reaching for sth
1hold out for something — ˌhold ˈout for sth derived no passive to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain sth • The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement. Main entry: ↑holdderived …
2get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …
3cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …
4short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …
5recommendation — noun 1 official suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, strong ▪ clear ▪ unanimous ▪ detailed ▪ specific …
6haggle — hag‧gle [ˈhægl] verb [intransitive] COMMERCE to argue about a price or other amount of money before reaching an agreement: haggle over • The Maine Legislature has been haggling over the state s budget for months. haggling noun [uncountable] …
7get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 …
8approach — ap|proach1 W2S3 [əˈprəutʃ US əˈproutʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards)¦ 2¦(ask)¦ 3¦(future event)¦ 4¦(deal with)¦ 5¦(almost)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: aprochier, from Late Latin appropiare, from Latin ad to + prope …
9(open) the door to something — (open) the door to sth idiom (to provide) the means of getting or reaching sth; (to create) the opportunity for sth • The agreement will open the door to increased international trade. • Our courses are the door to success in English. Main entry …
10stage — stage1 W1S1 [steıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time/state)¦ 2¦(part of process)¦ 3¦(theatre)¦ 4¦(acting)¦ 5 centre stage 6¦(place)¦ 7 set the stage for something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estage, from Vulgar Latin …
