to spring something on someone
51against */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡenst] / US preposition 1) in opposition to someone/something a) used for stating which plan, idea, or action someone opposes and thinks is wrong Amnesty International has campaigned publicly against the death penalty. I m against all forms …
52life — [[t]la͟ɪvz[/t]] ♦ lives 1) N UNCOUNT Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. ...a baby s first minutes of life... Amnesty International opposes the death… …
53return — re|turn1 [ rı tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 go/come back ▸ 2 put/send/take something back ▸ 3 do/say something similar back ▸ 4 produce profit ▸ 5 hit ball back ▸ 6 elect someone to position ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to go back to a place where you… …
54in — I POSITION OR MOVEMENT ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɪn[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱n[/t]].) 1) PREP Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you… …
55People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — PETA redirects here. For other uses, see Peta (disambiguation). Founder(s) Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco …
56try — I UK [traɪ] / US verb Word forms try : present tense I/you/we/they try he/she/it tries present participle trying past tense tried UK [traɪd] / US past participle tried *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to attempt to do something I know she s… …
57action — ac|tion1 W1S1 [ˈækʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(doing something)¦ 2¦(something done)¦ 3 in action 4 out of action 5¦(fighting)¦ 6¦(legal)¦ 7¦(excitement)¦ 8¦(the events in a story/film etc)¦ 9¦(movement)¦ 10¦(effect)¦ …
58in — in1 W1S1 [ın] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used with the name of a container, place, or area to say where someone or something is ▪ There s some sugar in the cupboard. ▪ My mother was in the kitchen. ▪ He took us for a drive in his new car. ▪ I… …
59in — in1 W1S1 [ın] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used with the name of a container, place, or area to say where someone or something is ▪ There s some sugar in the cupboard. ▪ My mother was in the kitchen. ▪ He took us for a drive in his new car. ▪ I… …
60point — point1 W1S1 [pɔınt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea)¦ 2¦(main meaning/idea)¦ 3¦(purpose)¦ 4¦(place)¦ 5¦(in time/development)¦ 6¦(quality/feature)¦ 7¦(games/sport)¦ 8¦(sharp end)¦ 9 boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc …
