Id | ESLPod_0533_WE_0741 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 533 |
Episode Title | Making Funeral and Burial Arrangements |
Phrase | to scatter |
Text | In this podcast, the verb "to scatter" means to spread around or to put a small amount of something over a large area: "They scattered leaves on the table as decoration." The verb "to scatter" can also mean for many people to leave an area in many different directions very quickly, usually because they are scared: "The birds scattered when the boy shouted." The phrase "scattered showers" refers to short periods of rain that happen many times during the day: "Expect scattered showers this afternoon, with heavy rain tomorrow morning." Finally, the word "scatterbrained" is used to describe someone who is very distracted and cannot remember things well, or doesn't know what he or she is doing: "Shelby is so scatterbrained she doesn't even remember where she parked her car." |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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