Id | ESLPod_0329_WE_0332 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 329 |
Episode Title | Being Persuasive |
Phrase | no offense |
Text | The phrase "no offense," in this podcast, is a phrase used when one says something that another person probably won't like, but doesn't want the other person to become angry: "No offense, but your car smells like cigarette smoke." The phrase "to take offense" means to become angry because of what someone else says or does: "Jacques took offense when his sister decided not to go to the concert with him and went with her friends instead." The word "offense" refers to the part of a game or team that tries to earn points, while "defense" is the part of a game or team that tries to stop the other team from earning points: "The team has very strong offense and scored 20 points in the first half of the game." A "criminal offense" is a crime or something that one does against the law: "Hitting another car without stopping is a criminal offense." |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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