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Feifei Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Feifei and with me today is Rob. Rob, what are you doing?
Rob (counting out money) Oh hi, I'm just counting up all my money... actually, Feifei, could I borrow £100, please?
Feifei £100? That's a lot of money. What do you need it for?
Rob Well, with all my savings plus your £100, I'll just have enough.
Feifei For what?
Rob To invest in this new company my friend is setting up. He's invented this machine where you can talk to people anywhere in the world and there are no wires or cables. It's going to be a huge success.
Feifei Rob, that sounds to me like a mobile phone - that's already been invented.
Rob Yeah but you can also type messages on it and send them to other people. Absolutely amazing If this is successful my invesent is going to make me millions of pounds
Feifei Err, Rob calm down. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Rob What? I'm not investing in eggs - this is real money. And what do you mean about one basket? I wasn't going to put the money in a basket
Feifei It's a saying Don't put all your eggs in one basket - it's an expression that means you should never rely on just one plan because it could go wrong. Rob, don't use all of your savings on this one idea - it might fail.
Rob Fail? Do you really think so? Are you really saying putting all my eggs - or my money - in one basket is too risky?
Feifei Exactly. Here are some more examples of the idiom in action
I know you're confident about getting that job but I don't think you should put all your eggs in one basket. Why don't you apply for a few more, just in case?
My dad says I should buy shares in a lot of different companies, and not put all my eggs in the one basket.
Feifei So, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Have you got the message Rob?
Rob Yes. I mustn't depend on one idea to make me rich. I'm not so sure about my friend's new idea anyway, but does that mean you won't lend me £100?
Feifei No.
Rob What about for my other cracking good idea - one that you really will need a basket for?
Feifei What is it?
Rob I have bought a chicken. It means I won't have to buy eggs at the supermarket anymore. It will save me lots of money. Oh look, she's just laid her first egg... here, Feifei, catch. Can you put that in the basket for me?
Feifei Watch out, that nearly hit me.
Rob Ha, then you would have had egg on your face
Feifei Excuse me?
Rob Oh it's just another saying, I'll explain another time. Come on, let's go and boil this egg.
Feifei How egg-citing Join us again soon for more The English We Speak. Bye.
Rob Look She's laying another one.
