| Id | ESLPod_1124_WE_1922 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 1124 |
| Episode Title | Hiding Money Offshore |
| Phrase | paper trail |
| Text | The phrase "paper trail," in this podcast, means documents and other written evidence that shows where someone has been and what that person has done, allowing other people to find and follow that person: "Investigators followed an elaborate paper trail to identify the leader of the gang." The phrase "to blaze a trail" means to create a trail or path that other people will follow: "The boy scouts spent last Saturday blazing a trail through the overgrown forest." Or, "Early programmers blazed a trail for many of today's most successful software companies." Finally, the phrase "to be on the trail of (someone or something)" means to be very close to the point at which one will find or discover secret or hidden information: "The police are on the trail of the art thieves." |
| Topics | Money |
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