there is no such thing as a free lunch

  • 31free — ▪ I. free free 1 [friː] adjective 1. costing nothing: • First class passengers will have four films to choose from, all of them free. • Like pizza, Chinese food is more expensive than hamburgers and can bear the cost of free delivery. • In order… …

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  • 32lunch — [[t]lʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦ lunches, lunching, lunched 1) N VAR Lunch is the meal that you have in the middle of the day. Shall we meet somewhere for lunch?... He did not enjoy business lunches... If anyone wants me, I m at lunch with a client. 2) VERB… …

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  • 33free — free1 W1S1 [fri:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no cost)¦ 2¦(not a prisoner)¦ 3¦(not controlled)¦ 4¦(not busy)¦ 5¦(not being used)¦ 6¦(not suffering)¦ 7¦(not containing something)¦ 8¦(tax)¦ 9 feel free 10 free and easy …

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  • 34free — free1 [ fri ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not costing anything ▸ 2 not prisoner/slave/held ▸ 3 not tied/fixed ▸ 4 available for something ▸ 5 not limited by rules ▸ 6 not affected by something bad ▸ 7 when you talk/give a lot ▸ 8 time with no work to do ▸… …

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  • 35free — I UK [friː] / US [frɪ] adjective Word forms free : adjective free comparative freer superlative freest *** 1) something that is free does not cost anything All talks start at 2.30 pm and admission is free. There is plenty of free parking. free… …

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  • 36lunch — lunch1 W2S1 [lʌntʃ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: luncheon] 1.) a meal eaten in the middle of the day ▪ What s for lunch ? ▪ She ate a small lunch before the meeting. ▪ Perhaps we could have lunch before you go. ▪ I think I ll have soup… …

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  • 37thing — see if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well all good things must come to an end all things are possible with God all things come to those who wait bad things come in threes the best things come in small packages …

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  • 38lunch — lunch1 [ lʌntʃ ] noun count or uncount *** a meal that you eat in the middle of the day: We stopped for a light (=small) lunch. for lunch: I ve got a sandwich for lunch. have lunch: Let s have lunch at that new restaurant. go to lunch: Mr. Miller …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39lunch — I UK [lʌntʃ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms lunch : singular lunch plural lunches *** a meal that you eat in the middle of the day We stopped for a light (= small) lunch. for lunch: I ll get a sandwich for lunch. have lunch: Let s… …

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  • 40free — see there’s no such thing as a free lunch the best things in life are free thought is free …

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