Id | ESLPod_0697_WE_1068 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 697 |
Episode Title | Eating a School Lunch |
Phrase | gross |
Text | The word "gross," in this podcast, is an informal word meaning yucky, icky, disgusting, and very unpleasant or unattractive: "Don't pick your nose! That's gross!" The phrase "to gross (someone) out" means to do something that makes another person feel disgusted: "It really grosses me out when I see you chew with your mouth open." When talking about money, "gross" is the amount of money earned or received before subtracting any expenses or taxes: "His gross income was over $150,000, but after paying rent, wages, and insurance, his actual income was just around $43,000." The verb "to gross" means to make a certain amount of money: "Our business should be grossing a million dollars per year within three years." Finally, the word "gross" can also mean very wrong, unethical, or immoral: "Those shootings were a gross violation of the law." |
Topics | Education | Food + Drink |
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