considered (verb)

  • 61drink the Kool-Aid — verb To participate blindly and eagerly in something considered inferior or harmful. Netscape, while willing to drink the open source Kool Aid, realized there were other important issues in the commercial sector …

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  • 62necropost — verb To post, as on a forum, to revive a long inactive discussion thread. Much like your power of necroposting a thread long considered dead …

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  • 63bring off — verb a) To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult. I dont know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal. b) To rescue; to liberate. Ill be taen too, Or bring him off …

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  • 64exert — verb a) to put in vigorous action I exerted myself in todays training. b) to make use of, to apply, especially of something non material He considered exerting his influence on John to gain an advantage for himself …

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  • 65take for granted — verb a) To assume something to be true without verification or proof. Let it be considered a delicate intimation on the part of the historian that he is going back to the town in which Oliver Twist was born; the reader taking it for granted that… …

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  • 66commit a bill — verb To refer or entrust a piece of legislation to a committee (or others) to be considered and reported …

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  • 67take the Michael — verb alternative form of take the mickey, usually considered more polite …

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  • 68rule with an iron fist — verb To rule with absolute authority or to the detriment of the people. To rule tyrannically. He considered himself king of his castle, and he rules with an iron fist …

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  • 69clear someone's name — verb To prove innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty …

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  • 70weigh — verb 1 consider sth carefully ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ up ▪ The jury weighed up the evidence carefully. PREPOSITION ▪ against ▪ …

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