to freeze over
– B2-C1 (intermediate to advanced) –
Practice Your Listening Comprehension
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In Canadian English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to be completely covered in ice
EXAMPLES
“Getting ready to leave for work in the morning in the winter requires an additional 10-20 minutes. Your car has usually frozen over, so you have to remove the ice either by scraping it off the windows or melting it by turning on the heater.”
“It’s not safe to skate on this river because it doesn’t freeze over. Its current is just too strong.”
Does it ever freeze over in the winter where you live? What typically freezes over in your experience when it gets really cold? Practice using this phrasal verb by letting me know in the comments below.
