No fear (Halloween Special): The English We Speak

Feifei: Hello, and welcome to The English
We Speak… I’m Feifei… Argh!
Rob: And I’m Rob. Ah Halloween!
I love Halloween, Feifei. Are you looking
forward to trick or treating?
Feifei: No fear!
Rob: No fear? You mean ‘yes fear!’
Halloween’s all about fear!
Feifei: That’s what I don’t like about it.
Rob: What’s not to like? There’s ghosts
and witches and jack-o’-lanterns!
Come on, Feifei!
Get on your broomstick and let’s go!
Feifei: No fear, Rob!
Rob: Why do you keep saying ‘no fear’,
Feifei? You’re kind of missing the point.
Feifei: No, you are missing the point, Rob.
‘No fear’ is an expression which actually
means ‘certainly not’, ‘no way’.
Rob: Ah, I get it. So by saying ‘no fear’,
you mean ‘absolutely not’.
Feifei: That’s right. Let’s hear some
examples before my legs turn to jelly.
A: Fancy that Justin Bieber concert?
B: No fear! I can’t stand him.
A: Why don’t we stay in tonight and watch
golf on the TV.
B: Golf?! No fear. I’d do anything other
than watch golf.
Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
BBC Learning English. We’re learning the
expression ‘no fear’, which means
‘absolutely not’, ‘no way’.
Rob: So come on Feifei, fear is fun.
Let’s go trick or treating!
Feifei: No fear, Rob!
Rob: Yes fear!
Feifei: No fear! Actually, Rob, what’s that
thing… behind you?
Rob: What thing?
Feifei: Don’t move but it’s just…
reaching out a bony hand and…
about to touch your shoulder…
Rob: I’m outta here. Argh!
Feifei: Well, at least that gets me
out of Halloween for another year. Bye!