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Jan 2021
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Idioms Intermediate | Happiness and Sadn...

Danny Ballan
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Learn new way to describe happiness and sadness with the idioms you are going to learn in this episode from English Plus Podcast about the idioms we use to describe happiness and sadness.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballanSubscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and exclusive premium content. http://eepurl.com/ggT_Q1Read the full transcript of the episode on https://englishpluspodcast.com/idioms-intermediate-happiness-and-sadness/

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