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Apr 2025
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#318 Let's Talk About Trump

Michael Lavers
About this episode

This is an episode that I've been meaning to make for a while. Let's talk about 'trump' today.

In fact, there are many phrases in English that originate from cards and gambling, so this episode looks at some of the common ones and how you can use them in your daily life.

As always, I give examples from my own life to help put these phrases in a natural context for you.

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