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  • 71rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… …

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  • 72There is more to someone than meets the eye. — There is more to (something/someone) than meets the eye. something that you say when you think that something or someone is less simple than they seem to be at first. There s more to this than meets the eye. I suspect Tom s not telling the truth …

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  • 73More Than a Woman (Bee Gees song) — More Than A Woman Single by Bee Gees from the album Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track B side Children Of The World Released April 1978 …

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  • 74There is more to something than meets the eye. — There is more to (something/someone) than meets the eye. something that you say when you think that something or someone is less simple than they seem to be at first. There s more to this than meets the eye. I suspect Tom s not telling the truth …

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  • 75better late than never — phrase used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: late * * * ˌbetter ˌlate than ˈnever idiom ( …

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  • 76leave someone standing — leave (someone/something) standing British & Australian to be much better than everyone or everything else. Stella s singing was so good, she left the others standing. This is the best hoover I ve ever had. It leaves the rest standing …

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  • 77mean everything to someone — be/​mean everything (to someone) phrase to be more valuable or important than anyone or anything else Beauty isn’t everything, you know! Sarah and Robert meant everything to each other. Thesaurus: to be important, or to give something… …

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  • 78be everything to someone — be/​mean everything (to someone) phrase to be more valuable or important than anyone or anything else Beauty isn’t everything, you know! Sarah and Robert meant everything to each other. Thesaurus: to be important, or to give something… …

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  • 79go — go1 [ gou ] (past tense went [ went ] ; past participle gone [ gɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel ▸ 2 travel to activity ▸ 3 continue to place/time ▸ 4 happen ▸ 5 be kept somewhere/fit ▸ 6 change to/be in state ▸ 7 get worse/stop working ▸ 8 die ▸… …

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  • 80go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… …

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