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Episode description
The expressions in this week’s episode are used when people get really focused on things or need to continuously work at something. It’s like these people are doing it all the time, and nothing else! These expressions are often used to exaggerate that a certain activity is all someone is ever doing. If you know anyone who gets really busy and spends a lot of time doing one particular thing, then you can start using these expressions right away!
Expressions included in the study guide
- To quit cold turkey
- To go on and on
- Around the clock
- The hands on a clock
- To take time off
- To let up
- To call the police on someone
- 24/7
- 24/7 services in Canada
- Free as a bird
- Day and night A little one
- To polish something
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like.
These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:
- ’cause: because
- dunno: don’t know
- goin’: going
- gonna: going to
- wanna: want to
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Catch Word #139 - Working around the clock
Episode description
The expressions in this week’s episode are used when people get really focused on things or need to continuously work at something. It’s like these people are doing it all the time, and nothing else! These expressions are often used to exaggerate that a certain activity is all someone is ever doing. If you know anyone who gets really busy and spends a lot of time doing one particular thing, then you can start using these expressions right away!Expressions included in the study guide
- To quit cold turkey
- To go on and on
- Around the clock
- The hands on a clock
- To take time off
- To let up
- To call the police on someone
- 24/7
- 24/7 services in Canada
- Free as a bird
- Day and night A little one
- To polish something
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like. These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:- ’cause: because
- dunno: don’t know
- goin’: going
- gonna: going to
- wanna: want to
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