Id | ESLPod_0458_WE_0590 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 458 |
Episode Title | Going to the Playground |
Phrase | out of (one's) grasp |
Text | The phrase "out of (one's) grasp," in this podcast, is used for something that is away from one's hands or arms so that someone or something is no longer being held: "The clerk ripped the money out of my grasp as he hurried to make the sale." The phrase "to have a good grasp of (something)" means to understand something well or thoroughly: "She has a good grasp of music theory." When one has a good "grasp of (something)," one understands it very well or can do it very well: "I wish I had a better grasp of basic math." The phrase "beyond (someone's) grasp" is used to talk about something that one is not able to do, have, or use because it is too difficult or expensive: "Driving a Porsche is out of our grasp because those cars are too expensive." |
Topics | Nature + Weather |
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