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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Verb Phrase 182. The verb phrase today is to
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whisk away. All right. We actually have four meanings and we got four examples
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to cover all the meanings. All right. So let's look at the first meaning here.
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If someone whisks something away he or she sweeps or brushes something from a
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surface. All right. So this will match the first example here. This new broom
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really whisks away the dust better than that old broom has done for years. Yes. So
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especially if you're sweeping something away or sweeping something off of a
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surface. Okay. Let's look at number two. If someone whisks something away, he or she
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removes it quickly and suddenly. So let's look at number two here. During the
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earthquake I whisked away this vase before it fell. Maybe you knew that was
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fragile. Maybe you know, there could be some shaking. Maybe it was shaking. You know,
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if it fell over, it probably would break. So maybe you just kind of ran over and grabbed it
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quickly. You wished it away. Okay. All right. Let's look at number three.
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If someone whisks away another person , they take or lead them away from a place
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abruptly, very suddenly and hurriedly. Okay. Good let's look at number three
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here. Yeah. Like in the you know superhero world . Superman flew down and whisked
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away that girl before she was about to be hit by a speeding train. Yeah. Came down.
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He just kind of grabbed her and pulled her out of the way. Yeah. It's a perfect
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example of whisk away. All right number four. To take someone away on a romantic
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trip or an exciting trip away from home. Okay. So you might hear a girl say
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something like this. Why doesn't a knight in shining armor
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just come and whisk me away from my boring life. Or why doesn't someone just
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come and whisk me away to some tropical island or something along
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that line. All right. Good and, and the last thing to note here is a whisk is
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actually a kitchen tool. That's the one with a long one.Where the thin metal
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wires come out. It's good for for spinning around, especially if you want
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to put air in something. So for example if you had heavy cream and you wanted to
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make it into whipped cream. You might use a whisk and spin it around quickly. So
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that's the idea of where we mean that to move quickly like with a whisk or move
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something quickly with a whisk. Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank
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you for your time. Bye-bye.