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Monday, May 26, 2008

Word of the Week - 20

This week's word is a phrasal verb. It is an informal way to say that somebody is beginning to sleep unintentionally. You can imagine how the verb was formed because the literal meaning of nod is to move your head up and down in agreement, and sometimes when we start falling asleep on the bus or metro our heads move down quickly.

When I've finished lunch I usually sit on the sofa and watch a bit of telly, but I nearly always nod off!

Why don't you go to bed, John? You keep nodding off!

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