Long

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Not everything in this life is fun. Learn a phrase to describe boring jobs!

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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. Hi Fay, what are you up to?
0:14.6	Hi Neil, I'm just ironing a few clothes.
0:17.6	Oh, that's a big pile of clothes.
0:19.5	I'm going on holiday.
0:20.9	Everything has to be neat and clean.
0:23.2	You're even ironing your shorts?
0:25.3	Nothing like perfectly ironed shorts.
0:27.8	Nah, that's long, Fay Faye.
0:30.3	They're shorts, not long.
0:32.1	Very funny. You know what I mean.
0:35.0	Long is British streets language we used to talk about a task which is boring and not really worth it.
0:42.0	Exactly.
0:43.0	Ironing is long.
0:45.0	It's dull and takes forever.
0:47.0	That's because you do it all wrong.
0:49.0	Here, let me show you while we played these examples.
1:01.0	I can't believe you're cleaning the whole house. That's long bro. Come out and enjoy the sun.
1:04.0	Why don't you stick with your diet? Dieting is long.
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