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| to do something that allows one to receive appropriate recognition. Perry made his mark by inventing a special kind of holder for a cell phone. |
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| said when you are in a situation in which you must take a big risk in order to avoid failure : On Tuesday , it's do or die in the match against Brazil . |
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| a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group : Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers? |
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verb [I] /lɪər/ US /lɪr/ disapproving
› ( especially of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way: He was always leering at female members of staff . |
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| to laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them: The people at the back of the hall jeered (at) the speaker . |
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| to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of them or it: You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music . She'll probably sneer at my new shoes because they're not expensive . [+ speech] "Is that the best you can do?" he sneered. |
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/tʃɔːr/ US /tʃɔːr/
C1 a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly : I'll go shopping when I've done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house ). I find writing reports a real chore (= very boring ). |
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| to spend time considering a possible future action , or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way: [+ -ing verb] I'm contemplating go ing abroad for a year . You're not contemplating a change of job , are you? It's too awful / horrific / dangerous to contemplate. |
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› to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant : The adverts entice the customer into buy ing things they don't really want . People are being enticed away from the profession by higher salaries elsewhere . [+ to infinitive] A smell of coffee in the doorway enticed people to enter the shop . |
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| someone who has a weak character : He was accused by his opponents of being a man of straw and lacking in decisiveness . |
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| an expression of surprise |
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1. To maintain a fragile balance between one extreme and another. i.e.: good and evil, sanity and insanity, decency and decadence, etc.
2. To behave; to abide by the the law and/or to abide by moral standards; to walk a straight path of decency by following the rules; to "walk the straight and narrow." |
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| a small amount of an alcoholic drink : a shot of whisky |
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a type of grain , the seeds of which are used to make flour or whisky or to feed animals : rye bread › whisky made with rye: a glass of rye
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| to say something intended to be funny : Would I jest about something so important ? |
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| not very good: The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre. Parents don't want their children going to mediocre schools . |
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| completely developed or trained : What started as a small business is now a fully fledged company . After years of study , Tim is now a fully fledged architect . |
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| US a pig , especially one that is allowed to grow large so that it can be eaten › UK a male pig with its sexual organs removed , kept for its meat |
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| to put a knife back inside its sheath › literary to cover something in a thick or protective layer of a substance: The landscape was sheathed in ice. |
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verb [T] (RUB) /ɡraɪnd/ (ground, ground) |
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| to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother: She has a set of chef's knives that she grinds every week. He ground down the sharp metal edges to make them smooth. The car engine was making a strange grinding noise. |
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Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface.
the material that a floor is made of: wooden/marble/vinyl flooring
wood flooring, hard flooring,soft coverings (carpet) |
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produce
C2 [ T ] to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information:
an attempt to yield increased profits
The investigation yielded some unexpected results. |
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an illness:
Treat minor ailments yourself. |
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the process of making something more effective, modern, and successful by using new ideas and methods:
The rejuvenation of the company is now in safe hands.
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C1 [ T ] to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently:
The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. |
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higgadtság
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UK /səˈren.ə.ti/ US /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
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the quality of being peaceful and calm:
I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos. |
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