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Stamp Phrase Means Eslpod Put One's Foot Stamped

Id ESLPod_0701_WE_1077
Episode Id ESLPod 701
Episode Title Improving Your Looks
Phrase to stamp out
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to stamp out" means to end or eliminate something: "Our researchers dream of finding a cure to stamp out AIDS." The verb "to stamp" usually means to put one's foot down very heavily: "The boys wore cowboy boots and stamped to the beat while dancing." The phrase "to stamp on (an insect)" means to kill an insect by stepping on it with one's foot or shoe: "Mother shrieked and then stamped on the spider." Finally, the phrase "to rubber-stamp" is used to talk about how someone, usually a government official, approves something without really thinking about it: "The president just rubber-stamps anything put on his desk. I don't think he even reads the documents first."
Topics Clothing + Grooming | Daily Life

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