be impressed by something

  • 1Something — Single infobox Name = Something Artist = The Beatles from Album = Abbey Road A side = Something Come Together (U.S.) B side = Come Together (U.K.) Released = 31 October 1969 (UK) Format = 7 Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 25 February 1969 Genre =… …

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  • 2something never ceases to amaze someone — phrase used for emphasizing that you are always impressed or surprised by a particular person or thing, even though you know them well It never ceases to amaze me how quick email is. He never ceased to be amazed by her physical strength.… …

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  • 3Impressed — Impress Im*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impressing}.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im in, on + premere to press. See {Press} to squeeze, and cf. {Imprint}.] 1. To press, stamp, or print… …

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  • 4impressed — im|pressed [ ım prest ] adjective admiring someone or something very much, especially because of an unusually good achievement, quality, or skill: Dan looked impressed but slightly confused. impressed by/with: I was very impressed by the… …

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  • 5impressed — UK [ɪmˈprest] / US adjective admiring someone or something very much, especially because of an unusually good achievement, quality, or skill Dan looked impressed but slightly confused. impressed by/with: I was very impressed by the efficiency of… …

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  • 6something — [[t]sʌ̱mθɪŋ[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON INDEF: oft PRON adj, PRON adj about n You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. He realized right away that there was something wrong... There was something… …

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  • 7something never ceases to amaze someone — used for emphasizing that you are always impressed or surprised by a particular person or thing, even though you know them well It never ceases to amaze me how quick email is. He never ceased to be amazed by her physical strength …

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  • 8bounce something off (of) someone — tv. o try out an idea on someone; to get someone’s opinion of an idea. □ Let me bounce this off of you. □ I bounced the idea off Gary, but he wasn’t at all impressed …

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  • 9(be) struck by something — be ˈstruck by/on/with sb/sth idiom (informal) to be impressed or interested by sb/sth; to like sb/sth very much • I was struck by her youth and enthusiasm. • We re not very struck on that new restaurant …

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  • 10(be) struck on something — be ˈstruck by/on/with sb/sth idiom (informal) to be impressed or interested by sb/sth; to like sb/sth very much • I was struck by her youth and enthusiasm. • We re not very struck on that new restaurant …

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