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Fig. to leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless. 3. Fig. to leave someone flat broke. |
Leave someone high and dry |
All my workers quit and left me high and dry. All the children ran away and left Billy high and dry to take the blame for the broken window. Mrs. Franklin took all the money out of the bank and left Mr. Franklin high and dry. Paying the bills always leaves me high and dry. |
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acting without due consideration or thought; impetuous 2. characterized by or resulting from excessive haste or impetuosity |
Rash |
A rash word |
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To abuse (someone) in venting one's own anger. |
Take it out on |
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1. (N) A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. 2. (N) Land, the buildings on it, or both the land and the buildings on it. V. To provide a basis for; base 2. To state or assume as a proposition in an argument. 3. To state in advance as an introduction or explanation. |
Premise |
The American Revolution had been premised on a tacit bargain that regional conflicts would be subordinated to the need for unity among the states" (Ron Chernow). |
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to mark out or describe (as something bad) |
Stigmatize ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz |
Stigmatize it but embrace it |
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to bite at someone or something.
to speak sharply or angrily to someone. Fig. to seize an opportunity. I |
Snap at |
The dog snapped at my pants leg, but I escaped the attack unharmed. The fox snapped at the chicken and finally caught hold of it. The dog snapped at the judge and was disqualified. Don't snap at me. What did I do?' Why did you snap at me? I did nothing wrong. t is such a good deal, I knew you would snap at it. Just as I thought, Ted snapped at my final offer. |
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to provide with a permanent fund or source of income, as by a donation 2. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip. |
Endow |
to endow a college. Nature endowed you with a beautiful singing voice. She was endowed with the history |
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To kill by shooting, especially with a firearm. 2. To defeat decisively. 3. To affect intensely; overwhelm |
Blow away |
That concert blew me away. I was blown away by the idea of |
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1. dull and tedious, esp because of repetition 2. unvarying in pitch or cadence |
monotonous (məˈnɒtənəs) |
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To use diligently; wield 2. To engage in diligently; practice 4. To continue offering something to (someone); ensure that (someone) is abundantly served 5. To ask questions or make requests of (someone) insistently. v.intr. 1. To traverse a route or course regularly 2. To perform or work diligently or regularly |
Ply |
ply a knitting needle. plied the carpenter's trade. plied their guests with excellent food. The boat plies between the islands on a weekly schedule. plied at the weaver's trade for 20 years. They manipulated us by plying us with free drinks |
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to work hard or very effectively. |
Go to town |
Look at all those ants working. They are really going to town. Come on, you guys. Let's go to town. We have to finish this job before noon. |
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careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. Vs aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake. Vs an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
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Cautious Vs Conscious Vs Conscience |
"a cautious driver" "he had a guilty conscience about his desires" |
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with consistent and conscientious regularity. |
Religiously |
he practices religiously for four hours every day" |
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very precise about details, even trivial ones; painstaking |
meticulous (mɪˈtɪkjʊləs) |
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