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What does “be torn between (two things)” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
To find it very difficult to choose between two things
“I'm torn between the two job offers.”
From the B2 lesson Decisions, Decisions (making decisions).
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What does “be torn between (two things)” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“be torn between (two things)” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 4 (Communication, Decisions and Habits).
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