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101rostered day off — UK US noun [C] (plural rostered days off) ► WORKPLACE a day off work that an employee is given when they have worked more hours than they are meant to: »What they do is work an 8 hour day and then every few weeks they have a rostered day off …
102bear\ off\ the\ palm — • carry off the palm • bear off the palm v. phr. literary To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our army bore off the palm in the battle. (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the… …
103carry\ off\ the\ palm — • carry off the palm • bear off the palm v. phr. literary To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our army bore off the palm in the battle. (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the… …
104carry off the palm — or[bear off the palm] {v. phr.}, {literary} To gain the victory; win. * /John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match./ * /Our army bore off the palm in the battle./ (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the winner… …
105knock off one's feet — {v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. * /Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ * /When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP… …
106carry off the palm — or[bear off the palm] {v. phr.}, {literary} To gain the victory; win. * /John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match./ * /Our army bore off the palm in the battle./ (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the winner… …
107knock off one's feet — {v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. * /Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ * /When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP… …
108Well off — Well Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la;… …
109Set-off (architecture) — In architecture and masonry, the term set off is given to the horizontal line shown on a floorplan indicating a reduced wall thickness, and consequently the part of the thicker portion appears projecting before the thinner. In plinths, this is… …
110Keep Off — Infobox Film name = Keep Off caption = Film poster director = Maria Peters producer = writer = Maria Peters Carry Slee narrator = starring = Sem Veeger nlil|Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released …
