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... language, and themore important it is to learn these wordsand their meanings.Many of the foreign wordsandphrases in this chapter have been adoptedinto the English language because there are no ... zeitgeist of the fifties.TIPS AND STRATEGIESForeign wordsandphrases that have been adopted into the English lan-guage are likely to appear on standardized tests and occur regularly in news-paper ... answered 1–3 questions correctly, it’s time to expand the numberof foreign wordsandphrases in your vocabulary. Study the lesson that fol-lows carefully, and do the practice quiz on a separate sheet...
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... Summing up/ to sum up In short/ to cut a long story short In conclusion…/ to conclude In brief by and large Last but not least With this in mind To put it in a nutshell ...
... a quick closing and opening of the eyes. 2. iv. [fora light] to flash on and off quickly.3. tv. to close and open one’s eyesquickly. 4. iv. [for one’s eyelids] toclose and open quickly. ... tobounce up. 4. n. an upward jump;a forward jump.→ by leaps and boundsbound hand and foot with hands and feet tied up.boundary ["baUn dri] n. a border; aline that marks the edge ... fortypes and instances.) 2. the adj.use of Q. (Comp: bluer; sup:bluest.) 3. adj. sad. (Adv: bluely.Comp: bluer; sup: bluest.)→ between the devil and the deepblue sea→ black and blue→...
... the offices in Q and the government leaders work-ing in Q. (Sometimes capitalized.)civil ["sIv @l] 1. adj. of or about citi-zens and their government,activities, rights, and responsibili-ties. ... provide grain.(Plural only for types and instances.) 2. n. a food productmade from grains, usually servedat breakfast with milk. (Pluralonly for types and instances.)ceremony ["sEr @ ... types and instances.) 2. n. a stick of Qused for writing, as on a chalk-Centigrade8602 7/23/03 8:34 AM Page 86TLFeBOOK cause something to become differ-ent. 7. tv. to remove clothing and put...
... the sun tothe setting of the sun.from hand to hand from one per-son to a series of other persons;from one person’s hand to anotherperson’s hand, and so forth.from pillar to post from one ... veg-etables are grown. 2. iv. to raise and take care of plants grown inQ.→ lead someonedown the gardenpathgardener ["gard n#] n. someonewho takes care of a garden; some-one who plants and ... of water]to get cold and form a layer of iceon top.freeze up 1. [for something] tofreeze and stop functioning.2. [for someone] to becomefrightened and anxious, and beunable to continue...
... level.grand ["grAnd] 1. adj. impressive;magnificent. (Adv: grandly. Comp:grander; sup: grandest.) 2. n. athousand dollars. (Slang. No plu-ral.)→ (as) busy as Grand CentralStationgrand ... ruin; to become ruined; todeteriorate.go to rack and ruin and go towrack and ruin to becomeruined. (The words rack and wrackmean “wreckage” andare foundonly in this expression.)go to seed ... grandmother or a grandfather;the parent of one’s parent. (Theplural usually refers to one ormore pairs consisting of a grand-mother and a grandfather.)grandson ["grAn(d) s@n] n. the...
... someone’shands→ bite the hand that feeds one→ bound hand and foot→ by a show of hands→ can’t see one’shand in front ofone’sface→ close at hand→ come away empty-handed→ dirty one’shands→ ... somethingby hand→ eat out of someone’shand→ fold one’shands→ force someone’shand→ from hand to hand→ get one’shands dirty→ get the upper hand (on someone)→ go away empty-handed→ ... mouth→ one’shands are tied→ put one’shand to the plow→ shake hands→ shake someone’shand→ show one’shand→ sit on itshands→ sit on one’shands→ soil one’shands→ take the law...
... to have commonsense; to be sensible and intelli-gent.have a green thumb to have theability to grow plants well.have a handle on something and get a handle on somethingtohave or get control ... to live com-fortably; people who are rich and privileged.hawk ["hOk] 1. n. a bird of prey,similar to a falcon, with strongbeak and claws, a long tail, and good eyesight. 2. tv. to sell ... opposed to softwareprograms. (No plural form.)hare ["he #] n. an animal, such asthe jackrabbit, that is very similarto a rabbit, but larger.→ (as) mad as a March hareharm ["harm]...
... ["has pIt @l] n. a buildingwhere medical care for serious dis-eases and illnesses is provided.host ["host] 1. n. someone whoreceives and welcomes guests.(Male or female. Sometimes ... wait. (Often a com-mand.) 2. to be patient. (Often acommand.)hold on (to someone or something)Go to hang on (to someone or some-thing).hold one’sground Go to stand one’sground.hold ... n. someone whomoves away from society and wholives alone.hero ["hIr o] 1. n. someone who ishonored and respected for braveryor courage. (Compare this withheroine. Plural ends in -es.)...
... someoneor something and search high and low for someone or some-thing to look carefully in everypossible place for someone orsomething.hunt someone or somethingdown1. to chase and catch someone ... to search for and kill animals for food or for sport.2. iv. to search for and kill animalsas in Q.hunt for someone or something tosearch for someone or something.hunt high and low for someoneor ... the mark ofpunctuation (-). (It is placedbetween the parts of some com-pound words, between the words in certain phrases, or between syl-lables where a word has been splitbetween two lines...