Id | ESLPod_0474_WE_0622 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 474 |
Episode Title | Having Trouble Sleeping |
Phrase | to load up on |
Text | The phrase "to load up on (something)," in this podcast, means to have, use, eat, or buy a lot of something: "They loaded up on toilet paper because it was on sale at the store." The phrase "to load (someone) up with (something)" means to give someone a lot of things to carry: "Hold out your arms, and I'll load you up with boxes and bags to take into the apartment." The phrase "loaded down" means having many problems or too much work: "He's feeling really loaded down at work these days. Can we hire someone else to help him?" Finally, the phrase "a load off (one's) mind" is used to talk about how someone feels relieved not to have to worry about or do something anymore: "It was a load off her mind when her son finally found a good-paying job." |
Topics | Health + Medicine |
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