Id | ESLPod_0180_WE_0035 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 180 |
Episode Title | Airport Layover |
Phrase | to kill |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to kill" means to spend or waste time. It's usually used to refer to free time, or unoccupied time. You could "kill time" because you don't have any work to do or if you are waiting for something else to happen: "I have three hours to kill before my kids get home from school." "To kill" can also be used as a verb meaning to end something. It is possible "to kill a conversation" by saying something that no one can respond to or that other people don't like: "It killed the conversation when she started complaining about her best friend." |
Topics | Travel |
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