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Today’s episode is for Thursday, September 16, 2021. Our Idiom is ‘(spend money) like a drunken sailor.’ People who spend money like a drunken sailor waste their money quickly. That means they are reckless, frivolous and unrestrained with money. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LikeADrunkenSailor

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Below are four terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you.

Let your hair down: Let your hair down means to be free and enjoy yourself. we don’t have to always follow the rules. It's good to let one's hair down sometimes. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LetYourHairDown

Put away: Put away is a phrasal verb that can mean to eat something, score a goal, save something such as money or even put a criminal in jail. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PutAway

Rainy day fund: A rainy day fund is a reserved amount of savings a person can access when things are not going well or unforeseen circumstances arise. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/RainyDayFund

Stand on your own two feet: Stand on your own two feet means to be able to provide for yourself all the things that your parents once provided. https://b.link/TuesdayStandOnYourOwnTwoFeet