oxford dictionary of idioms and phrases pdf

... ["pro tin] n one of many chemical substances important to the cells of all living plants and animals (Usually thought of in terms of food.) protest 1 ["pro tEst] n a group of people displaying ... @ dZi] 1 n. the study and science of the mind and the behavior of individuals (No plural.) 2 n the way people behave, think, and feel; the way a person behaves, thinks, and feels (No plural.) ... one of the main divisions of a country, such as Canada, similar to a state 2 n an area of study, knowledge, or activity provincial [pr@ "vIn S@l] 1 adj of or about a province or provinces of

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... sits in a court of law. (Short for witness stand.) → make someone’s hair stand on end → more than one can stand → not have a leg to stand on → take the stand → witness stand stand around to ... something ) to stand or move well away and to the rear of someone or something. stand by to wait in a state of readi- ness. stand corrected to admit that one has been wrong. stand down to step ... on standby. (Plural: standbys.) 3. adv. traveling when one is not able to reserve a seat and must travel as W. → on standby a standing joke a subject that reg- ularly and over a period of time

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... front part of the body 2 n a piece of furniture with drawers, used to store clothes, linen, and other items (Often chest of drawers.) 3 n a large, wooden storage box. → get somethingoff one’schest ... n a division of government, such as the House of Representa-tives or the Senate of the United States Congress, separately; cer-tain organizations, such as the chamber of commerce of an area 3 ... clothing and put on different clothing 8 tv to replace a baby’s dirty diaper with a clean one 9 iv to become differ-ent 10 iv to take off one set of clothes and put on another achange of pace

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... tense and past participle ofhang 2 adj [of a jury] unable to reach a decision; [of a jury] not having a majority hunger ["h^N g#] 1 n a general lack of food (No plural.) 2 n the feeling of a ... from cream or milk and some kind of fruit or other flavoring (No plural.) 2 the adj use of Q (Hyphenated.) ice cube ["aIs kjub] n a small cube of ice, used to make drinks and liquids cold ice ... the part of the mind that produces thoughts and images that are not real or not experi-enced; the part of the mind that imagines things (No plural.) 2 n the ability to think of new and interesting

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... become a member of an organiza-tion join hands [for people] to hold hands so that each person is hold-ing the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other’s hands Join the club! ... ["dZ^dZ] 1 n an official who hears and settles cases in a court of law and who presides over trials 2 n someone who helps decide the winner of a contest or compe-tition 3 tv to hear and settle a ... etc jump into the fray Go to join the fray. jump off ((of ) something) to leap off something jump off the deep end Go to go off the deep end. jump off the deep end (over someone or something) to

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... return an air- plane to the ground safely. → do a land-office business → lay of the land → live off the fat of the land → on land the land of Nod sleep. (Humorous. From the fact that people some- ... one’s hand Go to know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand. know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand and know someone or something like the back of one’s hand; know ... over the electric light bulb in a lamp to soften the glare of the light. land ["lAnd] 1. n. the dry, solid part of the earth’s surface; the part of the earth’s surface that is not cov- ered

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... landlord.) landlord ["lAnd lord] n a person or a company that manages and col-lects rent for houses, apartments, and offices landscape ["lAnd skep] 1 n the land and the things visible on ... thick and pour it on thick; spread it on thick to exaggerate praise, excuses, or blame lay of the land 1 the arrangement of features on an area of land 2 the arrangement or organiza-tion of something ... 1landlady ["lAnd led i] n a womanwho owns and rents out space where people can live, such as houses and apartments; a woman who manages residential rental property (See also landlord.) landlord

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... individual instance of Q that can be lived, lost, saved, spent, wasted, etc.; the period of time between the time of one’s birth and one’s death or between the time of one’s birth and the pres-ent ... experiences, and habits of a person 4 n excitement; vigor (No plural.) 5 n a kind of living; a quality of living (No plu-ral.) → all walks of life → claim a life → get the shock of one’slife ... share of something → beard the lion in his den → mountain lion lip ["lIp] 1 n one of the two ridges of flesh on the outside of the mouth 2 n a rim; an edge, espe-cially a part of an edge of

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... part of the available goods; a group of goods. 2. n. fate; destiny; the kind of life that one has been granted. 3. n. an area of land; a share of land; a piece of property. → cover a lot of ... lots → get a lot of mileage out of something → have a lot going (for one ) → job lot → parking lot a lot 1. and lots n. many of the people or things already men- tioned; much of something already ... plural, but not counta- ble.) 2. adv. much; often. a lot of someone or something and lots of someone or something many people or things; much of someone or something. lotion ["lo S@n]

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... seeds, or coffee beans → been through the mill milligram ["mIl @ grAm] n a unit of measurement of weight; one one-thousandth (¹⁄₁₀₀₀) of a gram millimeter ["mIl @ mit #] n a unit of measurement ... make mincemeat of someone mind ["maInd] 1 n the part of humans that thinks and has feel-ings 2 n the center of intelli-gence and memory; the imagina-tion; the creative part of humans 3 tv ... wear and show off clothing that is available for sale 4 n someone who poses for artists and photographers 5 n. one style of a certain product in a series of styles 6 adj perfect; worthy of imitation;

