to be surprised at something

  • 81faint — faint1 [feınt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: faindre, feindre to pretend ; FEIGN] 1.) difficult to see, hear, smell etc ▪ She gave a faint smile. ▪ a very faint noise ▪ the faint light of dawn 2.) a faint hope/possibility/ch …

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  • 82never — nev|er W1S1 [ˈnevə US ər] adv [: Old English; Origin: nAfre, from ne not + Afre ever ] 1.) not at any time, or not once ▪ He s never been to Australia. ▪ I m never going back there again, not as long as I live. ▪ It is never too late to give up… …

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  • 83beat — I UK [biːt] / US [bɪt] verb Word forms beat : present tense I/you/we/they beat he/she/it beats present participle beating past tense beat past participle beaten UK [ˈbiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈbɪt(ə)n] *** 1) [transitive] to defeat someone in a game,… …

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  • 84get over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get over : present tense I/you/we/they get over he/she/it gets over present participle getting over past tense got over past participle got over 1) a) get over something to start to feel happy or well again… …

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  • 85should */*/*/ — UK [ʃʊd] / US modal verb Summary: 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 …

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  • 86I'll be damned — informal + impolite 1 used to show that you are very surprised about something Well I ll be damned! Our team actually won! often + if I spent an hour putting the machine together and I ll be damned if it didn t fall apart as soon as I tried to… …

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  • 87fancy — fan|cy1 [ fænsi ] adjective * ▸ 1 with lots of decorations ▸ 2 complicated/difficult ▸ 3 intended to impress ▸ 4 expensive/fashionable ▸ 5 prices: too high ▸ 6 food: very good 1. ) not plain or simple but with a lot of decorations or extra parts …

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  • 88get out — phrasal verb Word forms get out : present tense I/you/we/they get out he/she/it gets out present participle getting out past tense got out past participle got out 1) a) [intransitive] used for telling someone to leave The teacher screamed at him… …

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  • 89George Lopez (character) — George Edward Lopez, played by the comedian of the same name, is the central character of the show George Lopez .BackgroundGeorge Edward Lopez [George vs. George; season 2, episode 16] , (b. 1966), had a difficult childhood which is referenced… …

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  • 90ear — [ ır ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with: He whispered something in her ear. 2. ) singular the ability to hear and judge sounds: She has a very good ear for music. 3. ) count the part at the top …

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