Id | ESLPod_0986_WE_1646 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 986 |
Episode Title | Buying and Selling Family Heirlooms |
Phrase | to fetch |
Text | The verb "to fetch," in this podcast, means to bring something, especially money from the sale of something: "Amazingly, they fetched more than $400 for that old chair." The phrase "to fetch a pretty penny" means to make a lot of money or to be sold for a lot of money: "His singing abilities could fetch a pretty penny with the right recording contract." When talking about a dog, the phrase "to play fetch" means to throw an object so that a dog follows it, catches it in its mouth, and brings it back: "Fido loves to play fetch for hours and hours, but nobody wants to throw the ball to him for that long." Finally, if someone is "fetching," he or she is very attractive: "Wendy looks fetching in that new dress." |
Topics | Relationships + Family | Shopping |
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