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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me Faye and me Rob.

Hello.

Rob. I've been meaning to ask. you've got a car, haven't you?

Yes, Faye Faye, I have.

Is it a quite special car, you know, a valuable, expensive one?

Uh, no, no, it's just an old car, but it gets me around. Why are you asking?

No reason. You don't use it much, do you? No.

Faye, there's no need to go around the houses just say what you

want to say. Okay can I borrow your car please but don't worry I won't go around the houses. I just want to go to the

supermarket.

Uh, Fay Faye, when I said there's no need to go around the houses, I wasn't

referring to where you drive my car. I mean you don't have to waste time saying lots of

unimportant things before you actually say what you want to say. I see so I should just say

what I want to say I should get to the point?

Yes, that's another way of putting it.

Basically, it means you take a long time to say or do something

when in reality it can be done or said a lot quicker.

Let's hear some examples of the phrase,

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