to make sth go a long way

  • 81possible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ New technology has made it possible to communicate more easily. ▪ …

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  • 82short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 83sweep somebody along — ˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway derived usually passive to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else • They were swept along by the force of their emotions. Main entry: ↑sweepderived …

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  • 84sweep somebody away — ˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway derived usually passive to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else • They were swept along by the force of their emotions. Main entry: ↑sweepderived …

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  • 85justify — verb ADVERB ▪ really, truly ▪ Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building? ▪ easily ▪ The university could not easily justify spending the money on this. ▪ …

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  • 86murmur — mur|mur1 [ˈmə:mə US ˈmə:rmər] v 1.) [I and T] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly ▪ Well done, murmured George. ▪ The girl murmured something polite, and smiled. ▪ Julie turned over and murmured in her sleep.… …

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  • 87nowhere — no|where S2 [ˈnəuweə US ˈnouwer] adv 1.) not in any place or to any place nowhere to go/live/sit etc ▪ I have no job and nowhere to live. ▪ Nowhere is drug abuse more of a problem than in the US. 2.) get/go nowhere to have no success or make no… …

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  • 88telescope — tel|e|scope1 [ˈtelıskəup US skoup] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: telescopium, from Greek teleskopos seeing a long way , from tele ( TELE ) + skopos watcher ] a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, used for making distant objects… …

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  • 89go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… …

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  • 90run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …

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