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Tilt Means Verb Tilted Opinion Eslpod 0595 We 0864 Eslpod Suffering

Id ESLPod_0595_WE_0864
Episode Id ESLPod 595
Episode Title Suffering from Allergies
Phrase to tilt
Text The verb "to tilt," in this podcast, means to move something so that it is at an angle, not straight up and down: "The dog tilted her head at me, as if she were asking a question." Or, "Why are all the paintings in your apartment tilted at an angle?" The verb "to tilt" also means for people's opinion about a situation or issue to change: "What caused public opinion to tilt against the war?" Or, "Do you remember when your interests started to tilt toward political science?" Finally, the phrase "to tilt at windmills" means to use one's time and energy in unproductive ways, fighting against something that isn't really the problem: "He isn't your enemy - she is. And until you realize that, you're just tilting at windmills."
Topics Health + Medicine

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