The English We Speak: No leg to stand on

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  I've got a sink full of dishes, so that needs cleaning.

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  I saw a photo of my kids when they were really young and my wife and I talked about what it used to be like when they were babies.

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  Onions are quite healthy, aren't they?

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  So is vinegar.

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  Oh, it's turned into a debate.

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  Hello and welcome to the English We Speak where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.

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  I'm Feifei and I'm joined by Georgie.

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  How are you?

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  Well, I was a bit ill earlier this week but I'm feeling much better now.

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  How about you?

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  I'm very well thank you and I'm glad to hear you're better.

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  So Georgie, what are we learning in this programme?

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  We are going to learn the idiom, no leg to stand on.

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