to claim to be sth
21ˌput sth ˈin — phrasal verb 1) to spend time or effort doing something Wendy has been putting in more hours at the office recently.[/ex] 2) to put equipment somewhere and make it ready to use We re having a burglar alarm put in.[/ex] 3) to make an official… …
22fob sb off with sth — UK US fob sb off (with sth) Phrasal Verb with fob({{}}/fɒb/ verb INFORMAL ► to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted: »The bank delayed on his compensation claim for eight years… …
23bear sb/sth out phrasal — verb (T) if facts or information bear out a claim, story, opinion etc, they help to prove that it is true: Recent evidence bears out the idea that students learn best in small groups. | Tell them what really happened. I ll bear you out …
24ˌbear sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to show that someone is telling the truth or that something is true Scientific evidence bears out the claim that stress and disease are linked.[/ex] …
25ˌshoot sb/sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to shoot someone or something and make them fall to the ground Rebels claim to have shot down a military plane.[/ex] …
26ˌstand ˈby sth — phrasal verb to continue to believe or support something although a situation has changed The doctors are standing by their claim that they are not at fault.[/ex] …
27lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …
28responsibility — re|spon|si|bil|i|ty W1S2 [rıˌspɔnsıˈbılıti US rıˌspa:n ] n plural responsibilities 1.) [U] a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens ▪ Kelly s promotion means more money… …
29forfeit — for‧feit [ˈfɔːft ǁ ˈfɔːr ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to lose property or the legal right to something because you have broken the law: • The company will forfeit all its assets to the federal government. 2. to lose rights, benefits etc: • State… …
30arrogate to yourself something — arrogate to yourself sth derived (formal) to claim or take sth that you have no right to • I do not arrogate to myself the right to decide. Main entry: ↑arrogatederived …
