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  • 31saw — saw1 [so: US so:] the past tense of ↑see saw 2 saw2 n [: Old English; Origin: sagu] 1.) a tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes 2.) a short, familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to… …

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  • 32loose — 1 /lu:s/ adjective 1 NOT FIXED not firmly fixed in place: One of my buttons is loose. | a loose floorboard | come/work loose (=become loose): A piece of stair carpet had come loose. 2 ROPE/CHAIN ETC a rope, chain etc that is loose is not fastened …

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  • 33watch out — verb be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful (Freq. 5) Watch out for pickpockets! • Syn: ↑watch, ↑look out • Derivationally related forms: ↑lookout (for: ↑look out), ↑ …

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  • 34cautiously — cautious UK US /ˈkɔːʃəs/ adjective ► very careful about what you do or say and unwilling to take risks because you want to avoid possible problems: be cautious about sth/about doing sth »Businesses have become cautious about spending on… …

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  • 35particular — par|tic|u|lar1 W1S1 [pəˈtıkjulə US pərˈtıkjulər] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin particularis, from Latin particula; PARTICLE] 1.) [only before noun] a particular thing or person is the one that you are talking about, and… …

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  • 36tread — 1 verb past tense trod past participle trodden 1 STEP IN/ON (intransitive always + adv/prep) BrE to put your foot on or in something while you are walking; step (+ in/on): Sorry did I tread on your foot? | Be careful not to tread on that broken… …

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  • 37weight — 1 /weIt/ noun 1 WHAT SB/STH WEIGHS (C, U) how heavy something is when measured by a particular system: The average weight of a baby at birth is just over seven pounds. 2 HOW FAT (U) how heavy and especially how fat someone is: A lot of teenage… …

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  • 38in passing — adverb incidentally; in the course of doing something else (Freq. 1) he made this remark in passing • Syn: ↑en passant * * * INCIDENTALLY, by the by/way, en passant. → passing * * * adverb : by the way …

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  • 39tread — tread1 [tred] v past tense trod [trɔd US tra:d] past participle trodden [ˈtrɔdn US ˈtra:dn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step in/on)¦ 2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc 3¦(crush)¦ 4 tread a path 5 tread water 6¦(walk)¦ 7 tread the boards ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old …

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  • 40for God's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, disgust, or indignation * * * for God s sake 1. An expression of urgent entreaty 2. An interjection expressing eg annoyance or disgust • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * for… …

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