sth extra

  • 1extra — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ There was no money left over for luxuries or little extras. ▪ optional (BrE) ▪ hidden (esp. BrE) ▪ £400 is a lo …

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  • 2pump sth in — UK US pump sth in Phrasal Verb with pump({{}}/pʌmp/ verb [I or T] (also pump sth into sth) ► FINANCE to invest a lot of money in something: »We are not prepared to pump in extra funds without some form of guarantee. pump money/millions into sth… …

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  • 3go the extra mile (for somebody) — go the ˌextra ˈmile (for sb/sth) idiom to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc. Main entry: ↑mileidiom …

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  • 4go the extra mile (for something) — go the ˌextra ˈmile (for sb/sth) idiom to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc. Main entry: ↑mileidiom …

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  • 5put sth in sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …

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  • 6put sth in/into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …

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  • 7put sth into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …

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  • 8tack sth on — UK US tack sth on Phrasal Verb with tack({{}}/tæk/ verb [T] ► (also tack sth onto sth) to add something extra to something: »Tacking a 32% surcharge on these products prices them out of U.S. markets. »He promised that he would tack labour and… …

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  • 9top sth up — UK US top sth up Phrasal Verb with top({{}}/tɒp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to make something bigger by adding to it: »Although their life cover helps, she suggests topping it up to give extra protection. top sth up with sth »He pays 3% of his earnings to …

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  • 10back sb/sth up — Ⅰ. UK US back sb/sth up Phrasal Verb with back({{}}/bæk/ verb [T] ► to provide support for someone or something: »His warning of the need for good economic housekeeping was backed up by a record current account deficit of £72bn. »She s backed up… …

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