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  • 1out on a limb — 1 the portrayal of Scotland as being out on a limb: ISOLATED, segregated, set apart, separate, cut off, solitary. 2 the government would not go out on a limb: IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION, vulnerable; informal sticking one s neck o …

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  • 2prepared to — In its generalized meaning ‘willing to’, prepared to has gone the same way as ready to; in neither case is any element of preparedness or readiness necessarily involved, especially when it is used in the negative: I am not prepared to wait any… …

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  • 3Out of Doors (Bartók) — Out of Doors is a set of five piano solo pieces, Sz. 81, BB 89, written by Béla Bartók in 1926. Out of Doors (Hungarian: Szabadban, German: Im Freien, French: En Plein Air) is among the very few instrumental compositions by Bartók with… …

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  • 4out of (your) league — 1. doing something you are not prepared for. She was clearly out of her league, suddenly forced to finish a project she knew little about. 2. not right for you. I think an expensive car is a little out of your league right now, don t you? …

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  • 5Prepared piano — A prepared piano is a piano which has had its sound altered by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers.The idea of altering an instrument s timbre through the use of external objects has been applied… …

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  • 6prepared — adjective 1 be prepared to do sth to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do: You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work. | How much is she prepared to pay? 2 I m not… …

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  • 7prepared — pre|pared S2 [prıˈpeəd US ˈperd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 be prepared to do something 2¦(ready to deal with something)¦ 3 I m not prepared to do something 4¦(made earlier)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) be prepared to do sth to be willing to do something, especially… …

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  • 8prepared — adjective 1. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand (Freq. 14) a prepared statement be prepared for emergencies • Ant: ↑unprepared • Similar to: ↑braced, ↑embattled, ↑ …

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  • 9Out of print — Print Print, n. [See {Print}, v., {Imprint}, n.] 1. A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or… …

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  • 10out — /owt/, adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner. 2. away from one s home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 3. in or into the outdoors: to… …

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