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BBC Learning English: The English we speak- Get lost (Link)
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The English countryside is beautiful but causes problems for Helen and Rob. Find out more about this
phrasal verb in this week's The English We Speak.
phrase n.
phrasal a.
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The script for this programme
Rob: Hello and welcome to the English We Speak. I'm Rob.
Helen: And hello, I'm Helen. And today we've decided to
come outside for a walk
in the beautiful English countryside.
Rob: Mmmm, smell the wonderful
fresh air. Isn't it great
to be outdoors?
Helen: Oh, well it was…but not now it's raining. Come on Rob, I think we should
head back.
Rob: Hold on Helen. Not that way!
According to the map, it's this way…
Helen: Rob, you're always wrong. Just follow me but hurry up; we
're getting wet.
Rob: Oh, get lost!
Helen: Get lost? We are lost!
Rob: No Helen –
get lost – I mean
go away, leave me alone. Don't tell me the way to go.
Helen: That's not a very nice thing to say.
Rob: Well, it's what you can say to someone
if they're really annoying you. So go away, get lost!
Helen: OK, if you say so.
I'm off. See you back at the car!
Rob: I'll get there first! OK, here are some other examples of using 'get lost':
I'm tired of hearing about how you know everything. Just get lost!
Get lost! I'm having a break so don't disturb me.
You say you climbed Mount Everest on your own?! Get lost, I don't believe you.
Rob: Mmm, saying get lost is quite impolite so you need to be careful how you say it and who you say it to. Maybe I was a bit rude to Helen. Helen, Helen, come back…
I didn't mean to be so rude.
Helen: …well you weren't being very nice. Anyway, I was going to come back and find you.
Rob: And
why was that Helen?
Helen: Because I got lost. I needed the map!
Rob: Ha. Well, here it is. Come on follow me.
Helen: OK Rob. See you next time.
Both: Bye.
Rob: Right, it's definitely this way.
Helen: Are you sure?
Rob: Yes, that's what
the map says.
Helen: Rob you've got the map
upside down!