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#135 - TO Plod Along

A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson

May 30, 201603:43Education

1. to walk with slow heavy steps "As we all walked back from the pub, Jeff was plodding along behind us" - we imagine here that Jeff was feeling sad for some reason and he was walking slowly and sadly behind us, with hea...

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