Id | ESLPod_0529_WE_0732 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 529 |
Episode Title | Insulting Other People |
Phrase | to pipe down |
Text | The phrase "to pipe down," in this podcast, means to be quiet, or to stop making noise: "Could you please pipe down and listen to what other people have to say?" The phrase "To pipe up" means to begin speaking after one has been quiet for a long time, especially after listening to other people: "Debra listened to what everyone had to say, and then piped up with her own opinion toward the end of the meeting." The phrase "to pipe (something) in" means to send recorded music into a room: "When did the building managers start piping music into the elevators?" |
Topics | Home + Community |
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