Id | ESLPod_0629_WE_0933 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 629 |
Episode Title | Being Hungry and Full |
Phrase | to skip |
Text | In this podcast, the verb "to skip" means to not do or have something that one normally would: "Normally Marie takes her pill twice a day, but today she skipped the morning dosage." The verb "to skip" also means to move so that each foot alternates performing a quick step and a small jump: "The little girls skipped through the park." The phrase "to skip town" means to leave a place when one doesn't want to be found, usually because one has broken the law: "The accountant stole all their money and then skipped town." Finally, the phrase "to skip stones" means to throw flat, round rocks into a lake or river so that they jump up several times: "They spent a lazy afternoon at the lake, skipping stones." |
Topics | Food + Drink |
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