Id | ESLPod_0240_WE_0154 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 240 |
Episode Title | Working Overtime |
Phrase | to turn down |
Text | The phrasal verb "to turn down" means to reject or say 'no' to something: "Clarke asked Lisa to go to the dance with him, but she turned him down because she wanted to go with her girlfriends instead." "To turn (something) down (or up)" means to move a button so that a machine makes less (or more) noise or heat: "Please turn down the volume on the TV." Or, "Please turn up the heat - it's really cold in here!" "To turn up" also means to be found: "I looked everywhere for my keys, and they finally turned up in the refrigerator the next day. I don't know how they got there!" "To turn out" means to attend or be at an event: "How many people turned out for the concert?" |
Topics | Business |
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