dictionary of idioms pdf

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... Leading hardware and software companies ■ Linux, Free Software Foundation, GNU ■ Microprocessors ■ Microsoft Windows ■ Microsoft Windows NT and NT Server ■ Microsoft Windows 2000 ... against the new version of soft- ware you are about to install not working to your expectations; make a backup be- fore installing new software. ■ As an archive at the end of a project, when a ... Dictionary of Network- ing is a direct result of that experience, and it represents a practical and down-to-earth approach to computers and computing. Everyone who has worked on this dictionary...

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... consequences. ~ H ~ Hair of the dog If someone has a hair of the dog, they have an alcoholic drink as a way of getting rid of a hangover, the unpleasant effects of having drunk too much alcohol ... Burning question Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk-english.com Page 1 Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions By Dorking School of English ~ A ~ A bit much ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food. Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk-english.com Page 44 Labour of love...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 13:15

... 1998 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Exercises 458 e Idioms using parts of the body In these idioms, the missing word in the idiom isa part of the body. ... you Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Exercises Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 465 Exercises e Idioms to describe ... is wrong or not legal Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Theme Panels Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 451...

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... area of a subject or activity where the most recent changes and developments are happening ô (often + of) New, young, Italian designers are at thecutting edgeof fashion. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge ... in the clutches of a religiousfanatic. C-note a C-note American, informal a piece of paper American money that is worth 100dollars. Joe took a wad of bills out of his pocket, peeled off a c-note and handed ... cow X a business or a part of a business that always makes a lot of profit. The British newspapers are the group's biggest cash cow,earning nearly 40 %of group profits. hard cash British,...

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... enough Ib A rule of thumb was originally a way of measuring using the width or length of your thumb .ã A good rule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of riceper person. rules Please purchase PDF Split-Merge ... 'respected'profession! Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. rite -of- passage ã This is not merely another dreary rite -of- passagenovel. river sell ... thefuture of the wholeproject. 2 a feeling of doubt about the ability or quality of something> The recentspate of government scandals has left a question mark over their ability togovern. be out of...

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... because of the scarcity of opportunities at home. green-eyed the green-eyed monster humorous the feelingof beingjealous. Doyou think his criticisms of Jack are valid or is itjust a case of thegreen-eyedmonster? grey grey ... are two weeks of good weather during the winter when the days are the shortest in the year .ã (often + of) She recalled the halcyon days of childhood .ã That was in the halcyon days of the 1980's ... really are as a way of making them more interested in you, especially at the start of a romantic relationship ã (often in continuous tenses) Why don't you return any of his calls?Are you...

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... quick visit to several places ã (often + of) Coachloads of tourists come for whistle-stop tours of the main European citles. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. ... purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. under the wing of sth under the control of an organization ã The newspaper is onceagain in Scottish hands, under the wing of a ... on terrorism. walk a walk of life <. a person's walk of life is the type of job they do or the level of society they belong to ã Volunteers who work at the animal hospiial come from all walks of life. ã...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Full swing If ... literature, and often a writer too. Man of means A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. Man of parts A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways. Man of straw ... reduced in any way. Full of beans If someone's full of beans, they are very energetic. Full of hot air Someone who is full of hot air talks a lot of rubbish. Full of piss and vinegar Someone...

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... Editors Teresa K. Attwood Professor of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Life Sciences & School of Computer Science, University of Manchester Richard Cammack (Managing Editor) Professor of Biochemistry, King's ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – it comprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). In solutions of ... polymer of the protein actin. Actin filaments form the thin filaments of muscle and also the mi- crofilaments of the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. Hence they are a major component of the contractile...

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... PROCESSING. adsorption Adhesion of a thin layer of molecules of one substance to the surface of another without absorption. An example is adsorption of water to the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con- fused ... gravitational field of the earth. Used for the precise determina- tion of current of large dimension, or of the size of the ampere. ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The quantity of electricity ... Abbreviation of airborne (or aircraft) early warning. aF Abbreviation of ATTOFARAD. AF Abbreviation of AUDIO FREQUENCY. AFC 1. Abbreviation of AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL. 2. Abbreviation of AUDIO-FRE- QUENCY...

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... determination of the direction of a source of electromagnetic energy, on account of the motion of the source and/or the detecting apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar- ent positions of the ... changes at the rate of 1 abampere per sec- ond induces a potential of 1 abvolt. ABL Abbreviation of Automated Biology Laboratory (NASA). abmho The obsolete unit of conductance and of conductivity ... magnetic equator. An imag- inary line drawn on a map of the world or of an area that connects points of zero inclination (dip) of the needle of a magnetic compass. ACM Abbreviation for Association...

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... 2009) Encyclopedia of Corporate Names Worldwide (2002; paperback 2008) A Dictionary of Art Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,000 Works of Art (2000; paperback 2008) A Dictionary of Music ... Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,500 Musical Compositions (2000; paperback 2008) Literally Entitled: A Dictionary of the Origins of the Titles of Over 1,300 Major Literary Works of the ... Celtic countries of the British Isles] Celtics (basketball) short name of the Boston Celtics team center (American football) the player in the center of the offensive line who begins the play with a snap of...

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... Use This Dictionary xii of variation is similar to wild card terms. Here are examples of the sets of limited sets of verbs. be ahead of Tom get ahead of Tom keep ahead of Tom remain ahead of Tom stay ... also fairly commonly known idioms. GOALS OF THE DICTIONARY A major goal of this dictionary is to make certain that each definition of a phrase illustrates the meaning of the phrase and matches ... a token (of something ) symbolic of something, espe- cially of gratitude; as a memento of something. ᮀ He gave me a rose as a token of his esteem. ᮀ Here, take this gift as a token of my appreciation. as...

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