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Feifei: Welcome to The English We Speak.
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Hello, I'm Feifei...
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Rob: ...and hello, I'm Rob. Feifei, why the
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sad face?
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Feifei: It's not a sad face, it's an angry
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face.
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Rob: Oh no, has someone upset you?
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Feifei: They sure have. I've just overheard
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Neil saying I have no fashion sense - he
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says I dress like I'm living in the 1980s!
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Rob: Ouch!
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Feifei: And he says my clothes are
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uncoordinated and dated!
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Rob: Well, Feifei. I hate to say it, but if
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the cap fits...
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Feifei: What cap? I don't wear hats.
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Rob: No, Feifei. I mean, the criticism is
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probably true and you should accept it. In
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other words, he's probably right.
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Feifei: Hmm! Rob, I can't believe you agree
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with Neil!
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Rob: Let's hear some examples, shall we?
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A: My boyfriend calls me messy and
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untidy - what a cheek!
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B: Well, if the cap fits.
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You say your teacher thinks you're lazy
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because you never do your homework?
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Well, if the cap fits!
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A: They think I ate all the biscuits because
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I was the only one in the kitchen last
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night.
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B: Well, if the cap fits!
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Rob: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and we're finding
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out about the phrase 'if the cap fits', which
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means you agree with someone's
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criticism or an opinion about someone else -
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and they should accept it. But Feifei,
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you're claiming you can't accept what Neil
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said about your fashion sense?
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So you're sayingthe cap doesn't fit?
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Feifei: Exactly. But Neil is rude, unkind
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and tactless.
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Rob: Absolutely!
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Feifei: And you are the same for agreeing
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with him. So Rob, 'if the cap fits'...
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Rob: I know... I should wear it! Actually,
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Feifei, your clothes aren't that bad. You
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look very fashionable in fact.
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Feifei: You're a hypocrite too. Rob, keep
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wearing that cap!
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Rob: Fair enough. See ya.
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Feifei: Bye.
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