to be surprised at something

  • 71word — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ words, wording, worded 1) N COUNT A word is a single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, a word has a space on either side of it when it is written. The words stood out clearly on the… …

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  • 72no shit — 1. No fooling 2. You amaze me (often ironic) • • • Main Entry: ↑shit * * * no shit impolite phrase used for saying that you are surprised about something, or in a humorous way to show that you are not at all surprised Thesaurus …

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  • 73half — 1 predeterminer, adjective (only before noun) 1 being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc: events that happened over half a century ago | Only half the guests had arrived by seven o clock. | The studio is only half a block away. | half… …

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  • 74dream — dream1 [ drim ] noun count *** 1. ) something that you experience in your mind while you are sleeping. A dream in which frightening things happen is called a bad dream or a nightmare: have a dream: I had some very strange dreams last night. in a… …

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  • 75imagine — i|mag|ine [ ı mædʒın ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to form a picture of something or someone in your mind: She tried to imagine the scene. imagine (someone) doing something: Imagine yourself sitting behind your big new desk. imagine… …

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  • 76track — track1 [ træk ] noun *** ▸ 1 rough path/road ▸ 2 what train moves along ▸ 3 running/racing course ▸ 4 part on which something moves ▸ 5 direction or way ▸ 6 mark ▸ 7 recorded piece of music ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a path or road with a rough… …

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  • 77imagine */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈmædʒɪn] / US verb Word forms imagine : present tense I/you/we/they imagine he/she/it imagines present participle imagining past tense imagined past participle imagined 1) a) [transitive] to form a picture of something or someone in your… …

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  • 78should — [ ʃud ] modal verb *** Should is usually followed by an infinitive without to : You should eat more fresh fruit. Sometimes should is used without a following infinitive: I don t always do everything I should. Should does not change its form, so… …

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  • 79how — [[t]ha͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ (The conjunction is pronounced [[t]haʊ[/t]].) 1) QUEST You use how to ask about the way in which something happens or is done. How do I make payments into my account?... How do you manage to keep the place so tidy?... The law,… …

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  • 80funny — / fVni/ adjective 1 AMUSING making you laugh: He was telling funny anecdotes about Hollywood. | hysterically/hilariously funny: Everyone except me seemed to find her mistakes hilariously funny. 2 STRANGE unusual and difficult to explain: I had a… …

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