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ESLPod_0642_WE_0958 Installing Windows and Doors The verb "to slide," in this podcast, means to move smoothly and gently in one direction, rubbing against something else: "This dresser is too heavy to lift, but we can slide it over the carpet." The verb "to slide" can also mean to decrease: "Our sales slid more than 20% last month." The phrase "to let (something) slide" means to let something get worse: "How could you let your work slide so much?" The phrase "to let (something) slide" can also mean to choose to ignore something: "In the past, we've always let it slide when James says things like that, but not anymore!" Finally, at a playground, a "slide" is a long, flat piece of metal or plastic that is placed at an angle so that a child can sit on it and move downwards quickly: "Little kids want their parents to catch them at the bottom of a slide."

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Id	ESLPod_0642_WE_0958
Episode Id	ESLPod 642
Episode Title	Installing Windows and Doors
Phrase	slide
Text	The verb "to slide," in this podcast, means to move smoothly and gently in one direction, rubbing against something else: "This dresser is too heavy to lift, but we can slide it over the carpet." The verb "to slide" can also mean to decrease: "Our sales slid more than 20% last month." The phrase "to let (something) slide" means to let something get worse: "How could you let your work slide so much?" The phrase "to let (something) slide" can also mean to choose to ignore something: "In the past, we've always let it slide when James says things like that, but not anymore!" Finally, at a playground, a "slide" is a long, flat piece of metal or plastic that is placed at an angle so that a child can sit on it and move downwards quickly: "Little kids want their parents to catch them at the bottom of a slide."
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