Peacocking
Learning English Conversations
BBC
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2020
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Rob and Feifei explain the true meaning of this animal-related phrase.
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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 | dot com. Hello and me Rob. Hey Faye Faye I have a little challenge for you. |
| 0:23.0 | Oh good I like a challenge. |
| 0:25.7 | Right well can you name a bird that has bright feathers? |
| 0:29.3 | A parrot? |
| 0:30.9 | Nope it has big colourful feathers that it sticks up when it's showing off and trying to attract |
| 0:36.5 | a mate. |
| 0:37.5 | Got it! |
| 0:38.5 | A peacock! |
| 0:40.4 | Why are you asking? |
| 0:41.4 | Well, it's a clue for this authentic English phrase. Can you think of an expression which describe someone showing off to attract attention? |
| 0:50.0 | Yes, Rob, it's peacocking. I often use it to describe you. But Rob, peacocking never impresses me. |
| 0:58.0 | Well, Faye, you are hard to impress, but maybe these examples of peacocking will. |
| 1:07.0 | Why does Dev have to wear that bright shirt and walk around the office talking and laughing |
| 1:12.1 | loudly? It's obvious that he's peacocking but to me he's |
| 1:15.7 | just annoying. |
| 1:18.7 | When we first met I was impressed by John's flashy clothes and constant jokes, but he was obviously peacocking because now |
| 1:26.1 | he just wears jeans and never says anything funny. |
| 1:31.2 | I thought my peacocking skills would work wonders on our blind date. |
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