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Stink Phrase Means Smell Bad Eslpod Make Customer

Id ESLPod_1002_WE_1679
Episode Id ESLPod 1002
Episode Title An Unwelcome Business in the Neighborhood
Phrase to make a stink
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to make a stink" means to complain and create problems for other people so that one cannot be ignored: "The customer made a stink about the slow customer service." The verb "to stink" means to smell bad: "Your gym bag stinks!" And the phrase "to stink to high heavens" means to smell extremely bad: "The animal waste from the farm stinks to high heavens!" Or, "Wow, that blue cheese stinks!" The phrase "to stink of" means to smell like something: "His breath stank of beer." Finally, the phrase "to stink" can also mean that something is unfair or bad: "You lost your job? That stinks!" Or, "It stinks that I have to study while all my friends are playing outside."
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