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do whatever is advised / suggested commencer à apprendre
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The PM said that he would speak to his advisors and then act on their advice.
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behave awkwardly or badly / not work properly commencer à apprendre
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The baby has been acting up all day. I think she must be teething.
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commencer à apprendre
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be responsible for sth / pay for / vouch for commencer à apprendre
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The accused will answer for his actions in the highest court in the land.
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cease to oppose or demand commencer à apprendre
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Faced with such formidable opposition to his proposal, he had no choice but to back down.
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commencer à apprendre
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It's too late to back out of the deal.
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commencer à apprendre
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I was prepared to back up her story because I knew it was the truth.
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commencer à apprendre
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The Minister's statement has no bearing on this case.
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commencer à apprendre
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If you can bear with me a little longer, i'll try to explain the reasons behind our actions.
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to be in favour with, share secrets with commencer à apprendre
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Susan gets all the perks because she's in with the administration.
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to be demeaning (poniżenie) commencer à apprendre
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She feels it is beneath her to socialise with uneducated people.
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to be about to receive punishment / trouble commencer à apprendre
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He'll be in for it when his parents discover he took the money.
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a) to cease to want or be interested in sth, b) to have come loose, detached from sth, c) to stay away from work/school, d) to cancel, e) to be bad, unhealthy commencer à apprendre
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Our dog has been of his food for days now.
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to be shown on television, at the cinema, etc. commencer à apprendre
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Do you know what's on at the cinema tonight?
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a) to do, b) to depend on commencer à apprendre
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I don't know what he's been up to, but he looks very embarrassed.
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commencer à apprendre
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I've all but finished; just give me a few minutes.
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commencer à apprendre
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I don't think I'll go out tonight. I'm all in.
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commencer à apprendre
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I've been following the election campaigne and all told I think the government will win the election.
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commencer à apprendre
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For all his hard work, he didn't get a promotion.
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used to express annoyance / surprise because a certain person was thought to be unsuitable commencer à apprendre
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I never expected you of all people to say such a thing!
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commencer à apprendre
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I don't know how they found out, but they've known about it all along.
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commencer à apprendre
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He promised to come to the party on Friday; all the same I don't think we should count on him.
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when everything is considered commencer à apprendre
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All in all, it seemed to be quite a good suggestion.
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commencer à apprendre
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She told me her name was Joan but for all I know she could be lying.
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commencer à apprendre
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You can take the whole lot for all I care.
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commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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I haven't been able to travel much lately on account of my car having broken down.
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commencer à apprendre
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The meeting tomorrow is very important; on no account should you be late.
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commencer à apprendre
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There's been a hurricane in Manila, and all flights have been cancelled on that account.
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on the air (opp. off the air)
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it exists, but not talked about commencer à apprendre
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There's a feeling of anticipation in the air at the moment.
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commencer à apprendre
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The future is still up in the air; he can't decide wheather to become a surgeon or a psychiatrist.
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remove suspicion or bad feeling commencer à apprendre
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Instead of bottling up your feelings, let's talk about it and clear the air.
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The villagers are up in arms about the proposed motorway.
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on the look-out; expecting sth commencer à apprendre
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The fire fighters are always on the alert for forest fires, particularly in the summer.
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