| Id | ESLPod_0806_WE_1287 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 806 |
| Episode Title | Essential and Optional Things |
| Phrase | to take in |
| Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to take in" means to receive information and accept or fully understand it: "We can't take in so much information in just two hours. I wish this workshop were longer." The phrase "to take in" can also mean for a tailor or seamstress to change a piece of clothing so that it is a little bit smaller: "When Blake lost all that weight, he had to have his pants taken in." The phrase "to take in" can mean to view and appreciate something: "After the hike, they sat back and took in the scenery." Finally, the phrase "to be taken in" can mean to be tricked or fooled by someone: "Many people were taken in by her lies." |
| Topics | Daily Life | Travel |
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