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Jun 2023
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146 - Expression: Up in the Air

Shana Thompson
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In today's episode, you'll learn all about the common English expression "up in the air." You'll learn the expression's origin, how to use it in a multitude of situations and you'll do pronunciation exercises with it.

The second part of this episode, is all about Larry "Lawnchair," a man who gave birth to cluster ballooning as an activity. Stay tuned, that episode will be posted shortly.

Big shoutout to Guilherme Krause for supporting the podcast this month, I really appreciate it!

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