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  • 51benefit — I n. 1) to derive, get, reap (a) benefit from 2) a death; fringe; sickness (BE); tax benefit 3) to be of benefit to 4) for smb. s benefit 5) (misc.) to give smb. the benefit of the doubt; without benefit of clergy II v. (D; intr.) to benefit from …

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  • 52berth — n. 1) to make up a berth 2) a lower; sleeping; upper berth 3) (misc.) to give smb. a wide berth ( to avoid smb. ) * * * [bɜːθ] sleeping upper berth a lower to make up a berth (misc.) to give smb. a wide berth ( to avoid smb. ) …

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  • 53break — I n. dash 1) to make a break (for safety) escape 2) a mass; prison break interruption 3) to make a break 4) a break in, with (a break in the conversation; to make a break with tradition) rest 5) to have (esp. BE), take a break 6) a coffee; news;… …

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  • 54bum's rush — n. (colloq.) to give smb. the bum s rush ( to eject smb. ) * * * (colloq.) to give smb. the bum s rush ( to eject smb. ) …

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  • 55gate — n. 1) a starting gate (at a racetrack) 2) at a gate 3) (misc.) (colloq.) to give smb. the gate ( to reject smb. ) * * * [geɪt] at a gate (misc.) (colloq.) to give smb. the gate ( to reject smb. ) a starting gate (at a racetrack) …

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  • 56hard time — n. (colloq.) 1) to give smb. a hard time ( to make things difficult for smb. ) 2) (misc.) we had a hard time finding her * * * (misc.) we had a hard time finding her (colloq.) to give smb. a hard time ( to make things difficult for smb. ) …

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  • 57look — I n. glance expression 1) to get, have, take a look 2) to dart, shoot; steal a look 3) to give smb. a look 4) a blank, distant, faraway, vacant look (she had a faraway look in her eyes) 5) an anxious, worried; baleful; close, hard; come hither,… …

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  • 58piece — n. figure used in a game 1) chess pieces coin 2) a fifty cent; gold; ten cent piece an artistic work 3) a collector s piece (BE; CE has collector s item) 4) a conversation piece 5) a piece of music unit 6) by the piece fragment 7) to break into… …

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  • 59push — I n. act of pushing 1) to give smb. a push (our car was stuck and they gave us a push) attack 2) a big push 3) a push to (a push to the sea) II v. 1)(d; intr.) ( to shove ) to push against (to push against the door) 2) (d; intr.) to push for ( to …

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  • 60raise — I n. (AE) 1) to give smb. a raise (in salary) 2) to deserve; get a raise 3) an across the board; annual raise (BE has rise) II v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to lift ) to raise from; to (to raise a sunken ship from the bottom of the sea to the surface) 2) (d;… …

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