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to think that sth is true, although you are not certain [= assume] Pol. sądzić, przypuszczać commencer à apprendre
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I wouldn't presume to claim that this is what happens to every lottery winner,
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to make something seem bigger or louder, especially using special equipment commencer à apprendre
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whatever your problems are, money magnifies them
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an... child has been legally made part of a family that they were not born into commencer à apprendre
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I was adopted and this made me a troubled young man,
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to make sure someone fully understands something by emphasizing it and by providing a lot of examples, proof etc commencer à apprendre
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My adoptive mother used to ram home to me the importance of caring for family,
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to say or do something stupid that will cause you a lot of trouble commencer à apprendre
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shoot yourself in the foot she realised she'd shot herself in the foot.
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Mum sold her story saying I was a reckless drunk who would drink my winnings away.
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to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true commencer à apprendre
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she contradicted everything she had raised me to believe.
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not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions commencer à apprendre
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Mum sold her story to a newspaper, saying I was a reckless drunk who would drink my winnings away.
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My mother was talking rubbish about me for a few hundred quid.
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if people..., they share the cost of something commencer à apprendre
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I had been clubbing together with my friend and business partner,
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an outdoor game played on grass in which you try to roll big balls as near as possible to a small ball commencer à apprendre
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we got together for a game of bowls
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British English informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time [= pop] commencer à apprendre
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he nipped outside to phone the press.
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a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy Pol. flota commencer à apprendre
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a fleet of journalists were driving down to us
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someone who hits his wife, especially someone who does this often commencer à apprendre
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I was being called a 'lottery rat' and 'wife beater'.
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to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc commencer à apprendre
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in case our location was leaked to the press
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commencer à apprendre
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she had received sack loads of begging letters
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to throw something in a careless or relaxed way commencer à apprendre
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She chucked the photos away
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the cost or process of looking after a child or animal and giving them the things they need commencer à apprendre
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she wanted money for the child's upkeep.
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to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining commencer à apprendre
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I had to endure many court cases
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