Id | ESLPod_0802_WE_1278 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 802 |
Episode Title | Talking About Movies |
Phrase | stars |
Text | The word "star," in this podcast, means a celebrity or a person who is very famous, especially an actor, actress, singer, or athlete: "Ilya dreams of becoming a movie star." The phrase "to see stars" means to see flashes of light that aren't really there, usually because one has been hit in the head: "Wallace saw stars after that football hit him in the head." The phrase "to be written in the stars" describes something that will happen because it is fate or destiny: "The day they met each other was written in the stars. They fell in love immediately." Finally, the phrase "to reach for the stars" means to try to achieve or accomplish something that is very difficult: "Dynee knows it will be difficult to become an astronaut, but she is determined to reach for the stars." |
Topics | Entertainment + Sports |
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