painfully familiar
1familiar — fa|mil|iar [ fə mıljər ] adjective *** 1. ) well known to you or easily recognized by you: People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked… …
2familiar */*/*/ — UK [fəˈmɪlɪə(r)] / US [fəˈmɪljər] adjective 1) well known to you, or easily recognized by you People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked …
3familiar — adj. 1 well known VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound ▪ The place felt faintly familiar to me. ▪ become …
4painfully — adv. Painfully is used with these adjectives: ↑apparent, ↑aware, ↑awkward, ↑beautiful, ↑clear, ↑conscious, ↑evident, ↑exposed, ↑familiar, ↑funny, ↑honest, ↑ …
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7shorten the front line — 1. to retreat under pressure Soldiers and their apologists thus explain a defeat by implying that a salient is being voluntarily abandoned: He was painfully familiar with the Fuehrer s attitude to shortening the front under enemy… …
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9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
