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201 | 2022-09-15 00:36:19 | someone, for example a sports player or a performer, who is very good at what they do Having been through the fire of media pressure she has retained her cool in a way that proves she is a class act . iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_ | 173 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a class act | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a class act | 152 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a class act | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
202 | 2022-09-15 00:36:39 | If a doctor gives you a clean bill of health, they tell you that you are fit and healthy. The President has been given a clean bill of health by doctors in Paris. | 175 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a clean bill of health | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a clean bill of health | 153 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a clean bill of health | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
203 | 2022-09-15 00:36:43 | If you start with a clean slate, you do not take account of previous mistakes or failures and make a fresh start. The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate. | 176 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a clean slate | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a clean slate | 154 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a clean slate | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
204 | 2022-09-15 00:36:43 | a record showing no marks of discredit, dishonor, etc. | 177 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a clean slate in American English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a clean slate | 154 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a clean slate | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
205 | 2022-09-15 00:36:52 | If you make a clean sweep of something such as a series of games or tournaments, you win them all. ...the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies. | 178 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a clean sweep | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a clean sweep | 155 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a clean sweep | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
206 | 2022-09-15 00:37:03 | a situation in which someone only just manages to avoid an accident or disaster | 179 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a close call | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a close call | 156 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a close call | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
207 | 2022-09-15 00:37:36 | If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing, or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened. You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks. | 180 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a close call/shave/thing | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a close call/shave/thing | 157 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a close call/shave/thing | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
208 | 2022-09-15 00:37:59 | If you describe a situation as a close shave, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided. I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently. | 181 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a close shave | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a close shave | 158 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a close shave | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
209 | 2022-09-15 00:38:10 | If you say that someone or something is a closed book, you mean that you do not know anything about them. Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book. | 182 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a closed book | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a closed book | 159 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a closed book | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
210 | 2022-09-15 00:38:10 | a person or subject that is unknown or beyond comprehension | 183 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a closed book in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a closed book | 159 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a closed book | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
211 | 2022-09-15 00:38:10 | something or someone that you know or understand very little about Economics were a closed book to him. It constituted a strange, illogical territory where two and two didn't always make four. | 183 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a closed book in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a closed book | 159 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a closed book | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
212 | 2022-09-15 00:38:28 | a story that you do not believe | 184 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cock and bull story | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cock and bull story | 160 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cock and bull story | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
213 | 2022-09-15 00:38:39 | a person who seems unemotional, which makes them appear unfriendly or unsympathetic | 185 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cold fish | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cold fish | 161 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cold fish | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
214 | 2022-09-15 00:38:55 | If you say that something is a contradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have. A public service run for profit–a contradiction in terms if there ever was one. | 186 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a contradiction in terms | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a contradiction in terms | 162 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a contradiction in terms | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
215 | 2022-09-15 00:39:15 | the Galician name for La Coruña | 187 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | A Coruña in British English | noun | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | A Coruña | 163 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | A Coruña | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
216 | 2022-09-15 00:39:15 | a port in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: point of departure for the Spanish Armada (1588); site of the defeat of the French by the British under Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War (1809). Pop: 243 902 (2003 est) Galician name: A Coruña. English name: Corunn | 187 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | A Coruña in British English | noun | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | A Coruña | 163 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | A Coruña | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
217 | 2022-09-15 00:39:35 | a person who spends most of their time sitting around watching television | 188 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a couch potato | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a couch potato | 164 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a couch potato | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
218 | 2022-09-15 00:39:41 | a combination of two; a pair of a couple of men | 189 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a couple of in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a couple of | 165 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a couple of | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
219 | 2022-09-15 00:39:41 | more than two, but not many, of; a small number of; a few It will take a couple of days for the package to get there Also: a couple iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); }); | 189 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a couple of in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a couple of | 165 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a couple of | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
