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Feifei: Welcome to The English We Speak.
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It's Feifei here with Rob.
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Rob: Hi everyone.
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Feifei: So Rob, help yourself to a biscuit.
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I know how much you love them, so I
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bought some for us to share today.
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Rob: Oh right. That's very kind, Feifei, but
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very odd. You don't normally buy me
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things. Are you feeling guilty? Have you
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done something wrong?
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Feifei: Of course not! Well… sort of. I hope
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you don't mind, but I used up all your
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coffee when I made drinks for the team
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this morning.
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Rob: What?! You used up all my coffee
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and you didn't make me one? That really
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takes the biscuit!
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Feifei: I haven't taken any biscuits – just
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your coffee.
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Rob: No, Feifei! When I say someone
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really takes the biscuit, I mean what you
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have done is really surprising, annoying or
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sometimes just silly.
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Feifei: Oh dear. You're not happy? Sorry, Rob.
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Let's hear some examples while you
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calm down…
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I can't believe she copied my work and
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pretended it was her own – now that
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really takes the biscuit.
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You're really taking the biscuit if you're
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expecting me to take you to the match
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and wait outside until it's finished!
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Your plan to turn the spare bedroom into
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a snooker room really takes the biscuit!
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Feifei: 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 'to take', or 'to really
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take the biscuit', which means we are
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surprised or annoyed by someone's
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actions. Oh Rob, I'll buy you some
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more coffee.
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Rob: I hope so. By the way, we can say
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'something' as well as 'someone' takes
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the biscuit. So you take the biscuit by
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using up my coffee but there is
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something that really takes the biscuit.
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Feifei: Oh yes? What's that?
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Rob: These biscuits you bought are ginger
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nuts – I hate ginger biscuits. Didn't you
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know? Oh that really takes the biscuit!
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Feifei: OK, Rob. You are really taking this
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badly. Pass them over here then and I'll
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eat them.
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Rob: Oh crumbs, I've dropped them. Sorry!
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Feifei: It looks like I won't be taking any of
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my biscuits today! Come on, Rob. I'll buy
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you a coffee.
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Rob: Thanks. Bye.
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Feifei: Bye.
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