Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“Do you get bad allergies?”
—Ebaby!’s Sheila, speaking about having an allergic reaction
2. Video - Watch the video before learning the definition.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
physical inability to tolerate something; when something, such as grass or peanuts, makes you sick
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Our friend Sheila isn’t feeling well. Her nose is stuffy, and she can’t breathe very easily. This is because it’s summer, and Sheila has seasonal allergies. Sheila should probably take some allergy medicine.
Human can be allergic to almost anything. Some of us have food allergies and cannot eat things like nuts or milk. But others, like Sheila, have seasonal allergies. They cannot breath when certain plants are making pollen. Do you have allergies? What makes you sneeze?
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Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“I wish I could get a cat, but I have a terrible allergy to cat hair.”
“If you have a peanut allergy, you have to be careful!”
“My mom has horrible allergies in the spring.”