Collocation Quiz March 18th

3月18日搭配测验

The A to Z English Podcast

语言学习

2025-03-18

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Take a toll (on) – To have a negative effect on something or someone. Example: The stress of the job took a toll on his health. Turn a blind eye (to) – To ignore something, especially something wrong. Example: The teacher turned a blind eye to the students whispering during class. Hit the nail on the head – To describe a situation accurately or find the exact solution. Example: Sarah hit the nail on the head when she said we needed better communication. 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 A to Z English podcast.

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

  • And today we're doing another collocations episode.

  • And Xochil, I'm going to give you three verbs and then three expressions that go or three phrases that go with that verb.

  • And so our first verb is take.

  • Take the nail on the head.

  • I like that one.

  • Take a blind eye.

  • Wow, these are very violent.

  • Take a toll.

  • Take a toll.

  • Right.

  • And what does it mean to take a toll on something?

  • Usually we say take a toll on something.

  • Let's say that you were a competitive athlete and you ran track for a number of years, like 10 years or something, and now, you know, you have bad ankles because you ran so much.

  • Then the sport took a toll on your body.

  • Right.

  • To have a negative effect on something or someone, you know, take a toll means over time it has caused a negative effect on you.

  • So working at this very stressful job has took a toll on his health.