Least one can do meaning in English
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Definition
It's the least I can do!: You're welcome, it was no effort for me (polite answer)
Examples
- "Susie : It's really the least we can do Moira, and I want to let everyone know that you can find more information about this initiative and of course our complete catalogue of products on our Website: www.DelavigneCorp.com."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast
Horatio: Susie, I'd like to invite you to a party at my place. You'll be my of honor.
Susie: That sounds lovely, Horatio. Where do you live?
Horatio: At the top of a very big . It has long branches, green leaves and fruit growing from it.
Susie: I'm not sure I'll be able to find it. Is there an address?
Horatio: Make an effort.
Susie: The you can do is draw me a map!
Horatio: No. Bring something to drink, and a rope to climb up to the living room.
Horatio: Susie, I'd like to invite you to a party at my place. You'll be my of honor.
Susie: That sounds lovely, Horatio. Where do you live?
Horatio: At the top of a very big . It has long branches, green leaves and fruit growing from it.
Susie: I'm not sure I'll be able to find it. Is there an address?
Horatio: Make an effort.
Susie: The you can do is draw me a map!
Horatio: No. Bring something to drink, and a rope to climb up to the living room.
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast
Horatio: Susie, I'd like to invite you to a party at my place. You'll be my guest 1 of honor.
Susie: That sounds lovely, Horatio. Where do you live?
Horatio: At the top of a very big tree 2. It has long branches, green leaves and fruit growing from it.
Susie: I'm not sure I'll be able to find it. Is there an address?
Horatio: Make an effort.
Susie: The least 3 you can do is draw me a map!
Horatio: No. Bring something to drink, and a rope to climb up to the living room.
Horatio: Susie, I'd like to invite you to a party at my place. You'll be my guest 1 of honor.
Susie: That sounds lovely, Horatio. Where do you live?
Horatio: At the top of a very big tree 2. It has long branches, green leaves and fruit growing from it.
Susie: I'm not sure I'll be able to find it. Is there an address?
Horatio: Make an effort.
Susie: The least 3 you can do is draw me a map!
Horatio: No. Bring something to drink, and a rope to climb up to the living room.
1 guest: A "guest" is someone who has been invited somewhere (a party, an event, a conference, etc). Susan Bliss is Brent and Moira's guest on Radio Rhubarb this morning.
2 tree: A tree is a woody plant made up of a trunk, branches, leaves and sometimes fruits or nuts. The new Delavigne initiative proposes to plant trees to absorb harmful Co2 emissions.
3 least: "Least" has a few meanings: it can be used to form the (diminishing) superlative form (It is the least expensive item in the store), or as a noun to describe something extremely low in importance (The budget is the least of my worries right now). In this broadcast, Susie says that Delavigne's new environmental initiative is the "least Delavigne can do" for the environment. The idiom expresses that the company could actually be doing more for the environment.
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