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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak. I'm Feifei
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and joining me is Rob...
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Rob: Hello! Hey, Feifei.
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Have you heard the news?
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Feifei: Gossip, you mean.
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Rob: No, no - it's true! We've been given
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the day off! So, sorry,
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I'm not going to hang
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around - I'm off to the beach.
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Feifei: Hold on! Who says?
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Rob: Neil. He said the boss told him that
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we've all worked so hard we don't have to
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work today!
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Feifei: Hmm. It sounds like a wind-up
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to me - a wind-up is another way
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of saying 'a trick or joke'.
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I'm sure Neil was joking!
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Rob: April Fool, Feifei! I was joking!
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I wanted to trick you - to see
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if you'd leave the office
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and... take the day off.
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Feifei: Ha ha, very funny.
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Well, actually, I have
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got the day off today. So the joke is
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on you, and it starts now. Goodbye.
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Rob: Feifei, where are you going? Come
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back and explain what 'the joke is on you'
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means... please!
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Feifei: ...OK, Rob! When 'the joke is on
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someone', it means the person
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who has tried to make you look silly has
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ended up looking silly themselves.
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The joke has backfired. And now
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you look silly, Rob.
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Rob: Point made, Feifei. Here are some
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more examples of this phrase in action...
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Daisy laughed at my 'terrible' dress sense,
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until she found out I was
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wearing a designer dress -
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I guess the joke's on her now!
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Ha, you thought I'd never beat your
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time for completing the marathon.
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But I have, so the joke's on you!
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I know you were trying to be funny
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by saying I'd never pass my exam.
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But now you're the only one who hasn't,
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so the joke's on you, I'm afraid!
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and we're looking at
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the phrase 'the joke is on someone,'
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which means someone has tried
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to make someone else look silly but
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ended up looking silly themselves!
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So this perfectly describes you, Rob - the
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joke about taking a day off is 'on you'.
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Rob: I was just having a laugh at
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April Fool's Day. But, hold on.
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Where is everybody? The
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office is empty.
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Feifei: Ha - not another one
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of your 'jokes'?
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Rob: No, seriously - look, there's an email.
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It says 'Due to a power failure the office
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is out of action. You can all take the day
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off.' Ha, looks like we've all got a day off
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after all - the jokes on you, Feifei!
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Feifei: Ah well, enjoy your free time.
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Rob: Fancy going to the beach?
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Feifei: No, thanks. Bye, Rob.
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Rob: I was joking. Bye.
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