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Grief

N

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Very great sadness, especially at the death of someone

Newspapers shouldn't intrude on people's private grief

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Grieve

V

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To feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies

He is still grieving for his wife

To make you feel sad or angry

It grieves me to see all this food going to waste

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Sorrow

N,V

Back 3

The feeling of great sadness

The sorrows of her earlier years gave way to joy in her later life

For years she sorrowed over her missing son

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Misery

N

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Great unhappiness

Unhappy person, unhappy feeling

Ten years of marriage to him made her life a misery

Come on! Don't be such a misery

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Distress

N,V

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A feeling of extreme worry, sadness or pain

Many of the horses were showing sign of distress

A situation in which you are suffering or are in great danger and therefore in urgent need of help

Six people were rescued by helicopter from a boat in distress

I hope I didn't distress you with all these personal questions

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To begin with

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Kezdjem azzal....

I'm not fan of dark, enclosed spaces to begin with....

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Get something over with

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Meglenni valamivel, befejezni, megszabadulni egy dologtol, munkatol

Saturday morning I decided to get some of my chores over with

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Track record (bad or good)

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If you talk about the track record of a person, company or product, you are referring to their past performance, achievements or failures in it

Uncle Gary has a bad track record when it comes to paying people back

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Cut out for something

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Valamire képesnek lenni, valamire születni

I don't think uncle Gary is cut out for an office job

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Do the trick

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If something does the trick, it has the necessary or wanted effect

The sauce needs more flavour - I know! Some lemon juice should do the trick

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All things

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It is not really a parody, it is more just a slight twist. The form is usually used for more old fashioned, dignified things.

All things data, all things disco etc.

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Potter

V,N

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To potter - occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant way

Potter - pot maker; the act of occupying oneself in a desultory but pleasant way

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Boogster

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Someone who thinks they are "the ****" or amazing, when really they are no better if not less than others

Damn, that girl is a straight boogster

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Bogeyman

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An imaginary evil person who harms children

Be good, or the bogeyman will come and get you

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Boog

V

Back 15

To dance, from "boogie-woogie" originated in 1930s

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How's tricks?

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How are you?

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Make heads or tails of something

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(usually with negative) to not understand something that someone has said

I can't make heads or tails of Fred.

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Take the rough with the smooth

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Accept the unpleasant aspects of life as well as the good

Someone with his high profile in sport must take the rough with the smooth

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Get on someone's nerves

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Irritate someone

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Have a nerve

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If you say that someone has a nerve or has the nerve to do something, you criticising them for doing something you feel they had no right to do it.

They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour

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Just yet

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Used in negative constructions to say that something is not done yet or true yet but will be soon

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Nothing short of

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You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasise how great or extreme something is.

Ex. Nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you emphasise that it's a miracle or it's disastrous

The results are nothing short of magnificent

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At long last

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Finally, at last, after much waiting

At long last the government is starting to listen to our problems

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Goosebumps

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Libabör

Small raised areas that appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or excitement

You're cold. Look you've got goosebumps!

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Bring it on

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Used to express confidence in meeting a challenge

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Well off

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Jol el lenni

Her family was very well off

A well off neighbourhood

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Well over

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Joval vmi fölött

Flow over, run over

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Nutbag

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An odd, eccentric, insane person

Syn. Crackpot, nut, nutcase, screwball, wacko

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Nuts

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Silly, stupid or strange

You must be nuts to go climbing mountains in winter

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Go nuts

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To become extremely angry

My sister will go nuts when she finds out I crashed her car

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Be nuts about something or someone

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To be very enthusiastic about an object, activity or a person

Sophie is nuts about dinosaurs

I'm nuts about this band

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In and out

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Thoroughly, down to the last detail

I've been studying this material for weeks now, so I know it in and out

Alternating between being in or at a location and being gone from it

The boss has been in and out of the office all day

Going regularly to a place

I've been in and out of the travel agency all week

After the accident he was in and out of hospital for a couple of years

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Stand a chance

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Have a prospect of success or survival

His rivals don't stand a chance

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Somehow or another

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In some way, by any means possible

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Draw up

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1. To compose or prepare a document

- Draw up a contract

2. To pull something close by

- Draw up a chair and join us

3. To bring oneself to an erect posture

- she drew up out of her chair in protest

4. To come to or to bring something to a halt (as a vehicle)

- we drew up the van

5. To bring troops into order

- the prince drew up the soldiers

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Draw

N,V

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Rajzol, húz, von

1. Make a picture

2. To attract attention or interest

3. Draw comparison, distinction between two things

4. Draw a conclusion

5. To draw in a particular direction, especially a vehicle

6. To choose a number, or card from several numbers, cards in a game

7. To finish a game with the same number of points as the other team

- Coventry drew 1-1 with Manchester

8. Draw money from a bank, account etc

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Draw a blank

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Get no response, or find nothing

- We looked in the files but we drew a blank

To be unable to think of something

- I'm sorry. I'm drawing a blank. What is your name again?

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Draw down

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To physically pull or tug something down

To use up an available resource

- we've drawn down on our supply this winter

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Draw fire

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To attract criticism or judgement

- I drew fire from my parents when I announced that I want to be an artist, not a doctor

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Draw a veil over something

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To conceal something, usually by not talking about it

- can we please draw a veil over that rumour about me

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Draw (something) off (from something)

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To remove a portion of a liquid from something. To cause something to flow from something

- I had to draw off some of the wine so that the glass didn't overflow

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Draw on

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1. To access a helpful resource

- you have to draw on your inner strength

- This dictionary draws on many different sources

2. To approach or come closer

- My anxiety level grew as the exam's start time drew on

3. To put on an article of clothing

4. To happen or pass by slowly

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Draw out

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1. To get someone or something to come out from hiding

2. To cause one to reveal information

- I swore my sister to secrecy, but I'm worried that dad will be able to draw the story out of her

3. To extend something for a longer time than is or seems necessary

- The professor couldn't draw out this lecture any more

4. To remove something from something else

- the doctor drew a tongue depressor out of the jar

5. Draw someone out - to extract information from someone

I tried to draw her out on this matter

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Draw the line

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To establish a figurative boundary

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Marble

Back 45

Márvány, üveggolyó

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Be at it again

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You are doing something that you disapprove of, which they have done before

The guys are at it again, discussing my private parts in public

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Come clean

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To tell the truth about something that you've been keeping secret

I probably should've just come clean, but for some reason I made up a lie

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Wail vs howl

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Wail - usually a high pitched cry, as of grief

Howl - a mournful cry of a dog or wolf

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Growl

V, N

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A low, rough sound usually in anger

The dog growled at her

Not now, he growled

The dog gave a low growl

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Whine

V, N

Back 50

A long, high, sad sound, made to complain, showing disappointment or unhappiness repeatedly

Alice, if you keep whining I won't take you - understood?

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