Welcome to the English we speak.
I'm Beth.
And I'm fei fei.
We have an expression that describes repetitive actions that are predictable and tiresome.
The phrase is rinse, repeat.
Rinse, repeat.
Beth, can you give us some context?
Well, to be honest, I'm feeling a bit down at the moment.
I come to work, go home, sleep, rinse, repeat.
It's like that for me, too.
It's the same events every day.
It's so predictable and boring.
Exactly.
Rinse, repeat.
Did you know, fei fei, that this expression comes from the back of shampoo bottles?
They often say, wash, rinse, repeat, meaning wash your hair, rinse the shampoo out, and wash your hair again.
Well, washing your hair isn't exactly fun.
Mine takes ages to style.
And then in two days time, I have to do it all over again.
It's true.