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Means Skip Skipped Verb Phrase Eslpod 0629 We 0933 Eslpod Hungry

Id ESLPod_0629_WE_0933
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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