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Learning English Conversations

On fleek

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Education, Language Learning

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

From eyebrows to clothes, when they look good we like to say so.

Transcript

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This is a download from BBC Learning English.

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To find out more, visit our website.

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The English we speak.

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From BBC learning English.

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dot com.

0:14.6

Hello. See Learning English. English. Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Faye Faye.

0:19.0

And hello I'm Rob.

0:20.8

You seem to have a lot of bags with you today, Rob. Oh, these? Yes, I've been shopping. I finally

0:29.4

decided to get out of the house, go shopping and treat myself.

0:33.8

Come on then, Rob. Let's see what you've bought.

0:37.1

Well, my most expensive purchase was this pair of shoes.

0:41.7

What do you think? Wow, they are on fleek.

0:46.1

What? On fire? Oh no, quick, get some water.

0:49.8

No, Rob, on fleek. It's an informal phrase meaning they look good. It can also describe something that it's attractive, stylish or even elegant.

1:01.6

Oh, so you're saying I look stylish?

1:06.0

Um, well, shall we hear some examples of other things that areyle is on fleak. I love what you're wearing to the party. You're on fleak.

1:20.0

That hairstyle is on fleak. Where did you get it done?

1:24.0

She's just back from the beauty talking about things that are on fleek

1:39.4

which means they look good or are stylish or elegant and Rob's new shoes are on fleek. So Rob I

1:48.0

expect those shoes were expensive. Very but that's why they're, as you say, on fleek. Indeed. So when are you going to wear them?

1:59.7

Oh, I'm not going to wear them. They're too expensive to wear outside.

2:04.8

Right, so you're going to carry on wearing those filthy trainers?

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