to be successful in sth

  • 1successful — UK US /səkˈsesfəl/ adjective ► achieving the results that were wanted and hoped for: successful in sth/doing sth »The company was successful in its bid. »The successful applicants must show their projects are economically viable. ► having… …

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  • 2successful — suc|cess|ful W1S2 [səkˈsesfəl] adj 1.) having the effect or result you intended ▪ The operation was successful. ▪ a highly successful (=very successful) meeting successful in (doing) sth ▪ Were you successful in persuading him to change his mind? …

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  • 3successful — adjective 1 having the effect or result you intended: Well, it wasn t a very successful meeting. | successful in doing sth: Were you successful in persuading him to change his mind? 2 a successful business, film etc makes a lot of money: The show …

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  • 4corner the market in sth — Ⅰ. corner the market (in sth) ► to get control of an area of business so that it is difficult for other companies to be successful in it: »Small low cost airlines have cornered the market in cheap flights. Main Entry: ↑corner Ⅱ. corner the market …

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  • 5break with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to leave a group of people or an organization, especially because you have had a disagreement with them: break with sb/sth over sth: Powell broke with the Conservative Party over Europe. 2 break with tradition/the past to stop… …

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  • 6have sth going for you — ► to have a quality that gives you a lot of advantages or makes it likely you will be successful: »It has everything going for it: a prime city centre site, a successful funding strategy, and a charismatic leader. Main Entry: ↑go …

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  • 7follow sth up with sth — UK US follow sth up with sth Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb ► to do something to finish a previous action or make it more successful: »We always follow up publicity mailshots with a phone call …

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  • 8plough sth into sth — UK US plough sth into sth Phrasal Verb with plough({{}}UK (US plow) /plaʊ/ verb INFORMAL ► to invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money: »The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into …

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  • 9squeeze sb/sth out — UK US squeeze sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their… …

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  • 10squeeze sth out — UK US squeeze sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their… …

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