to manage to do sth (on time)

  • 1manage — verb 1 DO STH DIFFICULT (I, T) to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: manage to do sth: Jenny managed to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. | How do you manage to stay so slim? | We eventually managed …

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  • 2manage — man|age W1S1 [ˈmænıdʒ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(do something difficult)¦ 3¦(deal with problems)¦ 4¦(time/money etc)¦ 5¦(live without much money)¦ 6¦(not need help)¦ 7¦(keep tidy)¦ 8¦(control)¦ 9¦(be strong enough)¦ …

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  • 3manage — verb 1 succeed in doing sth ADVERB ▪ nicely, perfectly well (esp. BrE), very well ▪ I can manage perfectly well on my own, thank you. ▪ successfully ▪ skilfully/skillfully …

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  • 4time out — noun a pause from doing something (as work) we took a 10 minute break he took time out to recuperate • Syn: ↑respite, ↑recess, ↑break • Derivationally related forms: ↑break ( …

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  • 5bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …

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  • 6pack sth in — UK US pack sth in Phrasal Verb with pack({{}}/pæk/ verb [T] ► to manage to include a lot of things in a short time: »We re only in New York for a day so we need to pack in a lot of meetings. ► INFORMAL to stop doing something because you have not …

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  • 7keep pace with sb/sth — ► to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary: »They simply can t keep pace with the competition. »We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments. Main Entry: ↑pace …

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  • 8keep pace with sth — keep pace with sb/sth ► to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary: »They simply can t keep pace with the competition. »We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments. Main Entry: ↑pace …

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  • 9do without (somebody) — ˌdo withˈout (sb/sth) derived to manage without sb/sth • She can t do without a secretary. • If they can t get it to us in time, we ll just have to do without. • do without ( …

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  • 10do without (something) — ˌdo withˈout (sb/sth) derived to manage without sb/sth • She can t do without a secretary. • If they can t get it to us in time, we ll just have to do without. • do without ( …

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