{"id":71695,"date":"2023-10-31T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=71695"},"modified":"2023-10-31T21:23:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:23:19","slug":"the-term-rent-free-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/the-term-rent-free-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 2084: Have You Heard the Term Rent Free in English?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll learn some natural English vocabulary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a modern and native way to say that something is taking up too much space in your mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We say it&#8217;s &#8216;living rent free!&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out today how American culture has shifted to mental wellness in the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2084 - Have You Heard the Term Rent Free in English?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8TjS6Dh_kiM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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