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... Trang 1Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions 1 ~ A ~ 1 ~ B ... different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make them hard for ESL students and learners to understand Here, we have a dictionary of 1059 English idiomatic expressions ... grin like a Cheshire cat Hair of the dog If someone has a hair of the dog, they have an alcoholic drink as a way of getting rid of a hangover, the unpleasant effects of having drunk too much alcohol

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... nuisances (of proceedings) The abduction abstract of title termination of civil proceedings by operation of law, caused by a change of interest or status (e.g bankruptcy or death) of one of the parties ... include a period of 21 years from the date of the disposition, the period of the life of the settlor, and the duration of the minority of any person mentioned in the disposition Income is often directed ... Zoology A Dictionary of Law FIFTH EDITION Reissued with new covers Edited by ELIZABETH A MARTIN 'forthcoming OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Preface OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford

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Ngày tải lên: 10/10/2022, 10:17

... of assets, payment of debts, and distribution to the beneficiaries of property in the estate of a deceased person.See alsoGRANT OF 2.The granting of *letters of administration to the estate of ... admitted to theprofession by one of the Inns of Court Bar Council (General Council of the Bar of England and Wales) The governingbody of the barristers' branch of the legal profession It regulates ... nuisances (of proceedings) The Trang 7abduction 2 3 abstract of titletermination of civil proceedings by operation of law, caused by a change of interest or status (e.g bankruptcy or death) of one of

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Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2023, 05:59

... right There is a significant proportion of abbreviations which it is possible for an English speaker to pronounce as words rather than as sequences of letters of the alphabet For example, NATO is ... For example, NATO is said [nay-toe] and never [en eh tee oh] Sets of initials like NATO, and new forms made up of the first parts of two or more words, such as OXFAM, are called acronyms Further ... Acronyms are often new words The word Nato did not exist before it began to be used as a quick way of referring to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization It is not, in fact, a very typical English

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 16:44

... for her.of Charlie is afraid of marriage. • PHRASES nothing to be afraid ofDon't worry There's nothing to be afraid of Trang 15• PREP in the - ofHe first took office in the aftermath ofthe civil ... adjustment to the new mar-kets has been successful. • PHRASES a period of adjustment There was a long period of adjustment under the new boss.the process of adjustment The process of adjustment ... alco-hol to children under the age of lB.with -A lot of wines im-prove with age ,-ofHe left school at the age of I S. • PHRASES the age of consent The general age of con-sent for sexual activity

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... the apple ~of Can I have a bite of your sandwich? ~ out of She took a bite out of the slab of cake 2 of an insect/animal e ADJ insect, mosquito, snake, etc e VERB + BITE get/gota lot of mosquito ... balance on my new skates | lose She lost her balance and fell | recover, regain | knock sb off, throw sb off The sudden movement threw him off balance e PREP off~ @ PHRASES a sense of balance Cats ... e PHRASES amember of the band 2 group of people e ADJ select, small He is one of a select band of top class players | dwindling | growing e VERB + BAND join e PREP ~ofa band of rebels 3 range

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... PREP. on the - ofon the feast of St John I -ofthe feast of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. • VERB + FEAT accomplish, achieve, bring off, form, pull offHe has pulled off an extraordinary ... music • PHRASES part of the fascination Seeing over a thou-sand species of fish ispart of the fascination of the reefa source of fascination to sbHis letters have been a source offascination to ... meetingthe fact of the matterA new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one.the facts of the caseThe facts of the case are quite straightforuxird. a fact of life

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... life a tale of LA gang life I rape • PREP. ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang. I-ofagang of skin heads • PHRASES a member of a gang 2 group of friends • PREP. - of Youprobably go with a gang offriends ... been in this game? • PREP. -of the game of life/politics • PHRASES all part of the game Getting dirty was all part of the game to the kids. new to this game I'm new to this game myself. 338 ... thefuture of rail travel. -of She got a glimpse of a very different way of life. glint noun 1 flash of light • ADJ. golden, metallic • VERB + GLINT catch, see Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.

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... between the -s of The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two I -of the hours of darkness • PHRASES your hour of need... height of 20 OOOfeet • PREP at a - of The animal ... boy, girl (= in a school) • PHRASES a head of department, the head of the fam- ily, a head of government/state a summit meeting of heads of state a head of (the) household ~NoteatJoB head verb 1 ... help from inside the building in need of help The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help an offer of help He rudely rejected her kind offer of help help verb 1 do sth for sb •

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... hotels and restaurants of New York live a life of They’re living a life of luxury in the Bahamas a/the pace of life The pace of life is much gentler on the island the quality of life He gave up ... dawn of mankind the fate/fu- ture of mankind politicians who care about the future of mankind for the benefit of mankind The results of the re- search were made freely available for ihe benefit of ... Hallowe’en e VERB + MASK have on, wear | put on | pull off, re- move, strip off, take off, tear off In fhe second part of the play, the actors take off their masks e MASK + VERB coversth e PREP behind/beneath

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... a feat of endurance They are capable of amazing feats of endurance.the limit/limits of your en- of endurance.a test of endurance Running a marathon is seen by many as the ultimate test of endurance. ... • PHRASES newly emerged/emerging newly emerging areas of science • ADJ. gradual Irapid, sudden • VERB + EMERGENCE lead toConditions after the war led to the emergence of a new type of political ... picture 2 in charge of a newspaper/part of a newspaper • ADJ chief, executive, managing Ideputy I assist-ant, associate Icontributing Ijoint Imagazine, news-paper, tabloid Ifeatures, news, picture

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