| Id | ESLPod_1040_WE_1754 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 1040 |
| Episode Title | Dealing with Bureaucracy |
| Phrase | to the letter |
| Text | The phrase "to the letter," in this podcast, means exactly or precisely, and following instructions perfectly: "Make sure you follow Jim's directions to the letter or you're likely to get lost trying to find our farm." The phrase "the letter of the law" describes the literal meaning of the words in a law, but not necessarily the true intention of the law: "Technically, they stuck to the letter of the law, but their behavior clearly was wrong." A "dear John letter" is a letter written by a wife or girlfriend to let a man know that she no longer loves him and/or that she is leaving him: "Harold was shocked to come home and find a dear John letter on the kitchen counter." Finally, in high school, "to letter" in a sport means to receive an award for having achieved a certain level of performance and participation in a team sport: "Blake lettered in football and baseball." |
| Topics | Business |
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