Id | ESLPod_0493_WE_0661 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 493 |
Episode Title | Ordering at a Sandwich Shop |
Phrase | coming off |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to come off" means to reduce or disappear, often used when talking about losing weight: "I wish there were a magic pill that would make these extra pounds come off." The phrase "to come undone" means to open or to become loose: "Your shoelace has come undone. Be careful you don't fall down." The phrase "to come back" means to return: "I have to go home now, but I'll come back here at the same time tomorrow." The phrase "to come clean" means to confess or to tell the truth, especially about something bad that one has done: "He finally came clean and admitted that he had stolen the money." Finally, the question "come again?" is used to ask someone to repeat something: "Come again? I didn't hear what you said." |
Topics | Food + Drink |
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