Id | ESLPod_0362_WE_0398 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 362 |
Episode Title | Getting In-Flight Service |
Phrase | bean |
Text | The word "bean," in this podcast, means a legume, or a pod or seed that is cooked and eaten: "Sally made some delicious red-bean chili for dinner." A "jelly bean" is a small, colored candy in the shape of a bean that comes in many different flavors: "Humberto likes watermelon-flavored jelly beans best." The phrase "to spill the bean" means to tell a secret accidentally: "Who spilled the beans about Reka's surprise birthday party?" The phrase "to not amount to a hill of beans" means to not be important: "He'll never amount to a hill of beans because he is just too lazy to work hard." Finally, a "bean counter" is an informal and impolite term for an accountant: "Bean counters always have a lot of work to do when taxes are due." |
Topics | Travel |
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