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235 - English phrases explained: Good grief & For goodness' sake
When you're studying English, I recommend focusing on learning phrases and not just individual words. When you only study individual words, it's hard to put them together into a phrase - but when you study phrases, then it's much easier for you to use the whole phrase when speaking.
The problem is that sometimes you might hear or see a phrase that doesn't seem to make sense. This often happens with idioms and informal expressions.
My students ask me about phrases all the time, and today I'll explain two expressions – "good grief" and "for goodness' sake."
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