Catch Word #222 – Weekend warrior
Episode description
Do you know what a weekend warrior is? Maybe you are one and you don’t even know it! In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy explore two expressions that go well with sports and hobbies: a weekend warrior and a newbie.
Fun fact
A lot of people associate Canada with ice hockey. But in Canada, the sport that has the most participants every year is actually golf! (Of course, hockey is ranked second.)
Expressions included in the study guide
- Newbie
- Weekend warrior
- Rush
- To smoke [someone]
- To go hard
- To tone it down
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Catch Word #222 – Weekend warrior
Episode description
Do you know what a weekend warrior is? Maybe you are one and you don’t even know it! In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy explore two expressions that go well with sports and hobbies: a weekend warrior and a newbie.Fun fact
A lot of people associate Canada with ice hockey. But in Canada, the sport that has the most participants every year is actually golf! (Of course, hockey is ranked second.)Expressions included in the study guide
- Newbie
- Weekend warrior
- Rush
- To smoke [someone]
- To go hard
- To tone it down
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Jeremy Brinkerhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Let It Go by Scott Dugdale
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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