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ENGLISH DAY 55

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  • She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could GET HER HANDS ON the money. (IFML)
    Find or get someone or something you want
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  • The firm has drawn up a BUDGET for the coming financial year. Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain WITHIN (their) BUDGET/ An annual BUDGET of £40 million
    A plan t show how much money a person o org will earn & how much they will need o b able t spend/ The amount f money u hv available t spend
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  • An extra $20 million has been BUDGETED FOR schools this year/ You will have to learn how to BUDGET your time to get all your work done=> BUDGET airlines have forced major airlines to lower some of their prices.
    Plan how much money you will spend on ST/ Plan how t use ST f which u hv a limited supply=> Low in price; cheap
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  • Mortgage advisers urge anyone ON A TIGHT BUDGET to choose a fixed rate so they know they can afford the repayments.
    (FINANCE, ACCOUNTING) not having much money (On a (tight/limited) budget)
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  • SORORITY
    a social organization for female students at some US colleges
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  • My friend's nephew just got A FULL RIDE to Princeton. Robinson accepted a football FULL RIDE at his dad's alma mater. The university provides up to 20 FULL RIDES to women rowers.
    An offer by a college or university to pay all costs for the studies of a person with great ability (US)
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  • FACETIOUS remarks He's just being FACETIOUS=> "We could spend all our income on health care," she said FACETIOUSLY.
    Nt serious bout a serious subject, in an attempt t b funny o appear clever, nt seriously meaning wht u say, usu in an attempt t b humorous o trick SB
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  • I PROPPED my bike (up) against the wall, She was sitting at the desk with her chin PROPPED on her hands=> I need some sort of a PROP to keep the clothes line up.
    Support ST physically, often by leanin it against ST else o puttin ST under it=> An object that is used to support ST by holdin it up
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  • I have to give her her PROPS FOR being such a great athlete (US, IFML)
    Respect for SB
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  • He was sitting upright in his hospital bed, PROPPED UP by pillows/How long is the government likely to survive without the US military force there to PROP it UP?
    Lift & give support t ST by puttin ST under it/Give support t ST, esp a country o org, so tht it cn continue t exist in a difficult situation
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  • FILIAL duty/respect/affection, At least Jamie recognised some FILIAL bond=>When the virtue of FILIAL PIETY and respect for parents and teachers is expanded, it becomes compassion.
    of a son or daughter=> The idea that parents, grandparents, and older people should be treated with honour and respect
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  • PIETY (FML)
    strong belief in a religion that is shown in the way someone lives
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  • Like most of the lawyers that I know, Rachel is DRIVEN
    SB who is driven is so determined t achieve ST o b successful tht all f their behavior is directed twards this aim
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  • The new ships, propelled by gas turbines, require less maintenance than older, steam-DRIVEN ones. The fact remains that there are some public services that cannot be entirely market-DRIVEN (controlled by economic forces)
    Providing the power t keep a machine working, or make ST happen/ Describing the person driving a vehicle (He arrived every morning by chauffeur-DRIVEN car)
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  • EMOTIONALISM
    showing too much emotion
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  • Emergency aid for FAMINE-stricken countries. My country has been STRICKEN by war for the past five years. He has been STRICKEN WITH grief since the death of his wife. Emergency aid for famine-STRICKEN countries
    Suffering severely fm the effects f ST unpleasant (LITERARY)
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