Catch Word #209 – Asleep at the wheel
Posted by Andrew Bates
8 Dec, 2018
Have you ever gotten so distracted that you forgot to do something very important? Have you ever wondered...
Catch Word #200 – Beats me!
Nobody likes admitting they’re no good at something. But if you must, in this episode of Catch Word, Andrew and Jeremy explore two sayings that will help you express yourself: beats me and to not have a clue.
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Fun facts
Clue is the name of a movie from the 1980s, based on the board game of the same name. The film was remarkable in how it had three different endings!
Expressions included in the study guide
- Beats me
- To not have a clue
- You may or may not know this
- Milestone
- To run [something]
- To be terrible with [something]
- Will do
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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