The English We Speak: Give it some welly!

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  Hello and welcome to the English We Speak, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.

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  I'm feifei, and I'm joined by Georgie.

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  Hi, Georgie, how are you?

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  I'm okay, Fayfe.

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  I'm just really struggling to open this jar.

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  Come on, Georgie, give it some welly.

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  There we go.

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  Now, Fi Fei, you used a great expression there.

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  Give it some welly.

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  And that's what we're learning in this program.

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  It's a British English expression used to encourage people to put more effort or force into an activity, usually something physical, like me opening this jar.

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  Yes, it's an imperative, but it's quite friendly and fun, so don't worry, you won't sound rude if you say it.

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  It can be used in lots of contexts, like cycling up a hill.

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  Give it some welly.

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  Or hammering a nail into a very hard wall.

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  Give it some welly.

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  Let's hear some more examples from our BBC learner English colleagues.

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  I was at karaoke the other day and I was a bit shy at first, but everyone just said, come on, give it some welly.

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  So I sang really loudly.

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