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Hello and welcome to the English We.
Speak with me Lee and me Rob.
I suppose we better explain an authentic English phrase then, Lee.
Oh, cheer up, Rob.
Why are you sounding so miserable?
Well, I wasn't going to say anything but, well, I've got problems.
Financial problems.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
What's happened?
Well, I had to get my car fixed, I had to get a plumber round to fix a leaking pipe,
I received a huge tax bill and then to add to it all, I lost my wallet yesterday.
I don't know.
I'm doing my best to keep the wolf from the door.
A wolf?
You really have got problems if you have got to keep a wolf out of your house.
Not a real wolf, Lee.
When people say they're trying to keep the wolf from the door, they mean they've only just got enough money to survive.