That's all very well, but it still seems unfair that I'm the one who has to make tea the most.Д¬ome on, Feifei. This is The English We Speak from the BBC and we're finding out about the phrase 'let sleeping dogs lie', meaning to 'leave a situation as it is and avoid causing trouble or restarting an old problem'. Let sleeping dogs lie and talk about something else. Let's not go over last night's performance: let sleeping dogs lie and move on.Дon't remind her about the divorce. I was going to mention the argument we had last night, but decided to let sleeping dogs lie. Let's hear some more examples of this phrase. So, just like avoiding waking up a dog and making it angry, let sleeping dogs lie. Let sleeping dogs lie? You mean 'leave things as they are to avoid causing trouble or restarting an old argument'?Д®xactly! We had this argument before and the result was this new tea-making rota.

Is it that important Feifei? If I were you, I'd let sleeping dogs lie. I'm really going to complain about this at the next team meeting. Look! Feifei вЂ“ Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon, Thursday morning and every other Friday. We have a new tea-making rota, and it seems that Rob will be making less tea than me. So come on Feifei, you've been grumpy all morning вЂ“ what's upset you? Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. Find out what this phrase means in this programme. English at Work (intermediate) BusinessДЇeifei's not happy that she's got to make more tea for the team, but it's best for her not to make a fuss - and to let sleeping dogs lie.Tim's Pronunciation Workshop (intermediate) Pronunciation.The Sounds of English (basic+) Pronunciation.6 Minute Vocabulary (intermediate) Vocabulary.The English We Speak (intermediate) Vocabulary.6 Minute English (intermediate+) Vocabulary.English in a Minute (intermediate+) Vocabulary.Towards advanced grammar reference Grammar.The Grammar Gameshow (intermediate+) Grammar.6 Minute Grammar (intermediate) Grammar.English at University (Intermediate) Features.5 days to improve your pronunciation Courses.5 days to become a better listener Courses.

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