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ESLPod_0954_WE_1583 Participating in Winter Sports In this podcast, the phrase "to blow smoke" means to exaggerate, or to say something that isn't true while trying to make one appear better than one actually is: "Was she really an Olympic-level athlete, or is she just blowing smoke?" The phrase "to go up in smoke" means for something to fail or for continued progress to be impossible: "When Marcus was seriously hurt in the car accident, he saw many of his dreams go up in smoke." Finally, the phrase "where there's smoke, there's fire" means that if something bad is being said about a person or organization, it's probably true: "It's hard to believe the rumors about their financial problems, but they're probably true. After all, where there's smoke, there's fire."

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ESLPod 954 to blow smoke Entertainment + Sports

Id	ESLPod_0954_WE_1583
Episode Id	ESLPod 954
Episode Title	Participating in Winter Sports
Phrase	to blow smoke
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to blow smoke" means to exaggerate, or to say something that isn't true while trying to make one appear better than one actually is: "Was she really an Olympic-level athlete, or is she just blowing smoke?" The phrase "to go up in smoke" means for something to fail or for continued progress to be impossible: "When Marcus was seriously hurt in the car accident, he saw many of his dreams go up in smoke." Finally, the phrase "where there's smoke, there's fire" means that if something bad is being said about a person or organization, it's probably true: "It's hard to believe the rumors about their financial problems, but they're probably true. After all, where there's smoke, there's fire."
Topics	Entertainment + Sports

Phrase Means Eslpod Sports Blow Smoke Participating Winter