Id | ESLPod_0433_WE_0541 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 433 |
Episode Title | Describing People's Voices |
Phrase | lull |
Text | In this podcast, the verb "to lull" means to make someone feel calm, relaxed, and tired, possibly even making someone fall asleep: "Most babies are lulled to sleep by the movement of a car." The phrase "to lull (someone) into doing (something)" means to make someone relax so that he or she is very surprised when something bad happens: "The investor lulled us into thinking that our money was safe, but then we lost it all." As a noun, a "lull" is a brief pause in an activity or a moment of silence or stillness: "They talked for hours, without a lull in their conversation." Finally, the phrase "the lull before the storm" is used to talk about the period of time when everything was calm right before a lot of trouble began: "The company seemed to be doing well, but that was just the lull before the storm." |
Topics | About You |
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