to be as flat as a pancake

  • 11(as) flat as a pancake — completely flat. → pancake …

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  • 12as flat as a pancake — ► (as) flat as a pancake completely flat. Main Entry: ↑pancake …

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  • 13be as flat as a pancake — to be very flat. My cake hasn t risen it s as flat as a pancake! …

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  • 14as flat as a pancake — very flat The sea by then was as flat as a pancake …

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  • 15pancake — ► NOUN 1) a thin, flat cake of batter, fried and turned in a pan. 2) theatrical make up consisting of a flat solid layer of compressed powder. ► VERB 1) (of an aircraft) make a pancake landing. 2) informal flatten or become flattened. ● (as) flat …

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  • 16flat — [[t]flæ̱t[/t]] ♦♦ flats, flatter, flattest 1) N COUNT: also N num A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom. [mainly BRIT] Sara lives with her… …

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  • 17pancake — n. & v. n. 1 a thin flat cake of batter usu. fried and turned in a pan and rolled up with a filling. 2 a flat cake of make up etc. v. 1 intr. make a pancake landing. 2 tr. cause (an aircraft) to pancake. Phrases and idioms: flat as a pancake… …

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  • 18flat — 1 adjective flatter, flattest 1 SURFACE smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving: a flat bottomed boat | a perfectly flat sandy beach | flat as a pancake (=very flat): The countryside near there is flat as a… …

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  • 19flat — flat1 [ flæt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 level/smooth ▸ 2 lying on surface ▸ 3 rate/amount: fixed ▸ 4 lacking emotion/interest ▸ 5 spoken directly ▸ 6 tire: no air ▸ 7 battery: no power ▸ 8 drink: no bubbles ▸ 9 shoes: with low heels ▸ 10 about… …

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  • 20pancake — n. 1) to make a pancake 2) (misc.) as flat as a pancake * * * [ pæŋkeɪk] (misc.) as flat as a pancake to make a pancake …

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