Not a sausage

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Nothing, absolutely nothing, nothing at all… Not even one little sausage!

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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.
0:11.0	com Hello and welcome to Fayefei. So Neil did you hear anything?
0:19.2	About what, Fayfei?
0:21.2	Rob's new job?
0:23.0	He must have told you something.
0:25.0	No, he didn't even mention it.
0:27.0	How strange, not even a little clue?
0:30.0	No, not a sausage.
0:32.0	Well, I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.
0:34.5	In the meantime, let's explain that wonderful phrase you just used.
0:38.5	In this program, we're teaching you the very cute but slightly old-fashioned phrase not a sausage.
0:44.3	We use it to mean nothing at all. It's generally used for emphasis or to show mild surprise.
0:50.7	It's informal and friendly. Let's listen to some examples to get a better sense of how it's used.
0:59.5	Did you find any good deals? Not a sausage.
1:08.0	Did the boss say anything about my project? No, sorry, not a sausage. Are there any sandwiches left? I'm afraid not, not a sausage. That last example might have sounded confusing.
1:19.2	No sandwiches left.
1:20.6	Not a sausage.
1:21.6	Yes, confusingly we were asking about another kind of food and the answer
1:26.1	was still not a sausage.
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