Id | ESLPod_0711_WE_1096 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 711 |
Episode Title | A Difficult Place to Find |
Phrase | to make a pass |
Text | The phrase "to make one more pass," in this podcast, means to try to do something one more time, especially when trying to find something while driving: "The flight instructor agreed to let her student make one more pass at landing the plane before taking control of it herself." The phrase "to make a pass at (someone)" means to try to start a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, perhaps by saying something, making a facial expression, or touching the other person: "Don't you see that man winking at you? I'm sure he's trying to make a pass at you." Finally, the phrase "to come to a pretty pass" is not very common, but means for a situation to have become very difficult or bad: "Things would have to come to a pretty pass before I'd steal food from a store." |
Topics | Travel |
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