to get a cut from sth
41free — ▪ I. free free 1 [friː] adjective 1. costing nothing: • First class passengers will have four films to choose from, all of them free. • Like pizza, Chinese food is more expensive than hamburgers and can bear the cost of free delivery. • In order… …
42tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something …
43boost — ▪ I. boost boost 1 [buːst] verb [transitive] 1. to increase something such as production, sales, or prices: • The advertising campaign is intended to boost sales. • Another cut in interest rates would boost stock prices. • 800 jobs have been cut… …
44graft — 1 noun 1 (C) a piece of healthy skin or bone taken from someone s body and put in or on another part of their body that has been damaged: Her severe burns were treated with skin grafts. 2 (C) a piece cut from one plant and tied to or put inside a …
45off*/*/*/ — [ɒf] grammar word summary: Off can be: ■ an adverb: He waved and drove off. ■ a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. ■ an adjective: I m having an off day. 1) not on sth not on the top or surface of something, especially after being …
46key — key1 W1S2 [ki:] adj [no comparative] very important or necessary ▪ China s support is key to the success of the coalition. key factor/points/questions etc ▪ The President makes all the key decisions on foreign policy. key role/player/figure etc ( …
47low — low1 W1S1 [ləu US lou] adj comparative lower superlative lowest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(small amount/level/value)¦ 2¦(height)¦ 3¦(standards/quality)¦ 4¦(supply)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(light)¦ 7¦(heat)¦ 8¦(batt …
48lumber — lum|ber1 [ˈlʌmbə US ər] v [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: LUMBER2] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move in a slow, awkward way lumber up/towards/into/along… …
49endorsement — A written statement on a document, usually on the back of the document, in which the owner assigns his rights to an individual or entity named in the endorsement. American Banker Glossary * * * endorsement en‧dorse‧ment [ɪnˈdɔːsmənt ǁ ɔːr ] also… …
50nip something in the bud — CUT SHORT, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue, crack down on, stamp out; informal put the kibosh on. → nip * * * nip something in the bud informal phrase to stop a bad… …
