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We spent our mornings at the heated indoor swimming pool with its LAZY RIVER, wave machine, and flumes.
a part of some swimming pools or water parks in which a slow-flowing current of water carries people or small boats along
[ as form of address ] Hey LAZYBONES, get up from the sofa and help me with the dishes!
someone who is lazy (IFML)
an era of GO-GO economic growth. They made a fortune during the GO-GO years of the 1980s. (FINANCE & ECONOMICS )
used to describe a financial period or business in which there is especially fast and active development
a dancer who performs in places such as bars, dancing energetically in a sexually exciting manner while wearing very little clothing
GO-GO DANCER
GO-GO FUND (FINANCE, STOCK MARKET, IFML)
a high-risk investment product that offers investors the possibility of big profits over a short period of time
(US,IFML) At 7.0 gallons, the scooter holds less GO-JUICE than many high-mileage riders would like/ The candidate's campaign seems to be running out of GO-JUICE
fuel for a vehicle/ Energy, or something that gives you energy
(US, IFML, MOVE DOWN IN THE WORLD) They used to live in a big house with lots of servants, but they've COME/GONE DOWN IN THE WORLD since then.
have less money or a worse social position than you had before
It was very difficult to ENCAPSULATE the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary=> As a reporter, he possesses a gift for neat ENCAPSULATIONS of personalities and events
express or show the most important facts about something=> The process of expressing or showing the most important facts about something
She had considered BREAST AUGMENTATION. What does the BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY involve?
an operation to make the breasts larger
HAVE A NOSE JOB (IFML_
have an operation to change the shape of your nose
a medical operation that tightens loose skin to make the face look younger/ Treatment to make something look more attractive, for example a building
FACELIFT/ The bank is planning to give its 1930s building a complete FACELIFT2
The company has NOSED AHEAD of its closest rivals, claiming 33% market share.
get into a position that is slightly in front of someone or something else
She walked past me with her NOSE IN THE AIR
used to describe the way someone behaves when they think they are better than other people and do not want to speak to them
He soon NOSED OUT the details of the accident by talking to people and making some phone calls.
discover something by searching carefully (IFML)
She wondered if she should take out her NOSE STUD for the job interview.
a small piece of jewellery connected to a short, thin piece of metal that passes through the side of the nose
The cars were parked NOSE TO TAIL down the street=> NOSE TO TAIL requires that even the unpopular parts of the animal be used. Chris followed his nose-to-tail philosphy and cooked a pig's head as his main course (FOOD&DRINK)
one closely behind the other=> The use of as many parts of an animal as possible in cooking, so that none of it is wasted
