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Mortgage = an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself |
Having a big mortgage is a real drain on your earnings. After falling behind with his mortgage repayments he now faces eviction from his home. She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.They were forced to give up their home because they couldn't pay the mortgage. |
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Mortgage = to borrow money to buy a house |
Their home was mortgaged up to the hilt (= the full value of their home had been borrowed). |
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Mortgage = to borrow money using propertyas security (= an asset that will belong to the lender if the borrower does not pay back the loan) |
He mortgaged his home to help finance the project.The company mortgaged its assets to secure a $23 billion credit line.
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Wallow in = to allow yourself to enjoy something completely: |
My idea of a holiday is to stay in a five-star hotel and just wallow in luxury for a week. |
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Wallow in sth =to remain in an unhappy emotional state without trying to get out of it, as if you are enjoying it or trying to get sympathy from other people: |
I wish she'd do something to help herself instead of just wallowing in self-pity! |
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To wallow = (especially of some animals) tolie or roll around slowly in deep,wet earth, sand, or water: |
a hippopotamus wallowing in mud |
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To wallow = to lie or roll about slowly in deep, wet earth,sand, or water: |
The pig wallowed in the mud. |
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To wallow = To wallow in an emotion orsituation is to stay in that statewithout trying to change: |
He was not a fellow to shed tears, or wallow in self-pity. |
