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Deck /dek/ |
1. ON A SHIP the outside top level of a ship that you can walk or sit onLet’s go up on deck.Peter stayed below deck 2. ON A BUS, PLANE ETC one of the levels on a bus, plane etclower/upper etc deck *I managed to find a seat on the upper deck. *Eddie returned to the flight deck 3. AT THE BACK OF A HOUSE a wooden floor built out from the back of a house, where you can sit and relax outdoors deck furniture 4. MUSIC a piece of equipment used for playing music tapes, records etc 5. CARDS a set of playing cards Irene shuffled the deck. a deck of cards |
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Take a bus/train/plane |
Go by bus/train/plane |
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Pick up |
1. LIFT SOMETHING/SOMEBODY UP # pick something/somebody up to lift something or someone up * He picked up the letter and read it. *The phone rang and I picked it up. *Mummy, can you pick me up?
2. pick yourself up to get up from the ground after you have fallen *Carol picked herself up and brushed the dirt off her coat.
3. TIDY SOMETHING # Pick something up to make a room or building tidy *Pick up your room before you go to bed.
4. GET SOMETHING pick something up to get or win something *He’s already picked up three major prizes this year. b) to buy something or get it from a shop etc *I picked up an evening paper on the way home .c) to get an illness: I picked up a virus while I was in America.
5. COLLECT # pick something up to collect something from a place * I’ll pick my things up later. *She just dropped by to pick up her mail.
6. LET SOMEBODY INTO A VEHICLE # pick somebody up to let someone get into your car, boat etc and take them somewhere * I’ll pick you up at the station. *The survivors were picked up by fishing boats from nearby villages.
7. LEARNpick something up to learn something by watching or listening to other people *I picked up a few words of Greek when I was there last year. *Mary watched the other dancers to see if she could pick up any tips
8. SEX pick somebody up to become friendly with someone you have just met because you want to have sex with them *young women sitting around in bars waiting to be picked up |
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Walk off |
1. to leave someone by walking away from them, especially in a rude or angry way *Don’t just walk off when I’m trying to talk to you! 2. walk something off if you walk off an illness or unpleasant feeling, you go for a walk to make it go away *Let’s go out – maybe I can walk this headache off .3. walk off (the/your etc job) to stop working as a protest *Without new contracts, mine workers will walk off their jobs Thursday. |
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Later /ˈleɪtə $ -ər/ |
1. after the time you are talking about or after the present time *I’m going out for a bit – I’ll see you later. 2. later on at some time after the present time * I can’t eat all of this – I’ll finish it later on. 3. not later than something used to say that something must be done by a particular time in the future *Completed entry forms should arrive not later than 31st July. |
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Go back |
1. to return to a place that you have just come from *I think we ought to go back now. go back to/into/inside etc *I felt so sick I just wanted to go back to bed. go back for *I had to go back for my passport (=to get my passport). |
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Comb |
1. a flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for making your hair tidy |
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Take out |
take somebody/something out 1. take somebody out to take someone as your guest to a restaurant, cinema, club etc take somebody out for *We’re taking my folks out for a meal next week. 2. take something out to make a financial or legal arrangement with a bank, company, law court etc *Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings. 3. take something out to get money from your bank. *How much would you like to take out?
4. take something out to borrow books from a library *You can take out six books at a time.5. take somebody/something out to kill someone or destroy something. *The building was taken out by a bomb. |
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in a hurry |
moving or acting quickly *He is very busy and always in a hurry. |
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Cut off (idiom) |
to stop someone from saying something, to interrupt someone, to disconnect someone on the phone. *I tried to tell my father about the accident but he cut me off before I had a chance. |
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Court |
بارگاه، حیاط، دربار، دادگاه، اظهار عشق، خواستگاری، |
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Terrible |
making you feel afraid or shocked *There was a terrible noise and the roof caved in. Very bad. *The hotel was absolutely terrible. |
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Could you give me a head? |
میشه کمکم کنید؟ |
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Why don't you come in? |
Please come in!! |
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I don't mind |
اصلا برام مهم نیست |
