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There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is PARAMOUNT/is of PARAMOUNT importance.
more important than anything else
COWARDICE prevented me from doing what I knew I should do. You can accuse me of COWARDICE, but I still wouldn't fight in a war.
the behaviour of someone who is not at all brave and tries to avoid danger
AMEBA (US) (PLURAL: AMEBAE, AMEBAS)
a very small, simple organism consisting of only one cell
Federal and state costs for building and operating prisons AMOUNTED TO $25 billion. The blog AMOUNTS TO a critique of the U.S. news media.
add up to, be in total, be equal to, or be the same as
I was swayed by her RHETORIC into donating all my savings to the charity/ RHETORIC (LANGUAGE)/ In reply to the question, he just produced a lot of empty RHETORIC (Clever language tht sounds good but is nt sincere o has no real meaning)
speech o writing intended t b effective & influence ppl/ The study f the ways f usin language effectively/...
Repetition, that tedious RHETORICAL device
Rhetorical speech or writing is intended to seem important or influence people
"Why do these things always happen to me?" is a RHETORICLAL QUESTION
a question, asked in order to make a statement, that does not expect an answer
BUBONIC PLAGUE
a very infectious disease spread by rats, causing swelling, fever, and usually death. In the 14th century it killed half the people living in Europe.
ON THE CHEAP (IFML)=> Do you like this? I got it FOR CHEAP. These are custom software products that sell FOR CHEAP (For a low price) (US, IFML)
If you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them.
He's so CHEAP he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday (US)/ CHEAP/ I wish you'd stop making CHEAP jokes about my friends. (Unpleasant and unkind)
unwilling t spend money/If u describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, u mean tht it is very obvious tht they r tryin t sexually attract other ppl
I think her making fun of his wife was A CHEAP SHOT
a criticism or attack on someone that is unfair
I just couldn’t PART WITH my old car, even though it uses too much gas/ You really have to be a Dylan fan to PART WITH $50 for "Highway 61 Interactive," released earlier this year.
Give away o get rid f ST, esp. a possession tht u enjoy havin/ If you part with money, you spend it or give it to someone, although you may not want to
I want to PICK UP ON a point that Susan made about role models/ He obviously didn't PICK UP ON her lack of interest in the subject.
Give particular attention to ST that SB has said or done/ Understand ST that is not communicated directly
The world's number one tennis player and his coach PARTED COMPANY earlier this month.
If two people part company, they end their relationship
The president used his veto to OVERRIDE the committee's decision/ He OVERRODE the autopilot when he realized it was malfunctioning
(F a person who has the necessary authority) decide against o refuse t accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc/ Operate an automatic machine by hand
The pills are designed to OVERRIDE your body's own hormones/ Parents' concern for their children's future often OVERRIDES all their other concerns.
Take control over ST, esp in order t change the way it operates/ Be more important than ST
