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The English We Speak

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com Hello and welcome I'm Rob you're looking

We speak I'm Faye.

And hello I'm Rob you're looking pleased with yourself Rob

oh I am I've finished all of my work really all of it yes scripts written programs recorded

and edited meetings cancelled I think I deserve a cup of coffee or maybe something stronger.

But it's only Wednesday and you've done all of your work.

So what does that mean?

It means it's all downhill to the weekend.

All downhill?

Oh, I get it.

When you're going downhill on a bike, for example, it's easy.

So when things are about to get easier after a difficult or challenging time,

we can describe the situation as being or downhill.

Spot on Fay Fay Faye, once we've heard some examples,

it's going to be all downhill until pub time.

Yeah, our building plans have been approved.

It's all downhill from here on.

Once I've completed this final assignment, it'll be all downhill until I get my qualification. This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English.

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