Catch Word #241 – Take the plunge
Posted by Andrew Bates
1 Apr, 2021
Life is full of important decisions, and some of them cannot be undone. You have to carefully navigate...
How’s your English learning these days? Are you getting into the groove of things? In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy give you some useful expressions to use when talking about a project or job that you are about to finish.
Fun facts
Did you know that the act of procrastination has increased significantly in the last few decades? This is due to the fact that there are so many more interesting temptations that are available to distract us from doing our work, like cell phones, TV, internet, and video games.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Downhill from here
- Half the battle
- To get into the groove
- To get [something] out of the way
- Over the hill
- Hump day
- To call it a day
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