of career etc)

  • 51launch — launch1 launchable, adj. /lawnch, lahnch/, v.t. 1. to set (a boat or ship) in the water. 2. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water. 3. to send forth, catapult, or release, as a… …

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  • 52launch — I [[t]lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to set (a boat or ship) in the water 2) naut. navig. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usu. by allowing it to slide down an incline into the water 3) to send forth, catapult, or release: to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53start — [[t]stɑrt[/t]] v. i. 1) to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity 2) to become active, manifest, or operative; appear, issue forth, or come to life, esp. suddenly or abruptly: The snowfall started at midnight. The engines started with a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 54get your foot in the door — get your foot/toe/in the door phrase to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future She got her foot in the door working as a researcher on a TV show.… …

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  • 55Meredith — Merĕdith, George, engl. Dichter und Novellist, geb. 12. Febr. 1828 in Hampshire; schrieb burlesk satir. Erzählungen (»The shaving of Shagpat«, 1855), zahlreiche Romane (»The ordeal of Richard Feveral«, »The egoists«, »The tragic comedians«, »The… …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 56Cosmopolitan — cos·mo·pol·i·tan || ‚kÉ’zmÉ™ pÉ’lɪtÉ™n n. monthly American magazine for women that is published in several languages and covers topics of general interest (health, fashion, beauty, entertainment, career, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 57Redbook — n. monthly American magazine for women devoted to topics of general interest (beauty, parenting, health, career, etc.) …

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  • 58shoot yourself in the foot —    If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you shoot yourself in the foot you do or say something which is against your own interests.     When Lea… …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 59prosopography — [ˌprɒsə(ʊ) pɒgrəfi] noun (plural prosopographies) a description of a person s appearance, personality, career, etc., or a collection of such descriptions. ↘the study of such descriptions, especially in Roman history. Derivatives prosopographer… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 60in your prime — in (your/its) prime in someone s or something s best, most successful, or most productive stage. She retired in her prime, but continued working part time as a consultant. Though the magazine was in its prime, it stopped publication when the… …

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