Catchword #170 – Bear in the cave

In this episode Andrew and Suzanne explain a few popular expressions related to runny noses and undone zippers. Join them as they chat about how to slyly alert a friend to an embarrassing problem! Andrew: I had a friend in high school who bought a pair of pants, and for some reason, the zipper on his pants would always go down. I don’t know if they were just too tight or too big. Something weird was happening, and he was flying low all the time. Every day, I’d have to say, “Hey bud, flying low.” And so eventually, he developed this little device that was a paperclip that he bent through the hole in the zipper and then around the button on his pants. Suzanne:  To keep it up. Andrew: To keep the zipper up, so that he wouldn’t fly low. Suzanne:  Wow, see? Brilliance. Expressions from this episode included in the Learning Materials: A bear in the cave/a bat in the cave A snotty nose A booger XYZ To fly low To fly high To give someone a heads up Necessity is the mother of invention No biggie Don’t sweat it Audio/Learning Materials: Culips English Learning Podcast