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Meaning of COUCH POTATO - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So a "couch" is a really nice piece of furniture
that most of us have in our living rooms and
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it's nice to sit on.
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A "potato" is something that you eat and it
comes out of the ground and we make mashed
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potatoes, french fries, or potato chips out
of it.
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But a couch potato is something different.
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A couch potato is someone who sits on the
couch too much.
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So I'm a couch potato a lot on Friday evenings.
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I like to come home on a Friday when my work
week is done.
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I like to get some snacks.
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I like to turn on the television and I like
to sit on the couch and watch TV.
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So on Friday evenings I definitely become
a couch potato.
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But I try not to be a couch potato on the
other days of the week.
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