My favourite words and phrases: fiddly
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My favourite words and phrases: fiddly

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 20, 20263 min

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Hi guys, I'm Ben and welcome to today's English podcast. On today's episode you're going to learn

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Fiddly. This is a word I use a lot because it's always suitable to use in a variety of situations.

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Hi guys, I'm Ben and welcome to today's English podcast. On today's episode you're going to learn one of my favorite words and that word is fiddly. Let me spell that for you. F-I-D-D-L-Y. Fiddly. This is a word I use a lot because it's always suitable to use in a variety of situations. So let's start by looking at what it means.

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The word fiddly is an informal adjective that means a task, job or object is difficult to do, handle or use because it involves very small parts, intricate details or precise finger movements. So let's think of some examples of things that can be fiddly.

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Here's the first one. Threading a needle. What is threading a needle? Do you think you know?

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