Collocation Quiz February 25

二月二十五日搭配测验

The A to Z English Podcast

语言学习

2025-02-25

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Bite the bullet – To endure a difficult or painful situation with courage. Example: She decided to bite the bullet and take the difficult exam again. Break the ice – To do something to ease tension and make people feel comfortable. Example: He told a funny joke to break the ice at the meeting. Throw in the towel – To give up or quit after trying hard. Example: After several failed attempts to fix the car, he finally threw in the towel and called a mechanic. Podcast Website: http://atozenglishpodcast.com Social Media: WeChat: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Intro/Outro Music: Debora by Jangwa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dilating_Times/single/debora/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • Foreign.

  • Welcome to the Aid is the English podcast.

  • My name is Jack and I'm here with my co host, Xochil.

  • And today we have another collocation episode and social.

  • This is where I will give you a verb.

  • And then you have to match the phrase that goes with it.

  • So what sounds natural?

  • And the first one is bite.

  • And we have bite the ice, bite in the towel, or bite the bullet.

  • Bite the bullet, that's correct.

  • What does it mean to bite the bullet?

  • This.

  • I know what it means, but it's kind of hard to describe.

  • But it's like something's coming at you and you bite the bullet.

  • Like, just imagine like the bullet is.

  • Someone is shooting a bullet at you and you just take it kind of.

  • I can't explain it better than that.

  • It comes from, like the civil war, I believe, if I'm not mistaken, is when they would amputate the legs of someone.

  • This is before they had, like, you know, anesthesia, right?

  • You weren't sleeping, you were awake, and they took a saw and sawed off your leg.