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K Repeatedly Annoys Expression Common Informal Spoken English

Front If someone repeatedly does something that annoys you, you can use the expression k... a..., k... i..., k... h..., etc. This is common in informal spoken English: Please don't k... i... me when I'm trying to work.
The children k... a... me when we're going to buy a new computer.
Back If someone repeatedly does something that annoys you, you can use the expression keeps asking, keeps interrupting, keeps hitting, etc. This is common in informal spoken English: Please don't keep interrupting me when I'm trying to work.
The children keep asking me when we're going to buy a new computer.
Unit Number 46
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