Apedia

Lights Phrase Means Eslpod 0365 We 0405 Eslpod Putting Children Bed

Id ESLPod_0365_WE_0405
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

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Produce produced means day money eslpod_0366_we_0406 eslpod talking

Previous card: Turn means person move turned eslpod_0365_we_0404 eslpod putting

Up to card list: ESLPod What Else Does It Mean?