Id | ESLPod_0891_WE_1456 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 891 |
Episode Title | Checking on the Status of an Application |
Phrase | to hear |
Text | The verb "to hear," in this podcast, means to receive a response or answer that one has been waiting for: "When do you expect to hear whether the deal was successful?" The phrase "you could hear a pin drop" is used to describe a place that is very quiet: "During the ceremony, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop." The phrase "can't hear (oneself) think" is used to describe a place that is very noisy: "They have three young boys who are so loud that I can't hear myself think when I go to their house." Finally, the phrase "to never hear the end of it" means that one expects someone to continue to talk about something for a long time: "If you wreck Dad's car, you'll never hear the end of it." |
Topics | Education |
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