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To get your own back on somebody. |
UK informal. Revenge To do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. |
I'll get my own back on her one day. |
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To get someone's back up. |
Idiom. Irritate To become or cause to become angry, hostile, defensive, or irritable. |
Election season always gets my dad's back up. Sometimes, Jeanette gets my back up. |
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To endure |
Verb. Experience: to suffer something difficult come unpleasant or painful. Formal: to continue to exist for a long time. |
We had to endure a 9 hour delay at the airport. He endured his illness with great stoicism. Form: The political system established in 1400 endured until about 1650 |
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An inquiry |
Noun. B2. The process of asking a question. C2. An official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened. |
B. I've been making inquiries about/into they cost of Around the World ticket. There is to be an official inquiry into the accident. C2. A judicial inquiry. |
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Get a grip on yourself. |
Idiom. C2. To make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly. |
I think he ought to get a grip on himself- he's behaving like a child. |
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To get your act together. |
Informal idiom.
C2. To start to organize yourself so that you do things in an effective way. |
She's so disorganized- I wish she'd get her act together. |
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Get a life |
Informal. Something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things. |
Don't tell me you're cleaning the house on Saturday night? Get a life, man! |
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A stately home. |
Noun. A large, old house that usually has beautiful furniture, decorations, and gardens. |
Waddesdon Manor is a beautiful example of a 19 century stately home. |
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A stately manner |
Adjective. Formal, slow, and having a style and appearance that causes admiration. |
The procession moved through the streets at a stately pace. He always walked with a stately bearing. |
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An exceptional bearing |
Noun. Manner Formal: someone's way of moving and behaving. |
She had a proud, distinguished bearing. |
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An amusing thing |
Adjective. Entertaining in a funny way |
Some people seem to find it amusing that I have broken my toe. |
