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What does “out in the sticks” mean?
Meaning, example sentences and a quick practice question.
B2
In a place far from a city, fairly remote
“They live out in the sticks, miles from town.”
From the B2 lesson Home Sweet Home (home and settling down).
C1
In a place far from a city, fairly remote
“They live out in the sticks, an hour from the nearest town.”
Say it smoothly: “ou-tin-the-sticks”
From the C1 lesson Home Sweet Home (home and settling down).
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What does “out in the sticks” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“out in the sticks” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 1 (Life, People and Places) and Everyday English Chunks C1 Pack 1 (Life, People and Places).
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