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30 Cards in this Set
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an idea, statement etc that is rl...... is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention SYN nonsense, garbage |
rubbish |
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to see or to look at something – sometimes used humorously |
behold |
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Strict opp of flexible |
rigid |
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MAKE SOMETHING POSSIBLE to make it possible for something to happen or for someone to do something, especially something helpful or useful SYN permit |
Allow for |
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to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret SYN reveal |
disclose |
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if something is ..., you can see through it SYN clear, |
transparent |
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hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest |
not share key information; be secretive |
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tell the truth about something you were keeping secret |
come clean |
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short period when you are ill or unhappy; a short period of activity |
bout |
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(here) reject |
bat away |
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Вполне |
Well |
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formal speech |
address |
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made secret information public |
leaked |
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(here) understood something previously unexplained |
cracked |
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when the jobs of people who work in an organization are changed around, especially in a government SYN reorganize |
reshuffle |
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suddenly become worse |
take a turn for the worse (C2) |
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is discovered to be |
turns out (B2) |
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ignores |
turns a blind eye (C1) |
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outcome of a situation |
turn of events (C2 |
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arrive |
turn up (B2) |
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turns into (B1) |
turns into (B1) |
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Small pieces of bread |
breadcrumbs |
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a person or vehicle that is ...... is unable to move from the place where they are SYN stuck |
stranded |
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travel in the direction they came from |
turn back (B2) |
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ends; concludes |
turns out (B2) |
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reject |
turn her nose up (C2) |
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become (a certain age) |
turned (C1) |
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as a result |
in turn (C1) |
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Cherv |
worm |
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DISAGREE [intransitive, transitive] if a group of people ......, or if it is ......, people in the group disagree strongly with each other and the group sometimes divides into separate smaller groups to divide or separate something into different parts or groups, or to be divided into different parts or groups |
split |
