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Plate Means Word Food Eslpod 0317 We 0308 Eslpod Setting Table

Id ESLPod_0317_WE_0308
Episode Id ESLPod 317
Episode Title Setting the Table
Phrase plate
Text The word "plate," in this podcast, means a large, flat, round dish used to hold food for one person during a meal: "Benny filled his plate with chicken and mashed potatoes." A "license plate" is the rectangular piece of metal placed on the front or back of a car with that car's registration number: "Her license plate is VBF592." The word "plated" means covered with a metal, usually silver or gold: "Is that statue all gold, or is it only gold-plated?" The phrase "to have too much on (one's) plate" means that one is extremely busy and involved in too many activities: "Now that Fred's mother is ill and living with him, he has too much on his plate, given that he's still working two jobs and taking care of his kids."
Topics Food + Drink

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