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LOOK DAGGERS AT SB (IFML)
look angrily at someone (IFML)
ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY (SAYING)
said when you are frightened to do something again because you had an unpleasant experience doing it the first time
The first thing they did was to RING AROUND all their competitors' stores undercover to find out their prices. I always RING AROUND to get the cheapes (COMMUNICATIONS)
call several people on the phone in order to find out information or organize something
Your ROSY cheeks always make you look so healthy/ Our financial position is ROSY.
having a colour between pink and red/ If a situation is described as rosy, it gives hope of success or happiness
She became a star OVERNIGHT. The book was an OVERNIGHT success=> We've OVERNIGHTED at some remote and beautiful places/ He said he needed a new passport urgently, so we OVERNIGHTED one to him.
suddenly & unexpectedly=> Stay somewhere fo a night/ Send ST t SB so it arrives the next day (US)
I'm going to teach you to draw LIKE A BOSS.
used to say that someone does something very well (IFML)
a NATIONWIDE network/chain of stores=> Schools NATIONWIDE are experiencing a shortage of teachers. (COUNTRYWIDE)
existing or happening in all parts of a particular country=> In all parts of a particular country
a holiday organized by a travel company in which you visit several different places and for which you pay a fixed price that includes the cost of the hotel and travel, and sometimes food (COMMERCE)
This is a destination where it may well be advantageous to take a PACKAGE TOUR as there are good offers with hotel/flight arrangements.
It wasn't really PLAYING FAIR not to tell her the job was already filled.
act in a fair and honest way
We went the wrong way and had to BACKTRACK till we got to the right turning/ The officers were forced to BACKTRACK ON their statements. She refused to BACKTRACK FROM her criticisms of the proposal.
go back along a path tht u hv just followed/ Say tht u did nt mean st u said earlier o say tht u hv changed ur opinion
a BRASH young banker/ Don't you think that suit's a bit BRASH FOR a funeral?=> BRASHNESS
(of ppl)showing too much confidence & too little respect/ (Of clothes) too bright & colourful
There's not much to eat in the fridge. Should I SEND OUT FOR a pizza?
ask for something to be brought to you from another place, by using the phone or sending a message
Mom SENT ME OUT to weed the garden/ The laser SENDS OUT a long red beam of light/ Frank SENT OUT about 400 invitations to his party.
ask or demand that SB go somewhere/ If energy or a signal is sent out, it is produced/ Mail ST
A SEARCH PARTY was sent out to look for the missing climbers.
a group of people who look for someone who is lost
Another LOW-COST airline went bust after expanding too fast. There is pressure on capital cities to provide LOW-COST housing for its nurses and teachers.
cheap, or not costing as much as other things of the same type (COMMERCE, FINANCE)
Describe communication in which the words tht r used r most important in understandin the meaning f wht is said, rather thn the situation, the speakers' relationships,o other things suchas a speaker's voice & movements (SOCIAL SCIENCES)
It is usually claimed that LOW-CONTEXT communication is typical in cultures which value logic, objectivity, individualism, and competition (LANGUAGE)
