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  • 11sign on the dotted line — 1. To give one s consent, thereby binding oneself, to a proposed scheme, contract, etc 2. To do this docilely or without proper investigation • • • Main Entry: ↑sign * * * sign on the dotted line phrase to sign a contract or other legal agreement …

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  • 12sign in — {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are present. * /Every worker must sign in when coming back to work./ * /Teachers go to the office and sign in each morning before going to their classrooms./ Contrast… …

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  • 13sign in — {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are present. * /Every worker must sign in when coming back to work./ * /Teachers go to the office and sign in each morning before going to their classrooms./ Contrast… …

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  • 14sign out — {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. * /Most of the students sign out on Friday./ Contrast SIGN IN …

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  • 15sign out — {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. * /Most of the students sign out on Friday./ Contrast SIGN IN …

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  • 16show — vb 1 Show, manifest, evidence, evince, demonstrate are comparable when they mean to reveal something outwardly by or as if by a sign or to serve to make something outwardly apparent or visible. Show implies enabling others to see, but in this… …

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  • 17sign somebody up — ˌsign ˈon/ˈup | ˌsign sbˈon/ˈup derived to sign a form or contract which says that you agree to do a job or become a soldier; to persuade sb to sign a form or contract like this Syn: ↑enlist • He signed on for five years in the army. • The… …

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  • 18sign somebody on — ˌsign ˈon/ˈup | ˌsign sbˈon/ˈup derived to sign a form or contract which says that you agree to do a job or become a soldier; to persuade sb to sign a form or contract like this Syn: ↑enlist • He signed on for five years in the army. • The… …

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  • 19sign for something — ˈsign for sth derived to sign a document to show that you have received sth • Someone must sign for the package when we deliver it. Main entry: ↑signderived …

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  • 20sign in — sign your name to show you are in the building    Be sure to sign in. We want to know that you are safe inside …

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