to be behind with sth

  • 61unite — UK US /juːˈnaɪt/ verb ► [I or T] to join together with other people or groups, or to make this happen: »Governments are calling on national business communities to unite in the current crisis. »The proposed deal would unite the stock markets of… …

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  • 62lag — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Lag is used after these nouns: ↑time {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ badly, seriously, well ▪ behind ▪ She did well in her fir …

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  • 63trouble — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 problems ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, big, deep, desperate (esp. BrE), dire, huge (esp. AmE), major, real, serious …

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  • 64tie — 1 /taI/ verb 1 STRING/ROPE a) (T) to fasten one thing to another with a piece of string, rope etc: tie sth to/behind/onto etc: Tie this label onto your suitcase. | tie sb to sth: They tied him to a lamp post and beat him up. | tie sb s hands/feet …

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  • 65train — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 engine pulling coaches/cars ADJECTIVE ▪ railroad (AmE), railway (BrE) ▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (esp. BrE) ▪ …

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  • 66impetus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, powerful, strong, tremendous ▪ main, major ▪ immediate, initial …

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  • 67hook — hook1 S3 [huk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hanging things)¦ 2¦(catching fish)¦ 3 let/get somebody off the hook 4 leave/take the phone off the hook 5 be ringing off the hook 6¦(interest)¦ 7 by hook or by crook 8¦(hitting somebody)¦ 9 h …

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  • 68supply — for GST purposes, supply is defined as: The quantity of a good available to meet demand. Supply consists of inventories from previous production, current production, and expected future production. Because resources are scarce, supply creates… …

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  • 69fool — fool1 [fu:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stupid person)¦ 2 make a fool of yourself 3 make a fool of somebody 4 any fool can do something 5 be no/nobody s fool 6 gooseberry/strawberry etc fool 7 more fool you/him etc 8 not suffer fools gladly 9 be living in a… …

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  • 70lodge — lodge1 [lɔdʒ US la:dʒ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc 2¦(become stuck)¦ 3¦(put somebody somewhere)¦ 4¦(put something somewhere)¦ 5¦(stay somewhere)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc BrE to make a formal or… …

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