Id | ESLPod_0463_WE_0600 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 463 |
Episode Title | Washing the Car |
Phrase | to hold up |
Text | The phrase "to hold up," in this podcast, means to use one's arms and hands so that something is in the air: "The tour guide held up a red flag so that everyone in the large group could see her and follow her." The phrase "to hold up a bank" means to rob a bank, or to demand that bank employees give one money: "This bank has been held up five times in the past two years." The phrase "to hold down (something)" means to not let something increase: "What can the government do to hold down the price of food?" Finally, the phrase "to hold down a job" means to be able to keep a job for a period of time: "He has never been able to hold down a job for more than two weeks." |
Topics | Transportation |
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