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ESLPod_0906_WE_1487 Using Illegal Drugs In this podcast, the phrase "to smoke pot" means to smoke marijuana: "Those kids are more interested in smoking pot that in studying, playing sports, or volunteering." The informal phrase "to go to pot" means for something to deteriorate or to become worse and fall apart because nobody is taking care of it: "This neighborhood is going to pot, and the police don't seem to care." The phrase "in the pot" describes the money that one can wins by winning a card game: "How can you stop playing now? We have more than $300 in the pot, so this is a really important game." Finally, the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black" describes someone criticizing another person when that person has the same problem: "Did you really tell Randall to stop eating at restaurants all the time? That's like the pot calling the kettle black!"

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ESLPod 906 pot Government + Law | Health + Medicine

Id	ESLPod_0906_WE_1487
Episode Id	ESLPod 906
Episode Title	Using Illegal Drugs
Phrase	pot
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to smoke pot" means to smoke marijuana: "Those kids are more interested in smoking pot that in studying, playing sports, or volunteering." The informal phrase "to go to pot" means for something to deteriorate or to become worse and fall apart because nobody is taking care of it: "This neighborhood is going to pot, and the police don't seem to care." The phrase "in the pot" describes the money that one can wins by winning a card game: "How can you stop playing now? We have more than $300 in the pot, so this is a really important game." Finally, the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black" describes someone criticizing another person when that person has the same problem: "Did you really tell Randall to stop eating at restaurants all the time? That's like the pot calling the kettle black!"
Topics	Government + Law \| Health + Medicine

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