The English We Speak: 'Good Egg'

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🗓️ 17 January 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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In our new series you can learn authentic English words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. This week's phrase is 'good egg'.

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:14.0	From the BBC.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Rob Carter.
0:26.0	And I'm Wang Fay. Did you enjoy the party at the weekend, Rob?
0:30.0	Of course, and it was good at William to buy all that food and drink.
0:34.0	He's a good egg.
0:35.0	A good egg.
0:36.5	Yes, he's someone who is good to other people and he's generous too.
0:41.0	So you are telling me William is a good egg because he is a generous person and he put on a good party.
0:48.0	Well not just that. He's reliable too. He always does what he says he will do, like helping me with a decorating.
0:56.0	So a good egg is really a nice person to know them.
1:00.0	Yes, a good egg is an all-round good guy.
1:03.2	A good guy?
1:04.4	Are we really talking about William?
1:07.2	We are.
1:08.2	Thanks for buying me lunch.
1:11.4	You really are a good egg.
1:14.8	I think we can trust her.
1:16.6	She really is a good egg.
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