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  • 91prick — 1 verb 1 (T) to make a small hole in something, using a sharp point: Prick the pastry lightly with a fork. | prick yourself/prick your finger: Ouch! I ve pricked my finger with the needle. 2 (I, T) to feel an unpleasant stinging feeling on your… …

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  • 92repeat — 1 /rI pi:t/ verb 1 STATE AGAIN (T) to say or write something again: Can you repeat your question? | repeat that: Steven repeated patiently that he was busy. see say 1 2 DO AGAIN (T) to do something again: Repeat the treatment twice a day if… …

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  • 93meeting — meet‧ing [ˈmiːtɪŋ] noun [countable] an event at which people meet to talk and decide things: • We had a meeting yesterday to discuss progress. • It was decided to hold a shareholders meeting later this month. • Two of the directors refused to… …

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  • 94easy — 1 / i:zi/ adjective 1 NOT DIFFICULT not difficult, and not needing much physical or mental effort: The easiest way to get there is through the park. | It can t have been easy raising three children all by herself. | easy to make/build/do etc: Are …

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  • 95how dare you — spoken phrase used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’m a respectable married man.’ how dare you do something: How dare you go… …

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  • 96income — money that is being earned by the business. Glossary of Business Terms * * * income in‧come [ˈɪŋkʌm, ˈɪn ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] money that you earn from your job or that you receive from investments: • The family pays more than 50% of …

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  • 97sweep something under the carpet — HIDE, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle. → sweep * * * sweep something under the carpet phrase to try to avoid dealing with a problem You can’t just sweep these issues under the carpet.… …

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  • 98make a clean breast of something — phrase to tell the truth about something wrong that you have done so that you can stop feeling guilty about it Thesaurus: to admit you are wrong or have done something wrongsynonym Main entry: clean * * * I see clean I …

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  • 99always — al|ways W1S1 [ˈo:lwız, weız US ˈo:l ] adv [Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: ealne weg all the way ] 1.) all the time, at all times, or every time ▪ Always lock your bicycle to something secure. ▪ She d always assumed that Gabriel was a… …

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  • 100pat — 1 verb patted, patting (T) 1 to repeatedly touch someone or something lightly with your hand flat, especially to give comfort: He patted the dog affectionately as he spoke. 2 pat sb/yourself on the back to praise someone or yourself for doing… …

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