English Conversation between Bubbly and Dubbly | Part-3 | Havisha Rathore | Ranjan Shekhawat

They just buried their head in the sand. Bury their head in the sand.

These fair-weather friends. I burnt my fingers because of them. Burn my fingers. It means to have

Hello, my brothers and sisters. Today we will  learn English through an English conversation  

between Bubbly and Dubbly. First, we will listen  to the conversation, and then we will learn  

English from it. I am sure you will love it. So, let’s start listening to the Bubbly and Dubbly conversation 

without a glitch. You look so pensive—a penny for  your thoughts. Yaar, the atmosphere at work is  

not good. My boss keeps breathing down our necks.  That’s really not good, and I have been observing  

you for a while. You have been burning the candle  at both ends lately. Yes, you are right. I get  

exhausted at the end of the day. Why don’t you do  the way your colleagues do? What I want to say  

is you spend your time buttering up your boss.  Tell him that he is a good leader. I am sure he  

will be happy with you and won’t trouble you.  No way. That’s not possible. That’s not in me.  

I can’t do that. I always call a spade a spade. I  can’t butter him up. In that case, you won’t get  

peace in your life. And if you change your job,  you will get the same kind of boss everywhere,  

wherever you go. All the bosses are the same. And  you know the boss is always right. Yes, you are  

right. All the bosses are the same. But what to  do? Do you remember that you got in trouble with  

Mohan because of this kind of your nature called  Call a spade a spade? You were ready to burn your  

bridges. I requested you to bury the hatchet. I  was the only one who acted as a mediator and tried  

to build bridges between both of you. Yes, you are  right. Thank you so much. I am grateful to you for  

playing that part for me. Others, I remember, in  my friend circle, they just bury their head in the  

sand. Yes, they did. And you know those types  of friends are called fair-weather friends. I  

also faced these fair-weather friends. I burnt my  fingers because of them. No, I didn’t know about  

this. Please share your experience. No, yaar,  leave it. Forget it. I don’t want to remember  

those days. Hey, come on, it will help me to  learn a lesson from your experience. I will be  

more careful with these kinds of weather friends.  Okay, in that case, let me share it with you. I  

request you to seal your lips. Don’t disclose  it to anybody. They will all make fun of me. I don’t  

want to make an ass of myself. Don’t worry. I  promise. I will keep it under my hat. I never  

spill the beans. It’s not in me. Your secret  is my secret. Trust me. Mum's the word. Oh,  

thank you so much. Actually, one year back, one  of my friends encouraged me to break every rule in  

the book. And you know, I did. I did what he asked  me to do. I cooked the books. But unfortunately,  

the authorities came to know about it. I was  caught. And you know he didn’t support me. Because  

of him, I blot my copybook. I helped him to get  a job, and in return, what did he do? He just bit  

the hand that fed him. I can never forget that  incident. Yes, you are right. We should always  

do as per the book. Yes, correct, and you know,  for one month, I was on the bottle. I could not  

forget that incident. I was heartbroken. I hope  you liked this conversation. If yes then don’t  

forget to like, share, and subscribe to this  channel. Bye-bye! See you in the next video!  

Now, you have listened to the conversation  between Bubbly and Dubbly. Now it’s time to  

learn English from this conversation.  We will play this conversation again,  

and I will pause the conversation after the  words which are required to be explained. I  

will resume it after explaining the meaning. So,  Let’s start without a hiccup. You look so pensive  

Pensive. Pensive means quiet and thinking  seriously. Chup chap gambir roop se sochana.  

—a penny for your thoughts. A penny for your  thoughts. It means to ask someone what they  

are thinking about. In Hindi, I would say Tum  kya soch rahe ho. Yaar, the atmosphere at work  

is not good. My boss keeps breathing down  our necks. Breathe down someone’s neck. It  

means staying close to someone and watching  everything that they do. In Hindi I would  

say Kisi ko lagatar notice karte rahana ki  vo kya kar raha hain. That’s really not good,  

and I have been observing you for a while. You  have been burning the candle at both ends lately.  

Burn the candle at both ends. It means you get  exhausted by doing too much, by leading a hectic  

life. To work from early morning to late night  and you get very little rest. In Hindi it means  

bina health ki parava kiye lagatar kaam karte  rahna. Ya phir ye kahu ki din raat kaam karna.  

Yes, you are right. I get exhausted at the  end of the day. Why don’t you do the way  

your colleagues do? What I want to say is  you spend your time buttering up your boss.  

Butter up. If you butter someone up, you are very  nice to them if you want to obtain something from  

them or I would say you flatter them. In  Hindi, it means makhan lagana. चापलूसी करना  

Tell him that he is a good leader. I am sure  he will be happy with you and won’t trouble  

you. No way. That’s not possible. That’s not  in me. That’s not in me. It means it is not  

in your nature or behaviour. In Hindi,  it means ye mere swabhav mein nahi hain.  

I can’t do that. I always call a spade a spade.  Call a spade a spade. If someone calls a spade  

a spade, it means he or she speaks truthfully  and openly about something difficult matters.  

