honeymoon period

  • 1honeymoon period — noun a) A relatively brief period when a new leader is given greater leeway with respect to changes he or she wishes to make. U.S. Presidents usually get a lot done at the very beginning of their terms, when they have a honeymoon period with… …

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  • 2Honeymoon period — The honeymoon period is the phase early in a long term relationship characterized by greater than typical joy and lesser than typical friction. Usually during this time there is much more physical contact between the two partners in the… …

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  • 3honeymoon (period) — AND honeymoon …

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  • 4(a) honeymoon period — a short period at the beginning of a new job or a new government, when no one criticizes you. Labour s brief honeymoon period only lasted until the first budget …

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  • 5diabetic honeymoon period — a well recognized period just after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus when only very low insulin doses are required to control the condition. It will last for a period varying from months to a few years. Inevitably, it will come to an end …

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  • 6diabetic honeymoon period — a well recognized period just after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus when only very low insulin doses are required to control the condition. It will last for a period varying from months to a few years. Inevitably, it will come to an end …

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  • 7honeymoon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ We had a brief honeymoon in Paris. ▪ long ▪ second ▪ After so many years of marriage, we re planning a second hone …

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  • 8honeymoon — hon|ey|moon1 [ˈhʌnimu:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: honey + moon; because the moon appears to get smaller, like the love of some newly married people] 1.) a holiday taken by two people who have just got married on your honeymoon ▪ We went to… …

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  • 9honeymoon — [[t]hʌ̱nimuːn[/t]] honeymoons, honeymooning, honeymooned 1) N COUNT A honeymoon is a holiday taken by a man and a woman who have just got married. 2) VERB When a recently married couple honeymoon somewhere, they go there on their honeymoon. They… …

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  • 10period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short …

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