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  • 111dump — dump1 [ dʌmp ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 place something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of someone/something ▸ 3 leave someone with someone else ▸ 4 end relationship ▸ 5 sell goods at low price ▸ 6 copy information ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) INFORMAL to put something …

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  • 112shoot the shit — [B] visit, have a conversation, a chin wag    The ladies went shopping, and the men sat around shootin the shit …

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  • 113capsize v — I was going to go sailing and went shopping for a hat but started to reconsider when they gave me a stern look and asked for my capsize …

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  • 114get away — succeed in leaving, escape I was able to get away early from work today so I went shopping for awhile …

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  • 115tool — 1. noun 1) garden tools Syn: implement, utensil, instrument, device, apparatus, gadget, appliance, machine, contrivance, contraption; informal gizmo 2) the beautiful Estella is Miss Havisham s tool Syn …

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  • 116call in sick — to phone someone at the place where you work to tell them you are too ill to work He called in sick and went shopping with his wife …

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  • 117call in sick — phrasal : to report by telephone that one will be absent because of illness * * * call in sick phrase to phone someone at the place where you work to tell them you are too ill to work He called in sick and went shopping with his wife. Thesaurus:… …

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  • 118Clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A clause is a group of words containing a verb. A simple sentence has one clause. I waited. She married a young engineer. ◊ main clauses A compound sentence has two or more …

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  • 119clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A clause is a group of words containing a verb. A simple sentence has one clause. I waited. She married a young engineer. ◊ main clauses A compound sentence has two or more …

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  • 120Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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