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

Something funny, Rob?

Not really.

Well, yes, actually, I've had some luck.

Tell me more.

Well, I bought loads of shares in that new chain of burger restaurants and guess what?

You've got a free burger? No, Faye, the price of the shares has risen and I've doubled my money.

I'm laughing all the way to the bank.

For the first time in my life I'm rich.

Calm down Rob. I think you'd get some strange looks if you went to the bank laughing.

The bank has all your money, there's nothing to laugh about.

Seriously, Fay, if I laugh all the way to the bank, it just means I've made lots of money

very easily.

Of course.

Let's hear some more examples. The florist laughed all the way to the bank when she signed a deal to supply all the hotels in the chain with flowers.

Since we bought it, the price of our house has greatly increased so when we come to sell it

we'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

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