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  • 81not see the wood for the trees — To fail to grasp the whole because of the superabundance of, or one s over concentration on, detail • • • Main Entry: ↑wood * * * not see the wood for the trees see ↑tree • • • Main Entry: ↑wood * * * not see the ˌwood for the ˈtrees idiom …

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  • 82suck it and see — british informal phrase used for saying that you have to try something before you can know what it is like or whether it will be successful Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym Main entry: suck * * * suck it and see Brit informal : to… …

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  • 83as far as I can see — To the best of my understanding • • • Main Entry: ↑see * * * as far as I know/can remember/can see/can tell/spoken phrase used for saying what you think is true when you think that there may be facts that you do not know, remember etc No one has… …

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  • 84you see — spoken phrase used when you are explaining something You see, Harry’s coming this afternoon, so I can’t come. Thesaurus: ways of explaining or clarifyinghyponym to make something easier to understandsynonym Main entry …

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  • 85let me see see — ˌlet me ˈsee/let s see idiom (informal) used when you are thinking or trying to remember sth • Now let me see how old is she now? Main entry: ↑seeidiom …

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  • 86let me let's see — ˌlet me ˈsee/let s see idiom (informal) used when you are thinking or trying to remember sth • Now let me see how old is she now? Main entry: ↑seeidiom …

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  • 87be in sync with sth — be in sync (with sth/sb) ► to work well together, to be in agreement, or to match well with something or someone else: »As a tax cutter, the mayor is in sync with his party on economic issues. »We commissioned a study to see if supply and demand… …

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  • 88be in sync with sth/sb — be in sync (with sth/sb) ► to work well together, to be in agreement, or to match well with something or someone else: »As a tax cutter, the mayor is in sync with his party on economic issues. »We commissioned a study to see if supply and demand… …

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  • 89book sb in sth — UK US book sb in/book sb into sth Phrasal Verb with book({{}}/bʊk/ verb mainly UK ► to arrange for someone to stay at a hotel, have an appointment, etc. at a time in the future: »They ve booked us in at the Grand Hotel in the main square. »I… …

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  • 90book sb into sth — UK US book sb in/book sb into sth Phrasal Verb with book({{}}/bʊk/ verb mainly UK ► to arrange for someone to stay at a hotel, have an appointment, etc. at a time in the future: »They ve booked us in at the Grand Hotel in the main square. »I… …

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