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BBC Learning English
The Teacher
Pie idioms
In this episode,
The Teacher
introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with pies.
1.
It's as easy as pie
2.
Pie-eyed
3.
To have a finger in many pies
Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent man. And today this pie and I are getting together
to teach you some English idioms
I bet you’ve never been taught by a pie before!
Now you’re probably thinking ‘It’s very difficult to learn anything from a pie’, but you’re
wrong.
It’s as easy as pie
.
In English, if something is very easy, we can say ‘it’s as easy as pie’.
It’s as easy as pie. Oh, excuse me. I really need a drink after all that pie.
Ahh!
Ah, I think I’ve had enough actually, thank you.
In fact, I’m completely
pie-eyed
.
In English, if someone is very drunk, we can he's pie-eyed.
Pie-eyed
. I think I need a little sleep.
Pies. Many pies.
Did I tell you my boss is threatening to fire me because I’m too weird?
The Teacher
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But I don’t really care because I’ve got all my other jobs. On Monday I’m a fire eater, on
Tuesdays I’m a brain surgeon, on Wednesdays I’m a clown, on Thursdays I’m an astronaut
and on Fridays I’m… a traffic warden.
I’ve got my fingers in many pies.
In English, if a person has their finger in many pies it means they are involved in lots of
different activities.
To have a finger in many pies.
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