Id | ESLPod_0365_WE_0405 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 365 |
Episode Title | Putting the Children to Bed |
Phrase | lights out |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "lights out" means the time when the lights in a room must be turned off so that one can fall asleep: "At the children's summer camp, lights out is always at 9:45 p.m." The phrase "to knock (someone's) lights out" means to hit someone very hard so that he or she falls down and is not conscious: "Two drunk men got into a fight and the bigger one knocked his friend's lights out." The phrase "to light up (something)" means to illuminate something, or to shine light on something: "When are they going to light up the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center?" Finally, the phrase "to light up (one's) life" means to make one's life better, happier, and/or more interesting: "Grandchildren light up their grandparents' life." |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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