Id | ESLPod_0299_WE_0273 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 299 |
Episode Title | An Old Love |
Phrase | out of the blue |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "out of the blue" means unexpectedly or suddenly: "His decision to run in a marathon came out of the blue." The phrase "to feel blue" means to feel depressed, or to feel very sad, sometimes without any reason: "Nancy felt blue for months after her divorce." The phrase "once in a blue moon" means very rarely: "I love to eat ice cream, but I eat it only once in a blue moon." Finally, the phrase "to do something until (one) is blue in the face" means to try to do something for a very long time, but not be successful: "You can try to fly until you're blue in the face, but it's impossible and it's never going to happen." |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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