Catch Word #228 – It’s really eating me up!




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Summary: In today’s Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy introduce two phrases that can be used when expressing negative emotions. Although we wish life could always be full of happy times, that definitely isn’t the reality. Sometimes we have some pretty negative emotions bottled up inside; Andrew and Jeremy are here to help you express those emotions in English.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://esl.culips.com/Lipservice-prtd/CW228_Really_eating_me_up.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br> </a><br> <a href="https://esl.culips.com/1000/07/13261/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Fun facts<br> Bad feelings are actually good for you! Negative emotions help us to reflect on and evaluate our experiences. Someone who only experiences positive emotions could become complacent in life and ignores key issues in an effort to maintain their constant state of false positivity.<br> <br> <br> Expressions included in the study guide<br> <br> <br> <br> * To eat [someone] up<br> * High-stakes<br> * To go with one’s gut<br> * To tear [someone] up<br> * To spill the beans<br> * Tearjerker<br> <br> <br> <br> Copyright: <a href="http://www.culips.com">Culips.com</a><br> For more information about this episode, visit culips.com.<br> Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar<br>