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Today's expression is pet hate. Once again pet hate
Let’s listen to two example sentences with pet hate and try to guess what it means
My mom’s pet hate is when we leave our shoes in the hallway instead of putting them in the closet.
One of her pet hates at work is when colleagues don't clean up after themselves in the kitchen.
As you might guess, A "pet hate" is something that particularly annoys or irritates someone, even though it might seem trivial or unimportant to others. It's a minor issue that consistently bothers you more than it does other people. A "pet hate" is something small that annoys you a lot, even if it doesn’t bother other people as much.
Let’s listen to 2 more example sentences with pet hate
Oprah’s pet hate is chewing gum. She’s mentioned that she finds it incredibly annoying and has banned it from her offices.
Oprah doesn’t like chewing gum. She finds it really annoying, so she doesn’t allow anyone to have gum in her offices.
Her pet hate on public transportation is when people play music without headphones, imposing their taste on everyone else.
She really dislikes it when people play music out loud on public transportation without using headphones, forcing everyone around them to listen to their music.
Now, what is one of your pet hates, and how do you usually deal with it when it happens?"