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Sweet tooth

In English, we sometimes say that a person who likes sweet food has a ‘sweet tooth‘. In this article from the ABC News website, it seems like the boy’s ‘sweet tooth‘ got him into trouble. There are some words we have seen before in this article, like plead guilty/not guilty and bail, but there are …

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The shirt on your back

I know a lot of people all over the world have been affected by the recent recession. Some people have lost their jobs, others have lost their homes. The man in this article on Reuters.com managed to find an interesting way out of his unemployment. The article has a great title, too. It mentions that …

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In a coffin

While I was browsing the news this morning, this article caught my eye because of an interesting word in the title: Clinton wishes he had left White House “in a coffin“ A coffin is the long box we put dead people in before we bury or cremate them. In the way it is used in …

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