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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me, Feifei and me, Roy Fei.
Fei, you look really angry.
What's wrong?
Well, Roy, I can't find anything in the office.
Things have been moved and stuff has just been thrown into drawers.
Willy nilly.
Willy and nilly.
Who are these people and why are they throwing stuff in drawers?
No, Roy, I said willy nilly.
Willy nilly is an informal expression which means randomly or without order,
someone has made a terrible mess in the office.
Ah, I understand.
It was Rob.
He organized the office Willy nilly.
And you know what he's like, just throwing things in drawers, Willy nilly.
Putting things everywhere, willy nilly.
Making a mess, Willy nilly.
Roy, I think you're overusing the expression.