This has several meanings, one of them literal and the other one quite idiomatic. 1. To fill some clothing with soft material (padding) to make it thicker, warmer or protective. "This coat is really warm after I padded it out with an extra layer of wool." or "If the shoulders aren't the right shape we can pad them out a bit." 2. To fill some work (e.g. a pie ... Show More
Sep 2014
Number 5 of A London View + Extras
Point number 5 from yesterday's podcast was missing! Sorry! So here it is, plus a couple of extra pieces of English that are worth learning.
5. In the podcast, I wrote that my children 'had had enough of being with their mother 24 hours a day.'
It sounds strange to say , 'had, ha ... Show More
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