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#134 - TO PLAY UP
FromA Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson
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6 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2016
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Podcast episode
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1. when a child misbehaves, e.g. "The kids were playing up all morning, it was a nightmare!" 2. when something fails to function properly. e.g. "The battery in my phone is playing up" 3. when a part of your body causes you pain or doesn't function properly "my back's been playing up again" 4. to exaggerate a problem - make it seem more serious than it really is "Papers are playing up the fighting between Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton" More information and a transcript (soon) here: http://wp.me/P4IuUx-65h
Released:
Apr 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
A Phrasal Verb a Day #47 - to get off with someone: = to French kiss someone, to snog someone, to passionately kiss someone and maybe 'do more', but not full sex "That's the girl he got off with at your party" http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/47-to-get-off-with-someone by A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson