Hello and welcome to the English We Speak, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.

I'm Faye Faye and I'm here with Beth.

Hi everyone and hi Faye Faye. How are you today?

I'm okay, but the weather is miserable. Non-stop rain.

Oh, I know. I hate it to. But on the flip side, we're inside,

so we can't actually get wet and at least it's warm. It is. And the flip side is the expression

we're learning in this program. The flip side means the opposite or another side of something,

like showing both pros and cons. Yes, the flip side means the opposite or another side of something, like showing both pros and cons.

Yes, the flip side is a way of introducing the opposite perspective of something.

So you said it's raining, but I turned it round and said we're inside, so at least we're warm.

Think of it like turning something over to reveal the other side, like a coin.

So I could say I spent the whole Sunday cooking this one dish and the kitchen was a mess and I was exhausted. Oh dear. But on the flip side, at least you tried a new recipe and you got some good

food.

Yeah, I suppose.

Yeah.

And I could say that I've been working from home a lot recently and I don't really like it.

I prefer being in the office.

And I could say, on the flip side, Beth, you don't have to travel on crowded trains.

That is very true, yes.

Well, here are some more examples of the

expression, the flip side. I went for my first long run the other day and it was so nice to get out

in the fresh air, but on the flip side, I ended up with really achy muscles.

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