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The clouds are clearing up.
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sail = to move forwards gracefully and confidently commencer à apprendre
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She sailed into the room.
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lay bare = make sth obvious that wasn't known before commencer à apprendre
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Her story lays bare the conflicts between the two brothers.
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star-crossed = having bad luck, ill-fated commencer à apprendre
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They were star-crossed lovers.
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thread = put sth through a hole in sth commencer à apprendre
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Thread the meat on to large skewers and grill over a gentle heat.
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drop off =take sb/sth to a particular place commencer à apprendre
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We dropped our luggage off at the hotel and went sightseeing.
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fly in the face of sth = to completely oppose what seems normal or sensible commencer à apprendre
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This is an argument that seems to fly in the face of common sense.
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weed out = get rid of unwanted people/things commencer à apprendre
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The first round of interviews serves to weed out the weakest of applicants.
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take over = sart doing a job that another person had before commencer à apprendre
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He took over from the previous headmaster/She took over as manager two weeks ago.
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turn sth over = use or allow to be used for a different purpose commencer à apprendre
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Grants are being offered to farmers who agree to turn over their land to woodland and forests.
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turn sth over to sb = give sth to someone in authority commencer à apprendre
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They turned the videos over to the police/All documents are to be turned over to the court.
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hoot = make a short loud high sound commencer à apprendre
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She hooted her horn at the dog in the road.
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commencer à apprendre
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They mounted an attack/campaign/protest.
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commencer à apprendre
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Security officers are employed to mount guard over the president.
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raise your game = make an effort to improve sth commencer à apprendre
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They are going to raise their game if they want to stay in the Premiership this season.
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sleep in = sleep until later in the morning commencer à apprendre
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I usually sleep in at the weekends.
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catch/get some z's = to sleep commencer à apprendre
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All I want to do is catch some z's.
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up and about = well enough to get out of bed after an illness commencer à apprendre
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He is up and about again, but he won't be able to drive for a few weeks.
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menace = sth that is likely to cause harm commencer à apprendre
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Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone/Dogs running loose are a public menace.
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menace = dangerous quality that makes you think someone is going to do sth bad commencer à apprendre
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He had a slight air of menace which I found unsettling/He spoke with a hint of menace.
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with menaces = using threats commencer à apprendre
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He was accused of unlawfully demanding money with menaces.
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commencer à apprendre
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This was an opportunity he would embrace.
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commencer à apprendre
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Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
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dispense with sth = get rid of/stop using sth commencer à apprendre
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They had to dispense with a lot of luxuries after he lost his job.
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They raided the enemy camp and captured over 100 camels.
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raid = enter a place illegally to steal from it. commencer à apprendre
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The post office was raided last night.
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raid = take sth from a place, usually secretly commencer à apprendre
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I caught Tim raiding the fridge.
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make/stage/carry out a raid = attack commencer à apprendre
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They made a raid on their enemy.
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raid - the act of entering a place by force in order to seal from it. commencer à apprendre
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Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night.
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This cheese smells vile/He's in a vile mood/temper today.
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vile = unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable commencer à apprendre
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This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.
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step up/down for sb = too good/too bad for sb commencer à apprendre
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He is a "step up" for her/He is a "step-down" for her.
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run the gamut of = to experience or show the whole range of something commencer à apprendre
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Jonson has run the gamut of hotel work, from porter to owner of a large chain of hotels.
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sink = to cause something to fail or be in trouble commencer à apprendre
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This rain could sink our plans for the garden party.
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may well = If you say that something may well happen, you mean that it is likely to happen commencer à apprendre
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She may well not want to travel alone.
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commencer à apprendre
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He works on the checkout at the local supermarket.
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stay in the way = stop or prevent commencer à apprendre
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You know I won't stand in your way if you want to apply for a job abroad.
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harbour = to think about or feel something commencer à apprendre
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He's been harbouring a grudge against her ever since his promotion was refused/She harbours a deep resentment against/towards him.
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commencer à apprendre
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In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family.
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commencer à apprendre
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It puts me to shame that I still haven't replied to David's letter.
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You're a disgrace (to the family) - what a way to behave!
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commencer à apprendre
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She took/caught some flak from her parents about her new dress.
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patently = in a way that is clear commencer à apprendre
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She was patently lying/It is patently obvious that he doesn't care.
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scavenge = to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish commencer à apprendre
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The flood has left villagers and animals desperately scavenging for food.
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His enthusiasm is starting to rub off on the rest of us/Her style has started to rub off her friends.
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arouse = to cause someone to have a particular feeling commencer à apprendre
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It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest/Our suspicions were aroused when we heard a muffled scream.
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get wind of = to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret commencer à apprendre
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I don't want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that I'm leaving.
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antsy = very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited commencer à apprendre
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I always get antsy about meeting my husband's boss.
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unwittingly = without knowing or planning commencer à apprendre
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He unwittingly broke the law.
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I'm a bit short = I haven't got much money at the moment commencer à apprendre
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Can you lend me a couple of dollars? I'm a bit short.
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It's going to be difficult - time is short/Money was short in those days.
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be short on something to have less of something than you should have commencer à apprendre
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The President's speech was long on colorful phrases but short on solutions.
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have a short temper/fuse to get angry very easily commencer à apprendre
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Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out
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come to grief = end badly commencer à apprendre
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His career as a lawyer came to grief after he became involved with gamblers.
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resolve = make a decision commencer à apprendre
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After hours of argument, they resolved against taking legal action/She resolved that she would never speak to him again.
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set sth/sb on fire = set fire to sb/sth commencer à apprendre
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A peace campaigner had set herself on fire in protest over the government's involvement in the war/Soldiers had chased the protesters into a warehouse and set fire to it
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elude my grasp = It's beyond my depth/I'm out of my depth commencer à apprendre
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for a time = for a short period commencer à apprendre
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For a time, we all thought that Sheila and Frank would get married.
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the times = on many occassions commencer à apprendre
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The times I've told you, ask before you borrow my clothes.
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at some other time = at an unspecified future time commencer à apprendre
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I promise that we'll go to Disneyland at some other time.
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fold sth into/in sth = mix a substance into another substance by turning it gently with a spoon commencer à apprendre
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Fold the egg whites into the cake mixture/Fold in the flour.
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crafts = work or objects made by hand: commencer à apprendre
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The shop sells local crafts.
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lay the ghost - stop being worried or upset about sth that has worried you for a long time commencer à apprendre
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With one stunning performance, he has laid to rest the ghost of all his defeats last season.
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fraught - full of (unpleasant things such as problems or dangers commencer à apprendre
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Unfortunately, their romance was fraught with problems.
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