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Means Bump Bumped Eslpod Flight Airport Announcements Phrase

Id ESLPod_0270_WE_0214
Episode Id ESLPod 270
Episode Title Airport Announcements
Phrase to get bumped
Text The phrase "to get bumped," in this podcast, means to be asked to take another flight because the original flight that one was supposed to take is already full: "Dad got bumped in Miami, so he's going to come home a few hours later than we expected." "To bump (something) means to hit something by accident: "Corwin is very tall, so he often bumps his head when he enters rooms." "To bump into (someone) means to meet someone by chance, without having planned it: "I bumped into my third-grade teacher and her husband this morning. What a surprise!" "To bump something up" means to increase something a little bit: "The company was able to bump sales up by lowering the price of its products."
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