220 | 2022-09-15 00:40:03 | under cover; secure | 190 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | à couvert in American English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | à couvert | 166 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | à couvert | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
221 | 2022-09-15 00:40:23 | If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly. [British, informal, emphasis] She set off at a cracking pace to Mr Ramzan's Superstore. | 191 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cracking pace | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cracking pace | 167 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cracking pace | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
222 | 2022-09-15 00:40:44 | If you say that someone is a creature of habit, you mean that they usually do the same thing at the same time each day, rather than doing new and different things. | 192 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a creature of habit | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a creature of habit | 168 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a creature of habit | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
223 | 2022-09-15 00:41:12 | Gold is a valuable, yellow-colored metal that is used for making jewelry and ornaments, and as an international currency. ...a sapphire set in gold. | 193 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a crock of gold | uncountable noun | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a crock of gold | 169 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a crock of gold | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
224 | 2022-09-15 00:41:35 | a responsibility or an unpleasant situation which you must live with, because you cannot change it `My children are much cleverer than me, it is a cross I have to bear,' he quips at one point in the interview. | 194 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cross to bear | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cross to bear | 170 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cross to bear | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
225 | 2022-09-15 00:41:38 | If you say that there is a crying need for something, you mean that there is a very great need for it. There is a crying need for more magistrates from minority communities. | 195 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a crying need for sth | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a crying need for sth | 171 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a crying need for sth | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
226 | 2022-09-15 00:41:52 | You can say that something is a crying shame if you are annoyed and upset about it. [feelings] It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks. | 196 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a crying shame | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a crying shame | 172 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a crying shame | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
227 | 2022-09-15 00:42:01 | a way of saying what will happen in the future | 197 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a crystal ball | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a crystal ball | 173 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a crystal ball | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
228 | 2022-09-15 00:42:12 | something that has both good and bad parts Wasserman's collection of duets with famous friends is something of a curate's egg. | 198 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a curate's egg | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a curate's egg | 174 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a curate's egg | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
229 | 2022-09-15 00:42:34 | If you say that someone or something is a cut above other people or things of the same kind, you mean they are better than them. [informal] Her detective stories are a cut above the rest. | 199 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cut above | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cut above | 175 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cut above | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
230 | 2022-09-15 00:42:34 | superior (to); better (than) | 199 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cut above | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cut above | 175 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cut above | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
231 | 2022-09-15 00:42:34 | somewhat better than | 199 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cut above | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cut above | 175 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cut above | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
232 | 2022-09-15 00:42:34 | somewhat superior to another (thing, person, etc.) in some respect | 199 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cut above | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cut above | 175 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cut above | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
233 | 2022-09-15 00:42:41 | much better than other similar people or things Smith's detective stories are generally agreed to be a cut above the rest. | 200 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cut above the rest | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cut above the rest | 176 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cut above the rest | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
234 | 2022-09-15 00:42:59 | the ability to be more successful than your opponents | 201 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a cutting edge | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a cutting edge | 177 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a cutting edge | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
235 | 2022-09-15 00:43:18 | very good at doing something She's an avid reader and a dab hand at solving difficult crossword puzzles. | 202 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dab hand at something | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dab hand at something | 178 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dab hand at something | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
236 | 2022-09-15 00:43:54 | something that is much less impressive or exciting than you expected it to be As political scandals go it was a damp squib, and in Central Office it was greeted with hilarity and relief rather than indignation. | 203 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a damp squib | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a damp squib | 180 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a damp squib | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
237 | 2022-09-15 00:44:13 | A day's march is the distance that a group of soldiers can march in one day. The Colonel and his forces were camped on the plain of Tuna, a day's march north of Phari. | 204 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a day's march | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a day's march | 181 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a day's march | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
238 | 2022-09-15 00:44:21 | someone or something that is a failure | 205 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead duck | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead duck | 182 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead duck | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
239 | 2022-09-15 00:44:34 | something such as a plan, a project, or a course of action that has no future and will not develop any further Do you feel you have reached a dead end at work? | 206 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead end | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead end | 183 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead end | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
