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ESLPod_0443_WE_0561 Having a Slumber Party In this podcast, the verb "to wreck" means to ruin or destroy: "The earthquake wrecked most of the homes in the city." A "wreck" is also a car that has been in an accident: "The police didn't know if they would find any survivors in the wreck." The phrase "to look a wreck" means to look very unattractive, tired, stressed out, or unhealthy: "The doctor looked a wreck after having worked in the hospital for 30 hours without a break." A "nervous wreck" is a person who is very worried and anxious about something: "She was a nervous wreck before she had to make her presentation." Finally, if a place is "a wreck," it is very disorganized and unclean: "Our apartment in a wreck! We need to clean it this weekend."

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ESLPod 443 to wreck Home + Community

Id	ESLPod_0443_WE_0561
Episode Id	ESLPod 443
Episode Title	Having a Slumber Party
Phrase	to wreck
Text	In this podcast, the verb "to wreck" means to ruin or destroy: "The earthquake wrecked most of the homes in the city." A "wreck" is also a car that has been in an accident: "The police didn't know if they would find any survivors in the wreck." The phrase "to look a wreck" means to look very unattractive, tired, stressed out, or unhealthy: "The doctor looked a wreck after having worked in the hospital for 30 hours without a break." A "nervous wreck" is a person who is very worried and anxious about something: "She was a nervous wreck before she had to make her presentation." Finally, if a place is "a wreck," it is very disorganized and unclean: "Our apartment in a wreck! We need to clean it this weekend."
Topics	Home + Community

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