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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak.
I'm Neil and joining me today is Lee.
Hello everyone.
The expression that Neil and I will talk about today is out for the count.
This expression comes from the sport of boxing
and describes a boxer who's been knocked unconscious who can't stand up within a count of 10 seconds.
The boxer is said to be out for the count and loses the match.
But the expression can also be used in another way.
Oh, how?
Well, I had a really active weekend.
I went hiking in Wales with my wife and our two children.
Hiking in Wales?
That sounds like hard work.
Well, not for my kids.
They loved it.
They were racing each other, running up and down the hills.
Then we went to the zoo where they had even more fun.