240 | 2022-09-15 00:44:55 | a law or agreement that people do not pay any attention to, although it still exists In this conflict, international humanitarian law is a dead letter. Unacceptable practices are going on. | 207 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead letter | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead letter | 184 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead letter | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
241 | 2022-09-15 00:45:17 | If you say that someone or something is a dead loss, you have a low opinion of them because you think they are completely useless or unsuccessful. [British, informal, disapproval] I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was la | 208 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead loss | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead loss | 185 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead loss | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
242 | 2022-09-15 00:45:17 | a completely useless person or thing Politics is in crisis, and politicians are a dead loss. iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); }); | 209 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead loss | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead loss | 185 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead loss | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
243 | 2022-09-15 00:45:25 | If you say that one person is a ringer or a dead ringer for another, you mean that they look exactly like each other. [informal] | 210 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead ringer | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead ringer | 186 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead ringer | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
244 | 2022-09-15 00:45:47 | someone who looks or sounds exactly like another person An ordinary guy from Baltimore, Dave Kovic is extraordinary in one respect: he's a dead ringer for the US President. | 211 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead ringer for someone | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead ringer for someone | 187 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead ringer for someone | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
245 | 2022-09-15 00:45:53 | something that makes change or progress extremely difficult | 212 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dead weight | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dead weight | 188 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dead weight | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
246 | 2022-09-15 00:46:02 | an act or event that causes a process, a situation, or an organization to come to an end They warned that the incidents would be a death blow to the Middle East peace process. | 213 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a death blow | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a death blow | 189 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a death blow | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
247 | 2022-09-15 00:46:22 | If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality. Their wages do, however, allow them a degree of independence. | 214 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a degree of | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a degree of | 190 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a degree of | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
248 | 2022-09-15 00:46:45 | of or for two persons | 215 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | à deux in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | à deux | 191 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | à deux | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
249 | 2022-09-15 00:46:45 | of or for two | 216 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | à deux in American English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | à deux | 191 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | à deux | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
250 | 2022-09-15 00:46:45 | being between two persons in intimate relationship | 217 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | à deux in American English | adjective | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | à deux | 191 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | à deux | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
251 | 2022-09-15 00:46:45 | adverb | intimately with just two persons present dined by candlelight à deux | 217 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | à deux in American English | adjective | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | à deux | 191 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | à deux | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||
252 | 2022-09-15 00:46:56 | Devil can be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone is a devil of a nuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something is a devil of a problem, you mean that it is a very di | 218 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a devil of a | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a devil of a | 192 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a devil of a | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
253 | 2022-09-15 00:46:56 | an extreme example of a iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); }); | 219 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a devil of a in American English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a devil of a | 192 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a devil of a | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
254 | 2022-09-15 00:47:20 | If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about. [informal] Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish. | 220 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a different kettle of fish | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a different kettle of fish | 193 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a different kettle of fish | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
255 | 2022-09-15 00:47:20 | something that is completely unlike another thing that you have mentioned | 221 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a different kettle of fish | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a different kettle of fish | 193 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a different kettle of fish | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
256 | 2022-09-15 00:47:28 | You use a different story to refer to a situation, usually a bad one, which exists in one set of circumstances when you have mentioned that it does not exist in another set of circumstances. Where Marcella lives, rents are cheap, but further north it's a | 222 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a different story | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a different story | 194 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a different story | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
257 | 2022-09-15 00:47:34 | very cheap or common | 223 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dime a dozen in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dime a dozen | 195 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dime a dozen | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
258 | 2022-09-15 00:47:34 | abundant and easily obtained; cheap | 223 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dime a dozen in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dime a dozen | 195 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dime a dozen | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
259 | 2022-09-15 00:47:34 | so abundant that the value has decreased; readily available | 223 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dime a dozen in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dime a dozen | 195 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dime a dozen | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
