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ESLPod_0892_WE_1459 Preparing for the Busy Season In this podcast, the phrase "to go to waste" means to be wasted, or to not be used and to have to be thrown away: "Studies have shown that a very large percentage of fruits and vegetables purchased by American families go to waste without ever being eaten." The phrase "to be a waste of (something)" is used to describe something that was not as useful or good as expected: "Going to that movie was a waste of time." Or, "She spent more than $200 on that sweater, and it fell apart the first time she washed it. What a waste of money!" Finally, a "waste product" is something that a factory process makes, but has no useful value: "The factory used to produce a lot of nitrogen as a waste product of its other manufacturing processes, but now it sells it to local farmers."

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ESLPod 892 to go to waste Business

Id	ESLPod_0892_WE_1459
Episode Id	ESLPod 892
Episode Title	Preparing for the Busy Season
Phrase	to go to waste
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to go to waste" means to be wasted, or to not be used and to have to be thrown away: "Studies have shown that a very large percentage of fruits and vegetables purchased by American families go to waste without ever being eaten." The phrase "to be a waste of (something)" is used to describe something that was not as useful or good as expected: "Going to that movie was a waste of time." Or, "She spent more than $200 on that sweater, and it fell apart the first time she washed it. What a waste of money!" Finally, a "waste product" is something that a factory process makes, but has no useful value: "The factory used to produce a lot of nitrogen as a waste product of its other manufacturing processes, but now it sells it to local farmers."
Topics	Business

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