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ESLPod_0474_WE_0623 Having Trouble Sleeping In this podcast, the phrase "to rule out" means to decide against something or to decide that one will not consider something: "Why did you rule out Acme Corporation as a potential employer?" The informal phrase "(someone or something) rules" means that someone or something is very good and one likes him, her, or it very much: "Girls rule!" Or, "That movie rules! It's the best movie I've seen all year." The phrase "to rule the roost" means to be the most important, influential, or powerful person in a group: "The vice president really rules the roost during our meetings." Finally, the phrase "to rule (someone or something) with an iron hand" means to control someone or something very tightly and strictly: "He rules his children with an iron hand, but someday they're going to rebel against him."

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ESLPod 474 to rule out Health + Medicine

Id	ESLPod_0474_WE_0623
Episode Id	ESLPod 474
Episode Title	Having Trouble Sleeping
Phrase	to rule out
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to rule out" means to decide against something or to decide that one will not consider something: "Why did you rule out Acme Corporation as a potential employer?" The informal phrase "(someone or something) rules" means that someone or something is very good and one likes him, her, or it very much: "Girls rule!" Or, "That movie rules! It's the best movie I've seen all year." The phrase "to rule the roost" means to be the most important, influential, or powerful person in a group: "The vice president really rules the roost during our meetings." Finally, the phrase "to rule (someone or something) with an iron hand" means to control someone or something very tightly and strictly: "He rules his children with an iron hand, but someday they're going to rebel against him."
Topics	Health + Medicine

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