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ESLPod_0750_WE_1175 After Christmas Sales In this podcast, the informal phrase, "What else?" is used when one believes that the concept one just explained was very obvious and the other person should have known it without asking about it: "What do you plan to do when you sell the business?" "I'll retire. What else?" The phrase "or else" is used as a threat, to indicate that something bad will happen if someone does not do what one recommends: "Clean your room now, or else...." The phrase "above all else" means more than anything else: "Above all else, she wants her children to be happy." Finally, the phrase "if nothing else" is used to talk about a good characteristic, especially if one wants to emphasize that someone or something has very few good characteristics: "Yes, it's weird that he calls you so often. But if nothing else, he's persistent."

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ESLPod 750 what else Shopping

Id	ESLPod_0750_WE_1175
Episode Id	ESLPod 750
Episode Title	After Christmas Sales
Phrase	what else
Text	In this podcast, the informal phrase, "What else?" is used when one believes that the concept one just explained was very obvious and the other person should have known it without asking about it: "What do you plan to do when you sell the business?" "I'll retire. What else?" The phrase "or else" is used as a threat, to indicate that something bad will happen if someone does not do what one recommends: "Clean your room now, or else...." The phrase "above all else" means more than anything else: "Above all else, she wants her children to be happy." Finally, the phrase "if nothing else" is used to talk about a good characteristic, especially if one wants to emphasize that someone or something has very few good characteristics: "Yes, it's weird that he calls you so often. But if nothing else, he's persistent."
Topics	Shopping

Phrase Eslpod Good Christmas Sales Podcast Informal Believes