Apr 23 (0) Pat's words 2021_04_23

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I was busy the entire weekend
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I was busy the * weekend
dawn on sb
was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I'd left my wallet at home
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If a fact dawns on you, you understand it after a period of not understanding it:
If a fact dawns on you, you understand it after a period of not understanding it:
by all accounts
"by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy"
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according to what one has heard or read.
contusion
"a dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell"
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a bruise
have one's wits about one
"a signalman had to have his wits about him" You have to keep your wits about you
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be constantly alert and vigilant.
vigilant
Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.
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always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger
cheeky
She's got such a cheeky grin. Don't be so cheeky! cheeky smile
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slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way:
a partial deck
Russian Preference is a 10-card plain-trick game with bidding, played by three or four players with a 32-card Piquet deck
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32-card Piquet deck
appease
She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.
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to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the opposing side an advantage that they have demanded.
overboard
Someone had fallen overboard.
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over the side of a boat or ship and into the water:
propensity
She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much. He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion.
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the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way
flabbergasted
When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted. She is flabbergasted by the whole affair.
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feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting
sizzles
The sausages are sizzling in the pan.
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to make a sound like food cooking in hot fat
veneer
The wardrobe is made of chipboard with a pine veneer
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a thin layer of decorative wood or plastic used to cover a cheaper material
handsomely
She said if his results were good, she would reward him handsomely. Their strategy paid off handsomely.
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very well or to a great degree
validity
This research seems to give/lend some validity to the theory that the drug might cause cancer. Not for one moment did he doubt the validity of those ideas.
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the quality of being based on truth or reason, or of being able to be accepted
shortfall
The drought caused serious shortfalls in the food supply
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an amount that is less than the level that was expected or needed
arsenic
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a chemical element that is very poisonous, often used to kill rats
ultimate PR
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most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst
eulogy
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy. The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling.
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a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently died or retired from work
jovial
He seemed a very jovial guy. a jovial time/evening/chat
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(of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant
pallbearer
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a person who helps to carry a coffin at a funeral or who walks at the side of the people carrying it
jilted
Her jilted boyfriend has sworn revenge on her new husband. The jilted bride-to-be had to return the $17,000 engagement ring.
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having suffered someone ending a romantic relationship with you suddenly and unkindly
two-time
I ended the relationship when I found out he was two-timing me
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to deceive someone you are having a relationship with by having a secret sexual relationship with someone else at the same time
air their dirty laundry
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to expose ones' life
full tilt
The plant is operating at full tilt to cope with demand
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as fast as possible
tick sth off
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to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it
plausible PR
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seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:
try sth on for size
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to test something or to think about an idea in order to decide if it works or if you can use it
antsy
It was a long drive and the children started to get antsy. I always get antsy about meeting my husband's boss
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very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited
peruse
He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads.
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to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in:
They change their minds more often than they change their socks
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to change one's mind too often
My brother is * than I
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My brother older than I
go overboard
I don't think there'll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn't go overboard with the food.
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to do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something
flour PR
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powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc
I don't know what **!
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I don't know what it is!
Japan PR
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Japan
to * a profit
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to make a profit
control PR
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control PR
correct PR
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correct PR
incorrect PR
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incorrect PR
adapt PR
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adapt PR
validity PR
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validity PR
eliminate
A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident. The police eliminated him from their enquiries.
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to remove or take away someone or something:
eradicate
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption. The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated.
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to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad
to push somebody's buttons
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to manipulate somebody
She wears the trousers in that marriage
She wears the pants in the family
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she lead the family
to * a business trip
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to take a business trip

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