Id | ESLPod_0489_WE_0652 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 489 |
Episode Title | Talking About Wealth |
Phrase | to make a splash |
Text | The phrase "to make a splash," in this podcast, means to do something to be noticed by other people: "His newspaper article made a splash and hundreds of people wrote letters to the editor about it." Normally the verb "to splash" means for water to move in a big way, often because someone has jumped into the water or dropped something into it: "The child jumped into the pool, splashing everyone who was sitting nearby." The verb "to splash" can also mean to make something wet by throwing water onto it: "She splashed her face with warm water to remove the soap." The phrase "to splash around" means to play in the water, moving one's arms and legs to make the water move: "They spent all afternoon splashing around in the pool." |
Topics | Money |
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