labour under a misapprehension

  • 1labour under something — ˈlabour under sth derived (formal) to believe sth that is not true • to labour under a misapprehension/delusion, etc. • He s still labouring under the impression that he s written a great book. Main e …

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  • 2misapprehension — noun (C) formal a mistaken belief or a wrong understanding of something: (labour) under a misapprehension (=believe something is true when in fact it is not): I wonder if others are under the misapprehension that screwdrivers used to test… …

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  • 3labour — [[t]le͟ɪbə(r)[/t]] ♦ labours, labouring, laboured (in AM, use labor) 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft supp N Labour is very hard work, usually physical work. → See also hard labour ...the labour of seeding, pla …

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  • 4labour — labour1 W1S3 n BrE labor AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(workers)¦ 3¦(baby)¦ 4 a labour of love 5 somebody s labours ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(WORK)¦[U] work, especially physical work ▪ …

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  • 5labour — 1 BrE, labor AmE noun 1 WORK (U) effort or work, especially physical work: The garage charges 30 an hour for labour. | manual labour (=work with tools you hold in your hands): Building still involves a lot of manual labour. | withdraw your labour …

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  • 6labour — /ˈleɪbə / (say laybuh) noun 1. bodily toil for the sake of gain or economic production. 2. the workers or class of workers engaged in this. 3. work, especially of a hard or fatiguing kind. 4. a work or task done or to be done: the twelve labours… …

  • 7labour v — It s hard work arresting that girl! said Tom, laboring under a misapprehension …

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  • 8Breaker Morant (film) — Breaker Morant Theatrical release poster Directed by Bruce Beresford Produced by …

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  • 9Kenneth G. Ross — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Kenneth G. Ross caption = pseudonym = birthdate = June 4, 1941 birthplace = East Brunswick, Victoria deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Playwright, screenwriter nationality = Australian period = 1977… …

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  • 10February 1922 in the United Kingdom — See also: January 1922 in the United Kingdom, March 1922 in the United Kingdom, and the Timeline of British history. Outrages in IrelandOn 8 February a series of extraordinary raids was carried out on the border of Northern Ireland by members of… …

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