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  • 21out — I [[t]a͟ʊt[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Out is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as give out and run out .) 1) ADV: ADV after v When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove …

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  • 22put up or shut up — informal if you say someone should put up or shut up, you mean they should either take action in order to do what they have been talking about or stop talking about it. You keep saying you re going to ask her out. Well, put up or shut up …

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  • 23A Piece of the Action (film) — Infobox Film name = A Piece of the Action caption = A Piece of the Action promotional movie poster director = Sidney Poitier producer = eproducer = aproducer = writer = Charles Blackwell Based upon a story by Timothy March starring = Sidney… …

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  • 24lay — lay1 verb (past and past participle laid) 1》 put down, especially gently or carefully. 2》 put down and set in position for use.     ↘Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal.     ↘put the material for (a fire) in place.… …

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  • 25Strike action — Female tailors on strike. New York City, February, 1910 …

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  • 26List of Action League Now! episodes — This is a list of episodes from the action figure based short series Action League Now! . For the most part, the Action League Now! episodes listed here are in proper order, having been placed chronologically from date of airing. However, due to… …

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  • 27carry out — verb 1. put in effect (Freq. 21) carry out a task execute the decision of the people He actioned the operation • Syn: ↑carry through, ↑accomplish, ↑execute, ↑action, ↑ …

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  • 28Advising someone — There are many ways of giving someone advice. In conversation, or in informal writing such as letters to friends, you can use I should , I would , or I d . I have someone here for you. I should come and pick him up straight away. I would try to… …

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  • 29advising someone — There are many ways of giving someone advice. In conversation, or in informal writing such as letters to friends, you can use I should , I would , or I d . I have someone here for you. I should come and pick him up straight away. I would try to… …

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  • 30Coming out — For other uses, see Coming out (disambiguation). Part of a series on Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people Sexual orientation …

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