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She's MISERABLE living on her own/ MISERABLE weather/ The book was a MISERABLE failure.
very unhappy/ Unpleasant & causin unhappiness/ Used to emphasize the low quality or value f ST
We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human MISERY. Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a MISERY
great unhappiness
The administration assembled the $50 billion emergency BAILOUT package to ease a financial crisis in Mexico/ (A loan o other financial support tht is given t a person, company,o country t help em when they r in financial difficulties)
the act f helpin a person o org tht is in difficulty,usu by givin o givin o lendin money/ A BAILOUT package/plan (ECONOMICS, FINANCE)
He's been made GENERAL MANAGER for exploration and production projects. (HR, WORKPLACE)
a person who is in charge of all or part of an organization or company
The hotel was a real HOME AWAY FROM HOME (US)
a place where you feel as comfortable as you do in your own home
There have been rumours that he has been PRODIGAL WITH company funds/ Growing up, he benefited from the PRODIGAL arts funding in France (FML)=> PRODIGALITY
Spendin o usin large amounts f money, time, energy, etc,esp in a way tht is nt very wise/ Very great in amount o degree
The PRODIGALS among them will always be more numerous than the misers/ They greeted him with the warmth of a returning PRODIGAL (FML)
SB who spends o uses large amounts f money,time,energy,etc,esp in a way tht is nt very wise/SB who returns t a place,orga, team, etc.after previously leavin it
The PRODIGAL SON has returned to the team after a three-year absence.
a man or boy who has left his family in order to do something that the family disapprove of and has now returned home feeling sorry for what he has done
The 60s BACKLASH AGAISNT bourgeois materialism, The BACKLASH AGAINST feminism
a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics
A youth club has BITTEN BACK AT vandals by covering its roof with razor-sharp security wire.
React angrily, especially to someone who has done something unpleasant to you
LAY DOWN your weapons and surrender/ The coach LAID DOWN the rules from the first day of practice.
put away or stop using something/ State something plainly esp. as an official rule
She can't just come into this office and start LAYING DOWN THE LAW. Some parents talk things through with their kids instead of simply LAYING DOWN THE LAW (IFML)
forcefully make known what you think should happen, tell people what they must do, without caring about their opinions
Only in BODERLINE cases will pupils have an oral exam. She was a BORDERLINE candidate for the job=> The BORDERLINE between friendship and intimacy is often hard to define.
Btw 2 different conditions,w the possibility f belongin t either one f em=> ST that separates two different qualities
A personality disorder(a mental condition affectin a person's relationships,& their idea f emselves & wht is around em)in which a person's mood often changes suddenly&they hv difficulty controllin their behavior o formin long relationship
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (PSYCHOLOGY)
DRASTIC measures, Many employees have had to take DRASTIC cuts in pay=> Our lives changed DRASTICALLY when dad died and we had to move.
(especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very noticeable effects
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: an international military organization consisting of the US, Canada, and many European countries
