Today’s episode is for Saturday, December 12, 2020. Today we'll be focusing on the phrase ‘run hot and cold.’ When things run hot and cold, they alternate between two opposites, and those opposites are usually at the extreme ends of the scale. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link: (https://bit.ly/aeRunHotAndCold)
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Here are some other terms that may have been new for you today:
Animal spirits: The term animal spirits, coined by John Maynard Keynes, refers to the way humans behave and the financial decisions they make under stress. (https://bit.ly/aeAnimalSpirits)
Turn on a dime: If someone or something is said to turn on a dime, it means they changed very quickly. A person's emotion or the weather can turn on a dime. (https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/turn-on-a-dime/)
