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Welcome to the English We Speak.
I'm Jiayin and.
Hello, I'm Neil.
Jiayin, are you feeling okay today?
Yes, I'm fine, thanks.
Why are you asking?
Well, when we spoke yesterday, you said you were as sick as a parrot.
I wasn't ill.
When someone says they are as sick as a parrot, they mean they're very disappointed about something.
I was saying how disappointed I was with the outcome of the football match my team lost.
Oh, I see.
But why were you watching the football match with a sick parrot?
I didn't know you had one.
I haven't got one, Neil.
But I was very disappointed.
I'm sure.
But I didn't know parrots liked football as well.
Oh, Neil, listen to these examples and it will become clear.