A robin is easy to identify because of its red BREAST/ I had a cold chicken BREAST and a salad for lunch.
The front part of a bird's body/ The meat from the front part of the body of a bird or other animal
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He put a silk hanky in his BREAST pocket (= a pocket on the top front part of a shirt or coat)/ A feeling of love surged in his BREAST.
The part of a piece of clothing that covers a person's chest/ The centre of a person's feelings (LITERARY)
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After the church, turn SHARP left/right/ The performance will start at 7.30 SHARP.
Suddenly or immediately/ Exactly at the stated time
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the set of actions that should be performed in order to safely leave a building, such as an office, factory, or school, when it is on fire, or an occasion when this is practised
FIRE DRILL
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..../ This floor has just been SEALED (with varnish), so don't walk on it!
Close an entrance o container so tht nothing cn enter o leave it/ Cover a surface w a special liquid t protect it
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SEAL the package (UP) with tape. He SEALED (DOWN) the envelope and put a stamp on it/ The two leaders SEALED their agreement with a handshake.
Close a letter or parcel by sticking the edges together/ Make an agreement more certain or to approve it formally
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From the moment she stepped into the busy road her FATE was SEALED. (SEAL YOUR FATE)
If an action, event, or situation seals your fate, nothing can stop some unpleasant thing happening to you
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I wonder if the game will ever CATCH ON WITH young people?/ He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll CATCH ON (to what you're saying) eventually.
Become fashionable or popular/ Understand, especially after a long time (IFML)
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HEADS OR TAILS
asked before you throw a coin into the air and want someone else to guess which side it will land on
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DINING HALL
a large room in a school or other building, where many people can eat at the same time
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(FML) Shortly before the crash the pilot had reported a MALFUNCTION of the aircraft's navigation system=> The equipment MALFUNCTIONS at temperatures below freezing.
A failure to work or operate correctly=> (F a machine, piece of equipment, or organ) to fail to work correctly
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"I'm really sorry." "Don't worry – NO HARD FEELINGS." Yvonne wanted to show there were no hard feelings after I won the contest.
no feeling of being upset
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She IMPLORED her parents not to send her away to school.
ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way
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I'm very busy, so I won't be with you till four o'clock AT THE EARLIEST
used after a date or time to show that something will not happen before then
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The fall in demand for coffee could cause a GLUT on/in the market=> Higher mortgage rates and over-building left some markets GLUTTED WITH unsold houses.
A supply f ST tht is much greater thn cn b sold o is needed o wanted=> Provide more of ST than is needed or wanted, or more of ST than can be sold
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DISPOSABLE nappies, A DISPOSABLE camera/ DISPOSABLE assets/capital/cash
A disposable product is intended t b thrown away after use/ Available for use (FINANCE)