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The heating system has a manual OVERRIDE/ The vote fell short of the majority needed for an OVERRIDE of the Governor's veto(In American politics, an occasion when an elected group f ppl refuses t accept a decision made by an elected leader)
A device tht changes the control f a machine o system in special situations, esp fm automatic t manual/....
I’d better not be late for practice or the coach will GIVE SB AN EARFUL. (IFML)
angry, complaining speech
HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE
be involved in and have influence over many different activities, often in a way that people do not approve of
Why don't you GET OFF MY BACK! I'm doing my best. (IFML)
used to tell someone to stop criticizing you
The ideal of a perfectly fair society is just MAKE-BELIEVE=> Jake likes to MAKE BELIEVE he’s a pirate.
believing or imagining things that appear to be attractive or exciting, but are not real=> Pretend
Tell your father I was ASKING ABOUT him.
ask for information about someone, especially about his or her health (US)
(HUMOROUS) It only costs $2. That's not going to BREAK THE BANK
cost too much
BREAK WIND
release gas from the bowels through the bottom
The atmosphere in the office is fairly FREE AND EASY
relaxed and informal
After paying for our travel costs, we barely (= only just) BROKE EVEN
have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
LOSE A SHIRT (US, IFML)
lose a lot of money, especially as a result of a bet (= money risked when you guess the result of something)
I thought it was time to COME CLEAN (WITH everybody) ABOUT what I'd been doing.
tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret
He made little effort to COME TO TERMS WITH his critics. I think he's still COMING TO TERMS WITH the death of his wife.
learn to understand and accept something, gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love
We try to do what is best for our customers IN TERMS OF the quality of our products/ IN financial TERMS, the project was not a success. IN TERMS OF money, I was better
in relation to something/ Used to describe which particular area of a subject you are discussing
She is continually ABUSING her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her/Several of the children had been sexually/physically/emotionally ABUSED/ The crowd started ABUSING him after he failed to save a goal.
Use st fo the wrong purpose in a way tht is harmful o morally wrong/ Treat SB cruelly o violently/ Speak t SB rudely o cruelly
an ABUSE of privilege/power/someone's kindness/ She claimed to have been a victim of child ABUSE/ "Idiot!" is a term of ABUSE
the use f st in a way tht is harmful o morally wrong/ Cruel, violent,o unfair treatment f SB/ Rude & offensive words said t another person