260 | 2022-09-15 00:47:34 | existing in large numbers and therefore not especially valuable or interesting. In British English, use two a penny. Action movies are a dime a dozen these days. | 223 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dime a dozen in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dime a dozen | 195 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dime a dozen | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
261 | 2022-09-15 00:47:41 | if something has a direct line of descent from something else, it originated in it To Wainwright this stupendous monument was in direct line of descent from the great English cathedrals. | 224 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a direct line of descent from sth in British English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a direct line of descent from sth | 196 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a direct line of descent from sth | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
262 | 2022-09-15 00:48:01 | a very unfortunate circumstance | 225 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dirty shame in American English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dirty shame | 197 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dirty shame | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
263 | 2022-09-15 00:48:18 | If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with. Marketing became a dirty word at the company. | 226 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dirty word | phrase | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dirty word | 198 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dirty word | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | |||
264 | 2022-09-15 00:48:18 | something that someone disapproves of and does not want to have anything to do with At the root of their problems was the misplaced belief that good products sell themselves. Marketing became a dirty word at the company. | 227 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dirty word | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dirty word | 198 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dirty word | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
265 | 2022-09-15 00:48:41 | an event with a lot of exciting things happening that has been organized in order to impress someone We bombarded the management team with charts, graphs, facts, and figures. Our boss responded by dozing off during most of our dog and pony show. | 228 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog and pony show | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dog and pony show | 199 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dog and pony show | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
266 | 2022-09-15 00:48:45 | a long time | 229 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog's age in American English | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | a dog's age | 200 | 2022-06-16 12:26:00 | a dog's age | A | A chromosome ... a dog's age | ||||
267 | 2022-09-15 00:49:03 | no chance at all | 230 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog's chance in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dog's chance | 201 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dog's chance | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
268 | 2022-09-15 00:49:14 | something that is messy or bungled | 231 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog's dinner in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dog's dinner | 202 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dog's dinner | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
269 | 2022-09-15 00:49:14 | a situation, event, or piece of work that is chaotic, badly organized, or very untidy | 231 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog's dinner in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dog's dinner | 202 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dog's dinner | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
270 | 2022-09-15 00:49:18 | a wretched existence | 232 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog's life in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dog's life | 203 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dog's life | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
271 | 2022-09-15 00:49:18 | a wretched existence iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); }); | 232 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dog's life in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dog's life | 203 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dog's life | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
272 | 2022-09-15 00:49:37 | a situation in which one event causes another similar event, which in turn causes a further event, and so on The accident created a domino effect, causing about 10 other cars to crash and injuring 14 other people. | 233 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a domino effect | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a domino effect | 204 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a domino effect | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
273 | 2022-09-15 00:49:59 | a plan or project that has been completed or arranged and that cannot now be changed | 234 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a done deal | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a done deal | 205 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a done deal | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
274 | 2022-09-15 00:50:15 | If you say that something is a double-edged sword or a two-edged sword, you mean that it has negative effects as well as positive effects. | 235 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a double-edged sword two-edged sword | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a double-edged sword two-edged sword | 206 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a double-edged sword two-edged sword | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
275 | 2022-09-15 00:50:15 | something that has both a good and a bad side | 235 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a double-edged sword two-edged sword | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a double-edged sword two-edged sword | 206 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a double-edged sword two-edged sword | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
276 | 2022-09-15 00:50:28 | two well-known people, for example politicians or actors, who are expected to work well together and to have a great deal of success | 236 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dream ticket | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dream ticket | 207 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dream ticket | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
277 | 2022-09-15 00:50:40 | to the right | 237 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | adverb | V | virtually instantaneous ... virulent strain | virtute et armis | 329755 | 2022-06-17 16:04:04 | virtute et armis | V | virtually instantaneous ... virulent strain | ||||
278 | 2022-09-15 00:51:04 | an amount very small in relation to what is needed or desired | 238 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a drop in the bucket in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a drop in the bucket | 209 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a drop in the bucket | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
279 | 2022-09-15 00:51:04 | an insufficient or trifling amount iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); }); | 238 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a drop in the bucket in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a drop in the bucket | 209 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a drop in the bucket | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
280 | 2022-09-15 00:51:24 | If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something. [emphasis] His fee is a drop in the ocean compa | 239 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a drop in the ocean | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a drop in the ocean | 210 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a drop in the ocean | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
