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This is the English we speak with Me Jain.

And me, Neil.

And I'm doing a bit of detective work today.

Detective work.

So you're still searching for information about the missing biscuits.

It's a bit of a mystery, isn't it?

Yes, I think a crime has been committed. Someone has stolen the office

biscuit tin and we've got nothing to eat. So Neil, when did this happen?

It disappeared from the kitchen yesterday, but this morning the tin had been returned, and now it's empty.

Ah, the plot thickens.

There's no plot, Jaying. This isn't a story or a play. It's real life. Well, sort know it's just the saying when we say the plot thickens we mean the situation has become more

mysterious and more complicated so I mean the mystery of the missing biscuitin has become

more mysterious. Let's hear some more examples of this phrase, The plot thickens.

Despite accusing him as stealing, it turns out he wasn't around when the crime was committed.

Mmh, the plot thickens.

The woman I saw him with at the theatre wasn't his wife. The plot seconds. I thought he'd lost his job, but I still see him leave for work every morning.

The plot thickens.

This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English.

We're talking about the phrase, the plot thickens. It's a light-hearted way of

saying a situation has become more mysterious or complicated. So, Neil, the biscuitin is empty. Isn't it clear what's happened?

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