Id | ESLPod_0524_WE_0722 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 524 |
Episode Title | Talking About Failure |
Phrase | flop |
Text | The word "flop," in this podcast, means a failure, or something that doesn't work as planned: "Their new business was a flop, making only one sale in the first four months." The verb "to flop" means to be a failure: "Nobody expected the movie to flop like it did." The verb "to flop" also means to lie down or sit down on something heavily, usually because one is very tired: "As soon as he comes home, he flops onto the couch and watches TV." When fish are out of the water, they "flop" when their bodies jump up and fall back down: "The fish were flopping in the bucket after they were caught." Finally, an animal that has "floppy ears" has ears that hang down: "Look at that goat with floppy ears! It's so cute!" |
Topics | Business | Daily Life |
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