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51shake sth up — UK US shake sth up Phrasal Verb with shake({{}}/ʃeɪk/ verb [T] ► to make important changes to a system or organization: »They saw the potential of the Internet to shake up the whole retail sector and change the way it works. »They appointed a new …
52be the eyes and ears of sb/sth — (also be sb s/sth s eyes and ears) ► to help a person or organization by telling them about important events or changes that might affect their particular industry or activity: »Corporate brokers are supposed to act as a company s eyes and ears… …
53be the eyes and ears of sth — be the eyes and ears of sb/sth (also be sb s/sth s eyes and ears) ► to help a person or organization by telling them about important events or changes that might affect their particular industry or activity: »Corporate brokers are supposed to act …
54hold sth up — Ⅰ. UK US hold sth up Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to not do something immediately: »They held up releasing specifications until the patents were granted. Ⅱ. UK US hold sb/sth up Phrasal Verb …
55lay out for sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… …
56lay out for/on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… …
57lay out on sth — UK US lay out (sth) for/on sth Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► INFORMAL to spend money, especially a large amount: »It s not every day you lay out so much for a new computer system. »We had to lay out on a replacement… …
58link sth up — UK US link (sth) up Phrasal Verb with link({{}}/lɪŋk/ verb ► to connect things or to be connected: »The new road will link up the main industrial areas of the city. link up to sth »Our computers link up to a server in a remote location. → See… …
59open the floodgates to sb/sth — Ⅰ. open the floodgates (to sb/sth) ► to make a lot of people do something by removing a rule that stopped it being possible before, especially when you do not want this to happen: »Banks feared the legal action could open the floodgates for… …
60open the floodgates to sth — Ⅰ. open the floodgates (to sb/sth) ► to make a lot of people do something by removing a rule that stopped it being possible before, especially when you do not want this to happen: »Banks feared the legal action could open the floodgates for… …
