The English We Speak: Have someone on

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  Hello and welcome to the English We Speak,

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  where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.

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  I'm Fei Fei and I'm here with Beth.

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  Hi, Fei Fei.

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  I've got some exciting news.

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  I won the lottery yesterday and now I'm super rich.

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  You can come over to my mansion this weekend if you like.

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  Really?

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  No, I'm just having you on.

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  I didn't win the lottery.

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  I'm only joking.

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  Oh, you really had me on there.

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  And that's a great example of our phrase, have someone on.

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  It means you're joking or teasing someone.

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  Making them believe something that isn't true.

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  Exactly.

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  It's a playful trick, but it isn't mean at all.

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  It's just a joke.

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  A bit like when my best friend told me she'd met the King.

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  She said they'd had coffee and cake and chatted all day.

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