Quids in

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🗓️ 6 August 2012

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever made a lot of money? Rob's got the right expression for Helen.

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
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0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English we speak.
0:14.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:17.0	Hi I'm Rob and this is Helen.
0:23.0	Hello!
0:24.0	Now come on Helen we've got no time to waste.
0:26.0	This jumble sale is nearly finished and we haven't got any bargains yet.
0:30.0	Yes, all I've bought is an old teddy bear and a hat was a hole in it.
0:35.0	A dumble cell is a great place to pick up some second-hand goots, but make sure there are things
0:40.3	you want.
0:41.3	So what are you looking for Rob? Well some antique pots and
0:46.2	some vases and then I can sell it to someone else and I'll be quids in. What?
0:51.8	Quids in? What a strange saying? Well it means I'll be in profit or I will have made or
0:57.7	save some money through some kind of financial transaction. I liked the sound of that.
1:03.8	But did you say squids in?
1:05.9	Like the creature in the sea?
1:07.4	A squid?
1:08.4	No, nothing like that, Helen.
1:10.2	The word is quids.
1:11.7	It's a slang word for pounds. A quid is one pound. You might hear people talking about it like this.
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