he's fond of a glass of wine

  • 111of — [[t]əv, STRONG ɒv, AM ʌv[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, of is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Of is also used in phrasal prepositions such as because of , instead of and in spite …

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  • 112trick — n 1 Trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint are comparable when they mean an act or an expedient whereby one seeks to gain one s ends by indirection and ingenuity and often by cunning. Trick implies cheating or… …

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