a share in sth
21turn sth down — UK US turn sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with turn({{}}/tɜːn/ verb [I or T] ► to refuse an offer, a job, or a request: »The rival energy company s bid of 640p a share was turned down. turn sb down for sth »He was turned down for the job because of… …
22cheat sb out of sth — UK US cheat sb out of sth Phrasal Verb with cheat({{}}/tʃiːt/ verb [I or T] ► to unfairly prevent someone from getting or achieving something which should belong to them: »The musicians claimed that they had been cheated out of their fair share… …
23equate to sth — UK US equate to sth Phrasal Verb with equate({{}}/ɪˈkweɪt/ verb [ T] ► to be equal to a particular price, number, or amount: »The £800m drop in profits equated to a 3% loss of market share for the group …
24perk sth up — UK US perk (sth) up Phrasal Verb with perk({{}}/pɜːk/ verb ► [I or T] to become or cause something to become higher in value or more active: »Share prices have perked up. »The overall good news failed to perk up the stock market …
25ramp sth up — UK US ramp sth up Phrasal Verb with ramp({{}}/ræmp/ verb ► to increase activity or the level of something: »The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10,000 units per month to meet demand. ramp up prices/spending/dividends »As the… …
26weigh on sth — UK US weigh on sth Phrasal Verb with weigh({{}}/weɪ/ verb [T] ► to cause problems for something such as a market or share, usually causing it to fall: »Worries about a weak dollar weighed heavily on Wall Street, which suffered further losses… …
27bear with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 bear with me spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc: Bear with me a minute, and I ll check if Mr Garrard s in. 2 to be patient or continue to do something difficult or… …
28iˈdentify with sb/sth — phrasal verb to feel that you can understand and share someone else s feelings He didn t seem to be able to identify with ordinary people and their hopes.[/ex] …
29fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… …
30(a) piece of the pie — a piece/share/slice/of the pie phrase a share of the available money, benefits etc The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie. Thesaurus: share of somethingsynonym …
