stop the rot

  • 1Stop the Rot — is a campaign launched in October 2000 by the Liverpool Echo newspaper with the aim of rescuing and preserving the rich architectural heritage of Liverpool and the greater Merseyside area. The campaign was launched when part of the Casartelli… …

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  • 2stop the rot —    When you prevent a situation from deteriorating, especially in business or politics, you stop the rot.     There was so much conflict in the office that a new manager was appointed to stop the rot …

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  • 3stop the rot — to do something to prevent a situation from continuing to get worse. The team had been suffering low morale before Smith was brought in to stop the rot …

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  • 4(the) rot sets in — if the rot sets in, a situation starts to get worse. If couples stop communicating, that s when the rot really sets in …

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  • 5rot — rot1 [rɔt US ra:t] v past tense and past participle rotted present participle rotting [: Old English; Origin: rotian] 1.) [I and T] to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something do this ▪ Candy will rot your teeth. ▪ The trees were… …

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  • 6rot — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something do this: Sugar rots your teeth. | the stench of rotting eggs 2 rot in jail/prison etc to get into a bad mental or physical condition because you have been forced to stay… …

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  • 7rot — I = rot away rot UK [rɒt] / US [rɑt] or rot away UK / US verb Word forms rot : present tense I/you/we/they rot he/she/it rots present participle rotting past tense rotted past participle rotted * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to decay by a gradual …

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  • 8rot — [[t]rɒ̱t[/t]] rots, rotting, rotted 1) V ERG When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. If we don t unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos... [V n]… …

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  • 9rot — v., n., & int. v. (rotted, rotting) 1 intr. a (of animal or vegetable matter) lose its original form by the chemical action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay. b (foll. by off, away) crumble or drop from a stem etc. through decomposition. 2 intr. a… …

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  • 10rot — [rɒt] verb [I/T] I to decay, or to make something decay II noun rot [rɒt] 1) [U] decayed material, or the process of decaying 2) the rot [singular] the process by which a situation gradually gets much worse This government has got to stop the rot …

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