Willy-nilly

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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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.
0:07.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:10.0	With me, Fay Faye.
0:11.0	And me, Roy. Roy.
0:13.0	Faye, you look really angry.
0:16.0	What's wrong?
0:17.0	Well Roy, I can't find anything in the office.
0:21.0	Things have been moved and stuff has just been thrown into drawers willy-nilly.
0:25.4	Willy and nilly? Who are these people? And why are they throwing stuff in drawers?
0:31.7	No, Roy, I said willy-nilly. Willy-nilly is an informal
0:36.2	expression which means randomly or without order. Someone has made a terrible
0:41.7	mess in the office.
0:43.0	Ah, I understand. It was Rob.
0:46.0	He organized the office willy-nilly and you know what he's like?
0:50.0	Just throwing things in draws willy-illy putting things everywhere willy nilly
0:55.1	making a mess willy nilly
0:57.1	roy i think you're over using the expression you can't just say it willy-nilly.
1:03.0	Very good. I see what you did there, impressive use of the expression.
1:07.0	Well, if you're impressed by that, wait till you hear another use of willy-nilly. I'm not sure that's art. It looks like
1:18.9	you've just thrown colours on the canvas willy-nilly. You can't just come into the office willy-nilly.
1:26.0	We have a set start time.
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