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This episode was published on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Our Word of the Day is ‘smoke and mirrors.’
Information described as smoke and mirrors is intended to cloud the truth or embellish it with misleading information.
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Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you.
Educated guess: An educated guess is a guess based on accumulated knowledge and experience. An educated guess is more likely to be correct than a pure guess. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/EducatedGuess
Get the better of: When you let things get the better of you, you let them defeat you, affect how you feel, or distract you from what you want to be doing. https://b.link/WednesdayGetTheBetterOf
Underdog: Underdog means that a person has less access to money or power than other individuals in society. It doesn't mean a person looks like a dog. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Underdog
