The English We Speak: Head over Heels

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'head over heels'.

Transcript

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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.
0:13.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm
0:25.0	I'm Neil and I'm waiting for Lee.
0:27.0	Ouch!
0:30.0	I'm Lee.
0:32.0	Here's... I'm Lee here on the floor I went head over hills but but I'm ready to present the program, Neil.
0:42.5	Are you okay, Lee? Let me help you up.
0:45.2	Oh, thank you. I appreciate your helping me to stand up.
0:50.0	I'm sorry you fell over like that. sounded so cheerful so you are head over heels
0:56.0	Lee who's the lucky guy the lucky guy what do you mean Neil well the one you're
1:01.8	head over heels in love with. Is it anyone I know?
1:05.1	Anyone you know?
1:07.0	I don't know what you are talking about, Neil. I've just fallen flight on my face.
1:12.6	You said that your head over heels.
1:15.2	This is an expression we use in English
1:17.6	to say that you had such a dramatic fall
1:20.6	that your head was over your feet, and we use it when we want to say that someone fell
1:26.0	madly in love. Oh that's when you say that someone has fallen head over a heels for
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