(achieve sth)

  • 91in harness with somebody — in harness (with sb) idiom (BrE) working closely with sb in order to achieve sth • They ll be working in harness with other doctors to compile the report. Main entry: ↑harnessidiom …

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  • 92make your move — make a, your, etc. ˈmove idiom to do the action that you intend to do or need to do in order to achieve sth • The rebels waited until nightfall before they made their move. Main entry: ↑moveidiom …

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  • 93swing for the fences — ˌswing for the ˈfences idiom (NAmE) to really try to achieve sth great, even when it is not reasonable to expect to be so successful • entrepreneurs who think big and swing for the fences • Investors need to manage risk and not swing for the… …

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  • 94… or bust — … or ˈbust idiom (informal) used to say that you will try very hard to get somewhere or achieve sth • For him it s the Olympics or bust. Main entry: ↑bustidiom …

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  • 95bring something off — ACHIEVE, accomplish, attain, bring about, pull off, manage, realize, complete, finish; execute, perform, discharge; formal effectuate. → bring * * * achieve something successfully a good omelet is very hard to bring off * * * ˌbring sthˈoff… …

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  • 96pull something off — ACHIEVE, fulfil, succeed in, accomplish, bring off, carry off, perform, discharge, complete, clinch, fix, effect, engineer. → pull * * * informal succeed in achieving or winning something difficult he pulled off a brilliant first round win * * *… …

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  • 97set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …

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  • 98work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …

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  • 99fight — fight1 W1S1 [faıt] v past tense and past participle fought [fo:t US fo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(war)¦ 2¦(hit people)¦ 3¦(try to do something)¦ 4¦(prevent something)¦ 5¦(compete)¦ 6¦(argue)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(emotion)¦ 9¦(law)¦ …

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  • 100make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …

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