Id | ESLPod_1241_WE_2153 |
---|---|
Episode Id | ESLPod 1241 |
Episode Title | Breaking an Arm or a Leg |
Phrase | cast |
Text | In this podcast, the word "cast" means a hard plaster or fiberglass object placed around a broken bone so that the body part does not move and the bone can heal, removed only when a doctor cuts it away with a special saw: "Terry's leg is in a cast, so he cannot drive." When talking about actors, the "cast" is all the people who are performing in a movie, TV show, or play: "The cast includes some of the best-known actors in Hollywood." When talking about fishing, "to cast" means to throw a line into the water to try to catch a fish: "Make sure nobody is standing behind you when you cast your hook into the lake." Finally, the phrase "to cast a spell" means to use magic words: "Can you cast a spell to make Maria fall in love with me?" |
Topics | Health + Medicine |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Heart phrase means eslpod lose bottom difficulty reaching
Previous card: Means phrase make bones eslpod work fingers breaking
Up to card list: ESLPod What Else Does It Mean?