Take the mickey

Learning English Conversations

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Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2013

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Who is laughing at Rob? Is it Li or is it Mickey Mouse? Here's an expression with a twist

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC learning English.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use go to BBCworldservice.com
0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English we speak.
0:13.0	We speak.
0:14.0	Thanks for coming with me to this toy shop, Lee.
0:20.0	I have to find a gift for my nephew Dominic. It's his birthday.
0:24.0	I'm a big boy now.
0:26.0	Ah, your nephew is so cute, Rob.
0:29.0	Children are difficult to please, Lee.
0:31.0	I want that, on the with big ears Mickey Mouse.
0:37.0	Oh Mickey Mouse.
0:38.0	Oh, Mickey Mouse.
0:39.0	That one over there is ideal. It's great.
0:42.0	A computer game, Rob. He's not even four years old. He will love it. Children know a lot about computers these days and you can be an astronaut who chases aliens.
0:54.0	Oh yes and then you have a laser weapon pew pew pew
0:59.0	come on Rob the computer game is for you
1:02.0	Oh all right all. I like it.
1:05.0	Go on, take the Mickey.
1:07.0	Take the Mickey?
1:08.0	Okay.
1:10.0	You heard your uncle?
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