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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak with me, Fei.
Fei.
And hello, I'm Neil.
You look busy.
What are you doing today?
Well, I'm getting ready to go shopping.
I need to buy a suit jacket, probably grey.
Then I'll probably buy a grey and purple tie which will match the purple flowers on my shirt.
You see, I've got a wedding to go to, which.
Neil, stop.
You could have just said you were about to go shopping.
I don't need all the ins and outs of your trip.
The ins and outs?
You mean you want directions for which shops I'm going in?
Definitely not.
Neil.
I said the ins and outs.
We use the expression the ins and outs as a way to mean all the details.