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Learning English Conversations

To take the weight off your feet

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Education, Language Learning

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2012

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Learn phrases related to feet in this week's The English We Speak.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a download from the BBC.

0:03.0

For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com

0:08.0

forward slash podcasts.

0:12.0

The English We speak.

0:16.0

From BBC Learning English.

0:18.0

Hello, it's Rob here.

0:22.0

And me Helen, this's Rob here.

0:23.0

And me Helen, this is the English we speak.

0:26.0

Rob, I don't know why we have to stand up when we present this programme.

0:30.0

It's quite tiring.

0:31.0

Really? I thought standing up would give us more energy and sitting down makes us a bit, well, lazy.

0:38.3

But I've been standing up all day. This is my only chance to sit down.

0:43.0

Why didn't you say? Here have a chair. Take the weight off your feet.

0:47.0

The weight, take the weight off my feet.

0:51.0

That's a bit rude. Do you mean I'm heavy and my feet can't carry the weight?

0:57.0

Oh Helen don't be so sensitive. I was being kind. It's a way of saying relax, sit down, especially after standing up for a long time. It's got nothing to do with your actual weight.

1:08.0

Oh I see in that case I will.

1:11.0

Good right well here are some other ways of saying that phrase.

1:15.0

We've been shopping all day. Let's take the weight off our feet.

1:19.0

Sit down and have a cup of coffee.

1:21.0

Don't walk to work today.

1:23.7

Go on the bus and take the weight off your feet.

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