Suck it and see

Feifei Welcome to The English We Speak. I’m Feifei.

Neil And I’m Neil.

Feifei And Neil, this might be the last ever time we see each other! All ready for your new job at… where was it again?

Neil A sweet factory.

Feifei Quite a big change from radio production.

Neil Yeah, well they pay very well. And I love sweets. I’ll just suck it and see .

Feifei Suck… the sweets?

Neil No, you know what I mean!

Feifei Yes, just kidding. The phrase suck it and see is used when you do something new and you’re not sure whether you will like it or not - like a new job.

Neil Here are some examples:

Examples I’m really not confident riding a bike in the centre of town. But all my friends do it, so I guess I’ll just suck it and see .

I decided to dye my hair blonde, but I’m still not sure about it. I’ll suck it and see . I can always dye it black again!

Feifei Well, you’ll be pleased to hear Neil isn’t really leaving.

Neil I realised I can explore my passion for sweets without actually working in a sweet factory. In fact, I have some right here.

Feifei Ooh, lovely. Very bright colours. Mind if I…?

Neil Please, try one.

Feifei What flavours are they?

Neil I’ve got no idea. You’ll just have to…

Feifei Suck it and see ! Mmm …

Neil As Feifei is busy, I’ll say goodbye for both of us. Bye.

Feifei Mmm…