Id | ESLPod_0590_WE_0854 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 590 |
Episode Title | Paying Airline Fees |
Phrase | to tack on |
Text | The phrase "to tack on," in this podcast, means to add something or to include one or more additional items: "If you tack on a few additional credits each term, you can graduate half a year early." A "tack" is a small piece of metal like a short needle at one end and with a flat, round surface on the other end, used to hold things to a wall: "She used a tack to put her new schedule on the door." The phrase "to tack (something) up" means to hang something on a surface by using a tack: "The store lets people tack up announcements by the front door." Finally, the verb "to tack" means to attach two pieces of fabric together with very loose, long stitches before actually sewing them together: "If you tack those two pieces together first, they won't move as much when you sew them." |
Topics | Travel |
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