to watch sb doing sth

  • 71from — W1S1 [frəm strong frɔm $ frəm strong frʌm, fra:m] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where somebody/something starts)¦ 2¦(distance away)¦ 3¦(when something starts)¦ 4¦(original condition)¦ 5 from place to place/house to house etc 6 from day to day/from minute to… …

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  • 72shout — shout1 W2S2 [ʃaut] v 1.) [I and T] to say something very loudly →↑scream, yell ↑yell ▪ There s no need to shout! I can hear you! shout at ▪ I wish you d stop shouting at the children. shout for ▪ We could hear them shouting for help …

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  • 73genius — noun 1 (U) a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or artistic ability, which only a few people have: a writer/work/woman etc of genius: an imaginative novelist of great genius | The film reveals Fellini s genius. | a stroke of genius… …

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  • 74view*/*/*/ — [vjuː] noun I 1) [C] your personal opinion about something Syn: point of view What are your views on the election?[/ex] He has strong views about global warming.[/ex] It s our view that women should get paid the same as men.[/ex] 2) [C/U] the… …

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  • 75gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ …

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  • 76look out for something — ˌlook ˈout for sb/sth derived 1. to try to avoid sth bad happening or doing sth bad Syn: ↑watch out • You should look out for pickpockets. • Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work. 2 …

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  • 77admit — verb admitted, admitting (T) 1 to accept and agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right: I was really scared, Jenny admitted. | admit (that): You may not like her, but you have to admit that she s good at her job. | I… …

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  • 78have one eye an eye on something — have one eye/half an eye on sth idiom to look at or watch sth while doing sth else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice • During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 79have one half an eye on something — have one eye/half an eye on sth idiom to look at or watch sth while doing sth else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice • During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …

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  • 80hold with something — ˈhold with sth derived no passive (used in negative sentences or in questions) to agree with sth Syn: approve of • I don t hold with the use of force. • hold with something doing sth …

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