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ESLPod_0837_WE_1348 Driving While Calling and Texting The word "number," in this podcast, refers to a phone number: "Jorge changed his phone number so he wouldn't get any more calls from his ex-girlfriend." A number can also be used to mean a performance, such as a "dance number" or "musical number": "Our school's talent show has two musical numbers and one dance number." "To do a number on (someone)" is to treat someone poorly, or to trick or deceive them: "The repair person did a number on me by doing a poor job at fixing my shower and then charging me a lot of money for it!" Finally, "by the numbers" means to do something according to the rules or in the way that it is normally expected to be done: "My manager likes everything to be done by the numbers."

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ESLPod 837 number Technology | Transportation

Id	ESLPod_0837_WE_1348
Episode Id	ESLPod 837
Episode Title	Driving While Calling and Texting
Phrase	number
Text	The word "number," in this podcast, refers to a phone number: "Jorge changed his phone number so he wouldn't get any more calls from his ex-girlfriend." A number can also be used to mean a performance, such as a "dance number" or "musical number": "Our school's talent show has two musical numbers and one dance number." "To do a number on (someone)" is to treat someone poorly, or to trick or deceive them: "The repair person did a number on me by doing a poor job at fixing my shower and then charging me a lot of money for it!" Finally, "by the numbers" means to do something according to the rules or in the way that it is normally expected to be done: "My manager likes everything to be done by the numbers."
Topics	Technology \| Transportation

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