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English word

pin

B1
UK /pɪn/US /pɪn/
noun

a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth when sewing

verb

to attach something onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc.

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Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED video example

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(Laughter) But if you ask about their education, they pin you to the wall, because it's one of those things that goes deep with people, am I right?

Do schools kill creativity?

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