Gathering dust

积聚灰尘

Learning English Conversations

2022-03-22

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What’s gathering dust in your house?
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  • Hello and welcome to the English We Speak.

  • I'm Jiayin.

  • And I'm Neil.

  • Hi, Jiayin.

  • Why are you wearing a cycling outfit and helmet in the office?

  • Well, I've decided to get fit again.

  • And I love cycling.

  • The thing is, I can't find my bike.

  • So I decided to wear the outfit to look fitter without doing the exercise.

  • That makes zero sense.

  • If you can't find your bike, you can borrow my old one.

  • It's just gathering dust anyway.

  • No thanks.

  • I don't want to use it if it's dirty and dusty.

  • No, Neil.

  • I said gathering dust.

  • We use this expression to say that something has been left for a while without being used.

  • The bike's actually really clean.