Catch Word #203 – In a pickle
Episode description
What does it mean to be in a pickle or in a jam? It sounds strange, but these are helpful expressions to use when you’re in trouble. In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy show you how and when to best use these idioms.
Fun fact
Pickling food has been done for almost 4500 years. It is great way of preserving food for long periods of time, especially over a cold winter or for sailors on long trips who don’t have access to fresh food.
Expressions included in the study guide
- In a pickle
- In a jam
- Chunk
- To touch upon [something]
- To ace [something]
- Yuck
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Catch Word #203 – In a pickle
Episode description
What does it mean to be in a pickle or in a jam? It sounds strange, but these are helpful expressions to use when you’re in trouble. In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy show you how and when to best use these idioms.Fun fact
Pickling food has been done for almost 4500 years. It is great way of preserving food for long periods of time, especially over a cold winter or for sailors on long trips who don’t have access to fresh food.Expressions included in the study guide
- In a pickle
- In a jam
- Chunk
- To touch upon [something]
- To ace [something]
- Yuck
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Jeremy Brinkerhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Monika Grabkowska (Unsplash.com)
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