Use the 'Ocean' to Express Big Thoughts — VOA Learning English
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And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. Today we talk about the ocean.
Oceans are amazingly large, deep bodies of water. When talking about some of the deepest parts of the world’s oceans, much is still not known. With something so big and full of wonder, it is not surprising that English has several expressions that use the word “ocean.”
For starters, we can simply say “oceans of” something to mean “a lot” something. For example, Timothy will have oceans of problems if he does not find a job soon. He is racking up oceans of debt.
Naturally, it is very common to use the word “ocean” in expressions…
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