to excuse sb sth
101grasp — 1 verb (T) 1 to take and hold something firmly: Make sure you grasp the rope with both hands. | grasp hold of sth: Paula grasped hold of my arm. 2 (not in progressive) to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one: They …
102most — 1 adverb (+ adj/adv) 1 used for forming the superlative of most adjectives and adverbs with more than two syllables, and many that only have two: the most boring book I ve ever read | She s one of the most experienced teachers in the district. |… …
103seat — 1 /si:t/ noun 1 PLACE TO SIT (C) a place where you can sit, for example a chair: Excuse me, can you tell us where our seats are? | a 150 seat airliner | have/take a seat spoken (=used to politely invite someone to sit down): If you d like to take …
104smell — 1 /smel/ noun 1 (C) the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose: Some flowers have a stronger smell than others. | The wine has a light, lemony smell. (+ of): I opened the window to get rid of the smell of beer and… …
105sorry — adjective 1 ASHAMED (not before noun) feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done: be sorry about: We re sorry about all the mess, Mom. | be sorry (that): Casey was sorry he d gotten so angry at the kids over nothing. | say (you… …
106swallow — 1 verb 1 FOOD (T) to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach: He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill. 2 NERVOUSLY (I) to make this kind of movement with your throat, especially because you are nervous:… …
107worm — 1 noun (C) 1 a long thin creature with no bones and no legs that lives in soil 2 someone who you do not like or respect 3 have worms to have parasites (=small creature that eats your food or your blood) in your body 4 the worm turns literary used …
108cook something up — (informal) CONCOCT, devise, contrive, fabricate, trump up, hatch, plot, plan, invent, make up, think up, dream up. → cook * * * concoct a story, excuse, or plan, esp. an ingenious or devious one * * * ˌcook sthˈup derived (informal) to invent sth …
109think something up — DEVISE, dream up, come up with, invent, create, concoct, make up; hit on. → think * * * informal use one s ingenuity to invent or devise something * * * ˌthink sthˈup derived (informal) to create sth in your mind …
110trot something out — (informal) RECITE, repeat, regurgitate, churn out; come out with, produce. → trot * * * 1) informal produce the same information, story, or explanation that has been produced many times before everyone trots out the old excuse 2) cause a horse to …
