Catch Word #265 – Take the fifth
Posted by Andrew Bates
8 Oct, 2022
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where it was best to just remain quiet? In English,...
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Catch Word #204 – A buzzkill
Is there someone in your life who is boring and pessimistic, and ruins all of your fun? Have you ever wondered what you could call that type of person in English? Well, look no further! In today’s Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy give you some perfect expressions to use.
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Fun facts
Buzz is an example of an onomatopoeia, a word that resembles the sound it describes. Some other examples are slap, zoom, and flap.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Buzzkill
- To suck the air out of the room
- Downer
- Peer pressure
- Wordy
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