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He smiled his congratulations and left without another word=> The government began to SMILE ON small businesses when it realized that they were the key to economic growth (LITERARY)
Express or say ST with a smile=> Feel positive about ST or SB, or to treat it, him, or her in a very positive way
She TRANSFERRED her gun from its shoulder holster to her handbag/ I'll be upstairs, so could you TRANSFER my phone calls up there, please?
Move SB o ST fm one place, vehicle, person,o group t another/ Arrange fo SB t answer phone calls received on one telephone on another telephone
After a year he TRANSFERRED TO University College, Dublin/ She TRANSFERRED the house TO her daughter before she died.
Change t a different job, team, place f work, etc.,o t make SB do this/ Make ST the legal property f another person
Black's TRANSFER TO the Austin office came as a shock his colleagues/ He came to the team as a TRANSFER FROM Tottenham.
the movement f ST o SB fm one place, position, etc.t another/ A player who has moved fm one sports team t another
The price includes flight, hotel and all TRANSFERS/.../ The kids bought TRANSFERS and ironed them onto their T-shirts (A picture o pattern tht cn b attached t a surface by pressin it against the surface & then rubbin o heatin it)
Transport provided btw 2 places,eg btw an airport & hotel/A ticket tht allows a passenger t change routes o t change fm one bus o train t another/
a game where people are locked into a room and have to find a way to escape by finding clues (= signs or information that help you to find the answer to a problem or mystery) in it, and solving puzzles, or a special room where this is done
An ESCAPE ROOM is a great thing to try with a bunch of friends or workmates.
ESCAPE CLAUSE (LAW, COMMERCE)
a statement in a contract that allows you to break all or part of the contract under particular conditions
The government's record will be subjected to/come under (close) SCRUTINY in the weeks before the election.
the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
an AUSTERE childhood during the war/ The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an AUSTERE place/ He was a tall, AUSTERE, forbidding figure (Very severe & unfriendly in manner)=> AUSTERITY
Very simple,w only the things tht r absolutely necessary,esp bc f severe limits on money o goods/ Plain & wo decoration o unnecessary details/
Local control is being USURPED by central government (FML)=> There are still those who regard the move as an unconstitutional USURPATION of private property.
take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to
STATION HOUSE (US, IFML)
Police station OR Fire station
We had an argument about it and she got all FIRED UP/ The old plane was FIRING UP its engines. This system uses voice activation to FIRE UP its web browser.
make someone become excited or angry/ Start a machine or computer program
They FIRED OFF several shots to frighten us/ He FIRED OFF an angry letter to the editor.
Fire a shot fm a gun/ Write & send an angry letter t SB (IFML)
The opposition party proposed an AUSTERITY BUDGET that included tax rises and spending cuts. (ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT)
a budget in which a government announces that they will spend less money or do things that will make people spend less money, for example, increase taxes
The government has imposed harsh economic AUSTERITY MEASURES to contain the crisis. AUSTERITY MEASURES announced today include a €5 bn cut to the welfare budget. (ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT)
official action by a government to reduce the amount of money it spends, or the amount of money that people in a country spend
On environmental spending, the president is a MISER=> A MISERLY person (Like o typical f a miser)/ The workers are paid a MISERLY $2 a day (A miserly amount is extremely small)=> MISERLINESS
SB who has a great desire t possess money & hates t spend it, sometimes livin like a poor person bc f this
