Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Neil and joining me in this programme is Feifei. Feifei: Hi. Neil: Beautiful day today, isn't it? Blazing sunshine. It's so warm. Feifei: Yes it is, and luckily for you, your shift is finished after this programme, isn't it? Neil: Yep! But you have to stay here till evening on the late shift. Ahhh I'm off to the park to enjoy the sun. I'd better buy some sun cream, eh? Feifei: Don't rub it in! Neil: OK. See you later. Voice: Two hours later. Feifei: My word, Neil! What's happened to you? You look like a lobster! Neil: It's very hot and sunny out there. Feifei: But what about the sun cream? Neil: You told me 'not to rub it in' Feifei! Feifei: OK, I think I need to explain something. We use the expression 'to rub something in' when a person keeps mentioning something another person wants to forget. When I said 'don't rub it in' I was fed up of hearing about your wonderful afternoon in the sun while I'm stuck here in the office! Neil: Ah. So I actually should have rubbed in this sun cream. Let's hear some examples... Don't rub it in. I know you beat me at tennis but you don't have to keep mentioning the score. Carlos got into Oxford but I didn't. That's bad enough, but he keeps rubbing it in by talking about it all the time. Feifei: This is The English We Speak and in this programme we're learning the phrase to 'rub it in'. If a person 'rubs it in' it means they keep mentioning something another person wants to forget. Neil: I want to forget that I've got such a terrible sunburn. Feifei: Well I won't rub it in and talk about that sun cream you should have... Neil: ... should have rubbed in. Thanks Feifei. Ouch! Feifei: Bye! Neil: Bye!
B1 UK feifei rub sun cream programme rubbed Rub it in: The English We Speak 256 28 Samuel posted on 2018/04/14 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary