The coast is clear

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Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 18 April 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Doing something you shouldn't? Here's a phrase about not being caught

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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.
0:12.0	com. Hello I'm Neil. And I'm Faye Faye. See Learning English. English. . .
0:13.0	Hello I'm Neil.
0:14.0	And I'm Faye.
0:15.0	And this is the English we speak.
0:17.0	So do you want a cup of coffee then, Faye Faye
0:19.5	yes, but you know the rules.
0:21.5	No drinking coffee in the studio.
0:23.6	Well that is the rule, but nobody's looking so maybe we could sneak two cups in.
0:29.2	Sneak!
0:30.2	Yes, okay.
0:32.2	You keep an eye out for the boss and I'll grab the coffee from the kitchen.
0:37.0	Okay, the coast is clear.
0:42.0	A, the coast is clear. A, the coast is clear.
0:45.0	How do you know that?
0:46.0	We're nowhere near the seaside.
0:48.0	We don't need to be.
0:49.0	It's just a saying.
0:50.0	The coast is clear means it's safe to do something because nobody's watching so we won't get caught.
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