Id | ESLPod_0633_WE_0940 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 633 |
Episode Title | Moving Out of a Home |
Phrase | mover |
Text | The word "mover," in this podcast, means a person whose job is to help people pack their belongings, put them into a large truck, drive them to a new location, and then take them out of the truck and into the new building: "When the movers dropped the box, we could hear all the glasses breaking." An "earth mover" is a large machine that moves soil and rocks: "The little boy loves watching earth movers at work." The phrase "movers and shakers" is used to describe people who have a lot of power, money, and influence in society: "When Joanna received her promotion, she started spending a lot of time with other movers and shakers who were well-known in the city." |
Topics | Daily Life | Home + Community |
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