Today’s episode is for January 8, 2021. Our phrase for this day is ‘the winds of change.’ The phrase the winds of change describes the feeling you experience when you anticipate change is about to occur, but can't predict when. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: http://bit.ly/aeTheWindsOfChange
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Here are some other terms that may have been new for you today:
Nascent: When something is new or has just started and is probably going to continue to grow it's still in the early stages or nascent. https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/nascent/
Read the tea leaves: To read the tea leaves means to predict the future from the small signs around you. No, tea leaves are not always involved. https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/read-the-tea-leaves/ (This is a protected post for members who have the password. You can sign up HERE. https://bit.ly/Tues-WedEmail