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binge-watch

watch repeatedly

To watch many episodes of a programme one after another.

B2 common speech & writing

phrasal verb

This vs that

watched many episodes in a short time

We binge-watched the whole series.

watched a single episode

We watched one episode.

Hear it in real life

Have you seen the new crime drama?

Not yet, but I might binge-watch it tonight.

Play the conversation

We binge-watched the first season over the bank holiday weekend.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I binge-watched a whole series in one time.

Say: I binge-watched a whole series in one go.

Use 'in one go' for something done all at once.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

binge-watch ___

We binge-watched the whole series in two days.

I might binge-watch a few episodes tonight.

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watch something on repeat

My daughter watches that programme on repeat.

be worth watching

The documentary is definitely worth watching.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I ended up binge-watching the whole thing.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

binge-watch

watch repeatedly

“We binge-watched the first season over the bank holiday weekend.”

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