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Sep 2020
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8 Idioms That People Actually Use!

LIAM
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An idiom is a phrase that you can't guess the meaning to if you haven't heard it before. These are some useful ones that anyone learning English should know. (To see them written out, check the YouTube version of this episode!)

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