Id | ESLPod_0393_WE_0461 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 393 |
Episode Title | Trash and Recycling |
Phrase | to use up |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to use up" means to use all of something so that nothing is left: "If you use up all the milk, please tell me so that I'll know I need to buy more at the grocery story." The verb "to use" means to do something with something, especially a tool: "Do you know how to use this software program?" Or, "Use a can opener instead of a knife the next time you want to open a can of soup." Finally, the phrase "to use (someone)" means to treat someone unfairly to get what one wants: "Shelly was using a man who was 20 years older than she was, dating him to get his money, but telling him that she loved him." |
Topics | Home + Community |
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