Id | ESLPod_0412_WE_0498 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 412 |
Episode Title | Corporate Spying |
Phrase | leak |
Text | The word "leak," in this podcast, means a person or thing that allows secret information to be shared with people who shouldn't know it: "The university had an information leak and all of its students' contact information was shared with the public." The word "leak" also means a crack or small hole in a wall, ceiling, or something else that lets air or water through it: "When it started raining, we discovered that there was a leak in the ceiling." The word can also be used as a verb, "to leak": "The car is leaking oil." Finally, the phrase "to take a leak" is an informal, rude (unpleasant and not polite) expression meaning that one needs to go to the bathroom to urinate: "I drank too much water and now I have to take a leak." |
Topics | Business |
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