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... doing something no skin off someone’s nose Go to no skin off someone’steeth. no skin off someone’s teeth and no skin off someone’s nose no difficulty for someone; no concern of someone no spring ... or standing → get the nod → theland of Nod nod off to fall asleep (Informal.) noise ["noIz] n annoying or unwanted sound (Plural only for types and instances.) noisy ["noIz i] adj [of a ... sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day 2 n a short amount of sleep, especially during the day 3 n the upright threads of a car-pet or of a piece of material, such as velvet

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... workplaces of a number of people 3 n a position of power and responsibility, especially in a government or an organization → do a land-office business → home office → post office office hours ["Of ... police officer official [@ "fI S@l] 1 n an officer; someone in a position of author-ity 2 adj of or about the power, authority, and responsibility of an office or an officer (Adv: offi-cially.) ... water of the finest quality (Originally a measure-ment of the quality of a pearl.) off ["Of] 1 prep away from some-one or something; not on somesome-one or something (Q through R are often off

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... field offbeat; unusual and eccentric out like a light Go to out cold. out of a clear blue sky and out of the blue suddenly; without warning out of all proportion of an exag-gerated proportion; of ... out of one’s mind. out of one’s mind and out of one’s head; out of one’s senses silly and senseless; crazy; irra-tional out of one’s senses Go to out of one’smind. out of order 1 not following ... ounce ["aUns] 1 n a unit of meas-urement of weight equal to ¹⁄₁₆ of a pound or about 28 grams 2 n a unit of measurement of liquid equal to ¹⁄₁₆ of a pint or ¹⁄₈ of a cup our ["a#] pron

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... 1out of the red out of debt.out of the running no longer being considered; eliminated from a contest out of the woods past a critical phase; out of the unknown out of thin air apparently out of ... n the shape of someone or something; the bor-der of someone or something 2 n a list of the main topics of a speech or text; a plan 3 tv to out of the red 406 Trang 2draw the shape of someone orsomething; ... from one side of something to the other; above and to the other side of something 4 prep off and down from some-over 407 Trang 3thing 5 prep during something;throughout some period of time 6 prep

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... planet spins meets the surface of the planet—at the north and south ends of the planet 3 n either side of a magnet; either end of a magnet; one of the two strongest points of a magnet that either pulls ... ["pad] n a long, soft, narrow shell that holds the seeds of cer-tain plants, such as peas and beans poem ["po @m] n a piece of writing in a form that sometimes rhymes and often has a rhythm, ... things down pour out (of something) [for someone or something] to stream or gush out of something or some-place pour something off ((of ) some-thing) to spill liquid off the top of something pouring

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... adj form ofprofession Q (Adv: professionally.) 2 adj showing the skill and standards of E (Adv: professionally.) 3 n someone who works in a profession (Shortened to proinformally.) professor [pr@ ... including the leader of the government of the United States of America 2 n the leader or head officer of an organization, club, company, university, etc 3 n the office and position of power occupied ... ["prImp] iv to dress and get ready for a social event very care-fully prince ["prIns] 1 n the son or grandson of a king or a queen 2 n the husband of a woman who inherits the throne and becomes queen

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... of Q (Plural only for types and instances.) 3 the adj use of Q or W reed ["rid] 1 n a tall grasslike plant with hollow stems that grows in marshes and other wet places 2 n. a thin piece of ... mouthpiece of woodwind instru-ments like clarinets, saxophones, and oboes or a similar metal piece in harmonicas, accordions, and pipe organs 3 the adj use of Q or W reef ["rif] n a ridge of rocks, ... something off to recite a list orsequence of words, rapidly, from memory reel under something 1 to stagger under the weight of something 2 to stagger because of a blow. 3 to suffer because of a burden.

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... of a contest or holder of a title 3 n the period of the rule of a king, queen, emperor, empress, as in Q rein ["ren] n one of a pair of long straps attached to either side of the bridle of ... (No plural.) 2 n. creating offspring; reproducing (No plural.) 3 n a copy of some-thing, especially of a work of art or a book reproductive [ri pr@ "d^k tIv] adj. of or about reproduction ... up to stay awake and out of bed remain within (something) to stay inside something or someplace remainder [rI "men d#] 1 n the part of something that is left over after part of it is taken

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... part of an old building. (Often plural.) 3. n. a great amount of destruction. (No plural.) → go to rack and ruin → go to wrack and ruin → in ruin the ruin of someone or something the cause of ... the part of a plant that is under the ground, taking water from the soil and supporting the plant. 2. ["rut, "rUt] n. the part of a strand of hair that is under the surface of the skin. ... something fast and play- fully. roof ["ruf, "rUf] 1. n. the outside covering of the top of a building, vehicle, or other enclosed space. 2. n. the top part of the inside of something,

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... schedules and meetings, and do other office work 2 n someone who keeps a written record of the things that are discussed at the official meetings of an organiza-tion 3 n someone who is in charge of ... the con-dition of being private and hidden; a place away from other people (No plural.) second ["sEk @nd] 1 n a basic unit of the measurement of time; ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute; ¹⁄₃₆₀₀ of an hour 2 ... one of the meetings of a type of (college) course that meets regularly with a professor to discuss theories, stud-ies, or research 2 n a meeting where a speaker, or panel of speakers, talks and

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