281 | 2022-09-15 00:51:24 | something, especially an amount of money, that is very small in comparison with the amount which is needed or expected, so that its effect is insignificant | 240 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a drop in the ocean | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a drop in the ocean | 210 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a drop in the ocean | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
282 | 2022-09-15 00:51:34 | when hope of success is fading, people will try anything, no matter how unlikely it is that it will provide a solution | 241 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a drowning man will clutch at a straw in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a drowning man will clutch at a straw | 211 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a drowning man will clutch at a straw | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
283 | 2022-09-15 00:51:47 | together; in unison | 242 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a due in American English | adverb | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a due | 212 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a due | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
284 | 2022-09-15 00:51:47 | adjective | divisi | 242 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a due in American English | adverb | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a due | 212 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a due | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||
285 | 2022-09-15 00:52:02 | a trial or test procedure which you carry out in order to see if a plan or process will work properly Before we started we did a dummy run, checking out all the streets and offices we would use, and planning our escape route. | 243 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dummy run | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dummy run | 213 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dummy run | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
286 | 2022-09-15 00:52:08 | an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply | 244 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a dusty answer in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a dusty answer | 214 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a dusty answer | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
287 | 2022-09-15 00:52:14 | If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something. [British, informal] None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. | 245 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fair crack of the whip | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fair crack of the whip | 215 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fair crack of the whip | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
288 | 2022-09-15 00:52:14 | a fair chance or opportunity | 246 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fair crack of the whip in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fair crack of the whip | 215 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fair crack of the whip | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
289 | 2022-09-15 00:52:14 | a fair opportunity; fair chance | 246 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fair crack of the whip in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fair crack of the whip | 215 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fair crack of the whip | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
291 | 2022-09-15 00:52:14 | a chance to prove how good you are at something None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. | 246 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fair crack of the whip in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fair crack of the whip | 215 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fair crack of the whip | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
292 | 2022-09-15 00:52:21 | If someone gives you a fair hearing or a hearing, they listen to you when you give your opinion about something. Weber gave a fair hearing to anyone who held a different opinion. | 247 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fair hearing | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fair hearing | 216 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fair hearing | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
293 | 2022-09-15 00:52:38 | If you do not get a fair shake, you are not given a reasonable opportunity to succeed or to achieve something. [mainly US, informal] A lot of people think that they're not going to get a fair shake from the courts. | 248 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fair shake | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fair shake | 217 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fair shake | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
294 | 2022-09-15 00:52:55 | someone once good or successful who has become bad or unsuccessful | 249 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a fallen angel | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a fallen angel | 218 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a fallen angel | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
295 | 2022-09-15 00:53:08 | a situation in which you think that something is finally going to improve but it does not National elections are scheduled for next year, but this country has seen many false dawns before. Is it really heading for democracy and peace this time? | 250 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a false dawn | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a false dawn | 219 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a false dawn | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
296 | 2022-09-15 00:53:22 | If you describe an attempt to save money as a false economy, you mean that you have not saved any money as you will have to spend a lot more later. A cheap bed can be a false economy. | 251 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a false economy | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a false economy | 220 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a false economy | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
297 | 2022-09-15 00:53:35 | If something gives you a false sense of security, it makes you believe that you are safe when you are not. Wearing helmets gave cyclists a false sense of security and encouraged them to take risks. | 252 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a false sense of security | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a false sense of security | 221 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a false sense of security | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
298 | 2022-09-15 00:53:46 | a long way | 253 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a far cry in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a far cry | 222 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a far cry | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
300 | 2022-09-15 00:53:46 | a great distance; long way | 253 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a far cry in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a far cry | 222 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a far cry | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
301 | 2022-09-15 00:53:46 | quite some distance; a long way | 253 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a far cry in British English | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a far cry | 222 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a far cry | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | ||||
302 | 2022-09-15 00:54:03 | Something that is a far cry from something else is very different from it. Their lives are a far cry from his own poor childhood. | 254 | 2022-11-23 03:16:30 | a far cry from | phrase | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | a far cry from | 223 | 2022-06-16 12:26:16 | a far cry from | A | a dog's chance ... a fortiori | |||
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