To blow the cobwebs away

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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No spiders involved. It's time to get lively and learn a new English phrase

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	dot com.
0:18.5	Hello, I'm Fe Fe Fe and welcome to the English we speak and hello it's Neil here are you feeling okay fe fe fei you don't look very happy. Oh Neil it's been a stressful week I've
0:26.7	been working late I'm so tired and I've had no time to do any house work. My house is a mess.
0:34.0	Isn't your house always a mess?
0:36.0	Very funny.
0:38.0	Seriously, you need a break. Take some time off.
0:40.0	Easier set than done.
0:42.0	But how will that help?
0:44.0	Well, having a break from work will help blow away the cobwebs.
0:47.6	Excuse me?
0:48.6	Are you saying I should take time off so I can do my housework and get rid of all the cobwebs in my house.
0:56.0	Do you think my house is haunted, Neil?
0:58.0	I never said you had cobwebs in your house.
1:00.8	What I meant was get some fresh air, do some exercise. Get rid of that tired feeling. That's
1:06.0	blowing away the cobwebs.
1:08.0	Got it. So no spiders involved?
1:10.0	Absolutely not. Let's hear some examples of this phrase in action.
1:14.0	Do you want to go hill walking this weekend?
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