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My parents pushed me into going to college. commencer à apprendre
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make somebody do something, to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard
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part-time job work part-time. commencer à apprendre
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for only a part of the normal working day or week / full-time
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someone whose job is to write or check financial records
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"Something has to change/be done--now" is often used in connection with social justice, ecology, or peace initiatives to describe situations that have become intolerable and are at a breaking point/flashpoint. commencer à apprendre
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the present situation could not continue. Something had to change, and often with negative results. The general meaning here is that Rob Sinclair will no longer perform his duties as accountant in full-time-
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The new manager succeeded in putting the business back on an even keel commencer à apprendre
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continuing in a steady way- regular and well-balanced and not likely to change suddenly
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She liked the fast pace of life in the city.> <We moved to a small town, seeking a slower pace of life commencer à apprendre
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the speed at which something happens, or at which someone moves, works etc. used to refer to the speed at which changes and events occur
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"the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere" synonyms: increase, growth, expansion, spread, enlargement, escalation, development, accumulation, proliferation, multiplication, snowballing, mushrooming commencer à apprendre
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a gradual accumulation or increase, typically of something negative that leads to a problem.
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You've spent a heck of a lot of money on that thing. commencer à apprendre
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a large amount of something. The mild expression 'heck' usually replaces the word 'hell'.
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Their approach to sports teaching broke the mould. commencer à apprendre
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scale something back/down "manufacturing capacity has been scaled down" synonyms: reduce, cut down, cut back, cut, make cutbacks in, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune, curtail commencer à apprendre
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to reduce the size or effectiveness of something. decrease
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With two young boys, he and his wife realised something had to give. commencer à apprendre
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have to change to remove the pressure
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It seemed to make sense for me to take the lead in moving down to working part-time. commencer à apprendre
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He has to do with less money, commencer à apprendre
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but for Rob, life's now on a more even keel. commencer à apprendre
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less troubled and more balanced
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He could have retired two years ago and put his feet up. Instead he's choosing to stay busy. commencer à apprendre
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It's never easy but these men are breaking the mould. commencer à apprendre
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end a restrictive practice
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