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The police car was going so fast, it must have been CHASING someone/ She couldn't study with the children CHASING AROUND the house=> A tedious movie with endless car/police CHASES
Hurry after SB o ST so as t catch him, her,o it/ Hurry o run in various directions=> The act f goin after SB o ST very quickly so as t catch him, her,o it
It's depressing how many people there are CHASING so few jobs/ She's always CHASING (AFTER) men/ (Run after a person o an animal in a threatenin way so as t make him, her,o it leave)
Try t get ST tht is difficult t get o achieve/ Try very hard t persuade SB t hv a relationship w u/ (He used to CHASE the children AWAY from his apple trees)
CHASE THE DRAGON (SLANG)
take the drug heroin, by smoking it
BE CHASING YOUR TAIL
be busy doing a lot of things but achieving very little
A smell of coffee in the doorway ENTICED people to enter the shop. The adverts ENTICE the customer INTO buying things they don't really want. People are being ENTICED AWAY FROM the profession by higher salaries elsewhere=> ENTICEMENT
Persuade SB t do ST by offerin em ST pleasant
She walked ACROSS the field/road. They're building a new bridge ACROSS the river. When I reached the river, I simply swam ACROSS/ Voting took place peacefully ACROSS most of the country.
Fm one side t the other f st w clear limits,suchas an area f land, a road,o a river/ In every part of a particular place or country
The proposed ACROSS-THE-BOARD cuts for all state agencies will total $84 million. The initiative has ACROSS-THE-BOARD support.
affecting everyone or everything within an organization, system, or society, happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area
He is still GRIEVING FOR/OVER his wife/ It GRIEVES me to see all this food going to waste. (FML)
feel o express great sadness,esp when SB dies/ Make you feel sad and angry
He has been nursing a GRIEVANCE AGAINST the company for several years/ An employee may file a GRIEVANCE AGAINST a manager in accordance with the provisions set forth in their contract.
a complaint o a strong feeling tht u hv been treated unfairly/ An official complaint by an employee that they have been treated unfairly (HR)
Drugs can really MESS you UP=> I MESSED UP my chances of becoming a great singer.
Cause SB t suffer emotional & mental problems/ Hit SB repeatedly so tht they r badly injured(US, SLANG)=> Spoil o damage st,o t do st wrong o badly
Welcome to Hawaii! ALOHA! (EXCLAMATION)
a Hawaiian word that is used to welcome someone or to say goodbye
MATERIALISTIC
believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life
I was teased a lot at school because I spoke with a LISP. He has a slight LISP and is conscious of it.
If someone speaks with a lisp, they pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th"
THE UPSHOT OF the discussions is that there will be no layoffs.
something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT (SAYING)
used to say that if you know someone very well you stop respecting them because you have seen all of their bad qualities
The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went CAREENING down the hill.
go forward quickly while moving from side to side (US)
