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| She conked out while eating |
Learning useful idioms is an important thing for all of my
students. Today we will look at the
idiom to conk out. It is special because
it has a different meaning for people and machines.
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| The car conked out...obviously |
for machines: to stop working
for people: to fall asleep
examples
The car seemed to be working well, but conked out while
Peter was driving.
Mary hated her motorcycle because it conked out whenever it
rained.
The city had to send a repair crew when all the traffic
lights downtown conked out.
Jim was so tired that he conked out while watching TV.
Alana wanted to stay awake, but she conked out anyway.
Philip drank seven cups of coffee so he wouldn't conk out
while working the night shift.
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