally referred to
0:55.2	fabrics that were not good quality and wouldn't last long when they were
0:59.1	washed but now it's about someone's idea or suggestion not lasting very long because people won't believe
1:05.6	it or accept it. Let's hear some examples.
1:08.6	Your excuses for not finishing your essay won't wash with me. You've missed your
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