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  • 1overboard — o|ver|board [ˈəuvəbo:d US ˈouvərbo:rd] adv 1.) over the side of a ship or boat into the water ▪ One of the crew fell overboard and drowned. ▪ Man overboard! (=said when someone falls off a boat) 2.) go overboard to do or say something that is too …

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  • 2overboard — adverb 1 over the side of a ship or boat into the water: One of the crew fell overboard and drowned. | Man overboard! 2 go overboard informal to do or say too much because you are too eager or excited: Dean knew he had gone overboard by sending… …

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  • 3throw something overboard — abandon or discard something * * * throw sb/sth ˈoverboard idiom to get rid of sb/sth that you think is useless • He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted. Main entry: ↑overboardidiom …

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  • 4throw somebody overboard — throw sb/sth ˈoverboard idiom to get rid of sb/sth that you think is useless • He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted. Main entry: ↑overboardidiom …

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  • 5go overboard — informal phrase to do or say more than is reasonable or necessary, for example because you are excited or angry It’s not his style to go overboard with praise. Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym Main entry: overboard * * * 1) be very enthusiastic …

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  • 6tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f …

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  • 7fall — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 accident ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, nasty, terrible ▪ She took a bad fall while out riding. ▪ accidental VERB + FALL …

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  • 8wash — wash1 W3S1 [wɔʃ US wo:ʃ, wa:ʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wash something)¦ 2¦(wash yourself)¦ 3¦(flow)¦ 4 something doesn t/won t wash (with somebody) 5 wash your hands of something 6 wash your mouth out! 7 wash well Phrasal verbs  wash something<=>away… …

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  • 9wash — wash1 W3S1 [wɔʃ US wo:ʃ, wa:ʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wash something)¦ 2¦(wash yourself)¦ 3¦(flow)¦ 4 something doesn t/won t wash (with somebody) 5 wash your hands of something 6 wash your mouth out! 7 wash well Phrasal verbs  wash something<=>away… …

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  • 10throw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Throw is used before these nouns: ↑cushion, ↑pillow Throw is used after these nouns: ↑judo {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily ▪ carelessly …

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