Or I would say to say the truth about something,  even if it is not polite or pleasant. In Hindi,  

it means jaisa hain vaisa hi bolna. बिना लाग  लपेट के कहना YA BINA MIRCHI MASALA LAGAYE KAHNA I  

can’t butter him up. In that case, you won’t get  peace in your life. And if you change your job,  

you will get the same kind of boss everywhere,  wherever you go. All the bosses are the same. And  

you know the boss is always right. Yes, you are  right. All the bosses are the same. But what to  

do? Do you remember that you got in trouble with  Mohan because of this kind of your nature called  

Call a spade a spade? You were ready to burn your  bridges. Burn your bridges or burn your boats. It  

means you destroy all possible ways of returning  to the earlier situation. It will be impossible to  

correct something in the future. In Hindi it  means “पीछे लौटने के सभी रास्ते बंद कर देना”  

I requested you to bury the hatchet. Bury  the hatchet. It means to forget your quarrel  

and become friends again. In Hindi it  means sab bhul kar vapas dost ban jana.  

I was the only one who acted as a mediator and  tried to build bridges between both of you. Build  

bridges. It means to improve relationships between  people who do not like each other. In Hindi,  

it means sandhi karaana Yes, you are right. Thank  you so much. I am grateful to you for playing that  

part for me. Others, I remember, in my friend  circle, they just buried their head in the sand.  

Bury their head in the sand. It means  to refuse to face the unpleasant reality  

by pretending that the situation doesn’t  exist. Or I would say to refuse to think  

about unpleasant facts. In Hindi,  it means मुसीबतों से आँख मूंद लेना  

Yes, they did. And you know those types of  friends are called fair-weather friends.  

Fair-weather friends. A fair-weather friend  is someone whose friendship cannot be relied  

on in times of difficulty. In Hindi, it means  swarthi mitra. I also faced these fair-weather  

friends. I burnt my fingers because of them. Burn  my fingers. It means to have a bad experience when  

something goes wrong. In Hindi it means jaan bhuj  ker musibat mol Layna, ya fir khud ko kisi musibat  

mein dalana ya aap kah saktey ho ki parinam  bhugtana means suffer consequences of one’s  

actions. No, I didn’t know about this. Please  share your experience. No, yaar, leave it. Forget  

it. I don’t want to remember those days. Hey, come  on, it will help me to learn a lesson from your  

experience. I will be more careful with these  kinds of weather friends. Okay, in that case,  

let me share it with you. I request you to seal  your lips. Seal your lips. It means you promise  

not to reveal a secret. Promise to keep a secret.  In Hindi it means, apni zubaan band rakhna.  

Don’t disclose it to anybody. They will all make fun of  me. I don’t want to make an ass of myself. Make an  

ass of yourself. It means to behave in a way that  makes one look foolish, stupid, or silly. In Hindi  

it means khud ka majak udwana. Don’t worry. I  promise. I will keep it under my hat. Under my  

hat: It means to keep a secret. I Hindi, it means  kisi cheej ya baat ko gupt rakhna, secret rakhna.  

I never spill the beans. Spill the beans. If  you spill the beans, it means you reveal the  

truth about something secret, or I would say  you talk about something private. In Hindi,  

it means bhaid kholna. It’s not in me. Your secret  is my secret. Trust me. Mum’s the word. Mum’s the  

word. It means to keep silent or quiet. In  Hindi it means chup rahna. Oh, thank you so  

much. Actually, one year back, one of my friends  encouraged me to break every rule in the book.  

Break every rule in the book. It means to behave  in a completely unacceptable way. In Hindi,  

it means galat vyavhaar karna  jo ki acceptable nahi hota.  

And you know, I did. I did what he asked me to  do. I cooked the books. Cook the books. It means  

to change the facts or figures in the financial  accounts, generally to steal money. In Hindi,  

it means bahi khato mein gadbadi ker dayna.  Galat hisab kitab karna. But unfortunately,  

the authorities came to know about it. I was  caught. And you know he didn’t support me.  

Because of him, I blot my copybook. Blot my  copybook. Or blot one’s copybook. It means to  

spoil one’s own reputation. In Hindi it  means Apni Pratishtha kharaab kar lena.  

I helped him to get a job, and in return, what  did he do? He just bit the hand that fed him.  

Bite the hand that feeds you. It means to act  badly towards the person who helps you. Or I would  

say harm someone who is kind to you. In Hindi, it  means jis thaali mein khaya usi mein chhed karna.  

I can never forget that incident. Yes, you are  right. We should always do as per the book.  

As per the book or by the book. It means  according to rules or the law. In Hindi,  

it means niyam kanoon ke anusaar. Yes, correct,  and you know, for one month, I was on the bottle.  

On the bottle. It means drinking a lot of  alcohol regularly. In Hindi, it means jyada  

sharaab pina. I could not forget that incident. I  was heartbroken. Heartbroken. It means extremely  

sad or disappointed. In Hindi it means bahut dukhi  hona. I hope you liked this conversation. If yes  

then don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to  this channel. Bye-bye! See you in the next video!