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16 Cards in this Set
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from A to B
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from one place to another eg. For me a car is just means of getting from A to B |
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from A to Z
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including everything there is to know about sth eg. He knew his subject from A to Z. |
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baba
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a small cake, often with rum poured over it
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cab
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- a taxi - the place where the driver sits in a bus, train or lorry/truck |
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dab (v)
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to touch sth slightly, usually several times: dab sth eg. She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose dab at sth eg. He dabbed at the cut with his handkerchief. dab at sth + adv/prep: to put sth on a surface with quick movements eg. She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears. |
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dab (n)
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- a small amount of liquid, cream or powder that is put on a surface in a quick gentle movement eg. She put a dab of perfume behind her ears. - an act of gently touching or pressing sth without rubbing eg. He gave the cut a quick dab with a towel - small fat fish |
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each way
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if you bet money each way on a race, you win if your horse comes first, second or third in the race. eg. She put 5 pounds each way on the favourite
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fab
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BrE; INF extremely good |
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gab
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INF to talk for a long time about things that are not important |
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habeas corpus
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a law that states that a person who has been arrested should not be kept in prison longer than a particular period of time unless a judge in court has decided that it is right eg. to apply for a writ of habeas corpus |
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I-9 form
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an official document that an employer must have which shows that an employee has the right to work in the US
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jab (v)
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to push a pointed object into somebody/something, or in the direction of somebody/something, with a sudden strong movement SYN prod - jab somebody/something (in something) (with something): eg. She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger. - jab something in something: eg. She jabbed her finger in his ribs. - jab (at somebody/something) (with something): eg. He jabbed at the picture with his finger.The boxer jabbed at his opponent. |
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jab (n)
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a sudden strong hit with something pointed or with a fist (= a tightly closed hand) eg. She gave him a jab in the stomach with her elbow. a boxer’s left jab Scott gave him a sharp left jab to the ribs.As a response he got a sharp jab in the stomach with a rifle. - BrE; INF: an injection to help prevent you from catching a disease eg. a flu jab |
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K-12
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(in the US) relating to education from kindergarten (=the class, that prepares children for school) to 12th grade
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label (n)
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a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it SYN tag, ticket eg. The washing instructions are on the label. price/address labels We tested various supermarkets' own label pasta sauces (= those marked with the name of the shop/store where they are sold). He'll only wear clothes with a designer label. - (disapproving) a word or phrase that is used to describe somebody/something in a way that seems too general, unfair or not correct eg. I hated the label ‘housewife’. - a company that produces and sells music, CDs, etc. the Virgin record label eg. It's his first release for a major label. |
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label (v)
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- label something to fix a label on something or write information on something eg. We carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date. The file was labelled ‘Private’. - to describe somebody/something in a particular way, especially unfairly >label somebody/something as something >label somebody/something + noun eg. He was labelled (as) a traitor by his former colleagues. >label somebody/something + adj. eg. It is unfair to label a small baby naughty. |
