Promises, promises

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🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Learn a new expression about not believing someone’s promises.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.2	To find out more, visit our website.
0:05.2	Hello and welcome to the English we speak with you, Neil.
0:08.6	And you, Jaying.
0:10.0	And today, Jaying, it's your birthday.
0:12.4	I'm going to make the coffee.
0:14.0	But?
0:15.0	No, I insist, and I'm going to buy the biscuits, not the cheap ones this time.
0:20.0	Really?
0:21.0	Hmm. Promises, promises.
0:23.6	Yep, that's right. Two promises. Make the coffee and buy nice biscuits. It is your birthday after all.
0:30.4	When I said promises, promises, I was being sarcastic.
0:35.0	Oh!
0:36.0	When we say promises to someone were being sarcastic
0:41.0	because we don't really believe that someone will do what they said they would do.
0:45.0	Sorry Neil, I was saying I don't believe you'll do it.
0:49.0	Let's hear these examples.
0:57.0	Promises, promises. The plumber said he'd be here at A.m.
1:00.0	but he isn't.
1:08.0	Next time I will remember to bring some money to pay for dinner. Promises, promises.
1:12.0	My boyfriend says he'll take me to Venice for a mini break. Promises Promises.
1:18.0	This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the expression
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