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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit strange |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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2022-09-15 00:17:02 |
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2022-09-15 00:17:02 |
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2022-09-15 00:17:02 |
adjective A2 Something that is strange is unusual or unexpected, and makes you feel slightly nervous or afraid. [...]strangely ? adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] B2strangeness ? uncount noun... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit surprising |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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2022-09-15 00:17:08 |
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2022-09-15 00:17:08 |
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2022-09-15 00:17:08 |
adjective B1+ Something that is surprising is unexpected or unusual and makes you feel surprised. [...]surprisingly ? adverb [ADVERB adjective\/adverb] B1... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit thick |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a bit thick in British English |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a bit thick |
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124 |
2022-09-15 00:17:26 |
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unfair or excessive |
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2022-09-15 00:17:26 |
British unfair or excessive... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit tired |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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167 |
2022-09-15 00:17:38 |
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168 |
2022-09-15 00:17:38 |
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169 |
2022-09-15 00:17:38 |
adjective A1 If you are tired, you feel that you want to rest or sleep. [...]tiredness ? uncount noun B1... |
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85 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit uncomfortable |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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170 |
2022-09-15 00:18:03 |
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171 |
2022-09-15 00:18:03 |
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172 |
2022-09-15 00:18:03 |
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJ -ing] If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident. [...]uncomfortably (ʌnkʌmftəbli ?) adverb [usually ADVERB adjective\/-ed, oft ADVERB after verb]... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit unfair |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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173 |
2022-09-15 00:18:25 |
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174 |
2022-09-15 00:18:25 |
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175 |
2022-09-15 00:18:25 |
adjective B1+ An unfair action is not right or fair. [...]unfairly ? adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] B2... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit unpredictable |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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176 |
2022-09-15 00:18:41 |
... |
177 |
2022-09-15 00:18:41 |
adjective B2 If you describe someone or something as unpredictable, you mean that you cannot tell what they are going to do or how they are going to behave. [...]unpredictably ? adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]unpredictability (ʌnprɪdɪktəbɪlɪti ?) uncount noun [oft with poss]... |
178 |
2022-09-15 00:18:41 |
→ See a bit... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit unrealistic |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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179 |
2022-09-15 00:18:55 |
... |
180 |
2022-09-15 00:18:55 |
adjective B2 If you say that someone is being unrealistic, you mean that they do not recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to achieve. [...]unrealistically (ʌnriəlɪstɪkli ?) adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]... |
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2022-09-15 00:18:55 |
→ See a bit... |
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89 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit unsure |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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182 |
2022-09-15 00:19:08 |
... |
183 |
2022-09-15 00:19:08 |
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are unsure of yourself, you lack confidence. [...]... |
184 |
2022-09-15 00:19:08 |
→ See a bit... |
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90 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit unusual |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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185 |
2022-09-15 00:19:24 |
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186 |
2022-09-15 00:19:24 |
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187 |
2022-09-15 00:19:24 |
adjective A2 If something is unusual, it does not happen very often or you do not see it or hear it very often. [...]... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit vague |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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188 |
2022-09-15 00:19:41 |
... |
189 |
2022-09-15 00:19:41 |
adjective If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly. [...]vaguely ? adverbvagueness ? uncount noun... |
190 |
2022-09-15 00:19:41 |
→ See a bit... |
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92 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit weird |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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191 |
2022-09-15 00:19:51 |
... |
192 |
2022-09-15 00:19:51 |
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193 |
2022-09-15 00:19:51 |
adjective B2 If you describe something or someone as weird, you mean that they are strange. [...] [informal]weirdly ? graded adverbweirdness uncount noun... |
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93 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit worried |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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194 |
2022-09-15 00:20:13 |
... |
195 |
2022-09-15 00:20:13 |
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196 |
2022-09-15 00:20:13 |
adjective [ADJECTIVE that] A2 When you are worried, you are unhappy because you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen in the future. [...]worriedly ? adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bit, for a bit |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a bit, for a bit |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a bit, for a bit |
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125 |
2022-09-15 00:20:24 |
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If you do something a bit, you do it for a short time. In British English, you can also say that you do something for a bit. Let's wait a bit. |
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2022-09-15 00:20:24 |
phrase B2 If you do something a bit, you do it for a short time. In British English, you can also say that you do something for a bit.... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bitter pill be a bitter pill for sb a bitter pill to swallow |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a bitter pill be a bitter pill for sb a bitter pill to swallow |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a bitter pill be a bitter pill for sb a bitter pill to swallow |
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126 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
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If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow. |
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198 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
phrase If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow.... |
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2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
It's a bitter pill to swallow. |
192 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
To be cast aside was a bitter pill to swallow. |
193 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
Now that really is a bitter pill to swallow. |
194 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
Dropping strokes on the last two holes was something of a bitter pill to swallow. |
195 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
To be hit with this bill was a bitter pill to swallow at a really difficult time for her. |
196 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
But it will prove a bitter pill to swallow for those who struggle to get the loan they need. |
197 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
It's a bitter pill to swallow but there is a consolation. |
198 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
Do the potential side-effects make aspirin a bitter pill to swallow? |
199 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
A bitter pill to swallow The swallows have had a really good year at my place. |
200 |
2022-09-15 00:20:29 |
That's what makes watching Australia win anything such a bitter pill to swallow. |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a bitter pill to swallow |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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112 |
2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a bitter pill to swallow |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a bitter pill to swallow |
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127 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
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a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation that has to be accepted |
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199 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation that has to be accepted... |
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201 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
To get that close and give it away is a bitter pill to swallow. |
202 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
They've lost an estimated 2.5 million, a bitter pill to swallow. |
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2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
Now that's a bitter pill to swallow. |
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2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
It's a bitter pill to swallow but there is a consolation. |
205 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
For some, this may be a bitter pill to swallow. |
206 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
This is a bitter pill to swallow but racing is tough. |
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2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
It is a bitter pill to swallow. |
208 |
2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
Talk about a bitter pill to swallow. |
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2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
For the filmmakers, this is undoubtedly a bitter pill to swallow. |
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2022-09-15 00:20:47 |
For his legions of fans, that may be a bitter pill to swallow. |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a black box |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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113 |
2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a black box |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a black box |
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128 |
2022-09-15 00:21:13 |
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a process or system that produces a particular result although it is not understood how it works Only a decade ago cancer was a black box about which we knew nothing at the molecular level. |
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2022-09-15 00:21:13 |
a process or system that produces a particular result although it is not understood how it works... |
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2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a black mark |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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114 |
2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a black mark |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a black mark |
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129 |
2022-09-15 00:21:25 |
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an expression of disapproval for something that you have done |
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201 |
2022-09-15 00:21:25 |
an expression of disapproval for something that you have done... |
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99 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
à blanc |
A |
a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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115 |
2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
à blanc in American English |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
à blanc |
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130 |
2022-09-15 00:21:35 |
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blanched |
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202 |
2022-09-15 00:21:35 |
adjective French Cookery 1. blanched 2. without browning... |
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100 |
2022-06-16 12:25:42 |
a blank cheque |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
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116 |
2022-11-23 03:16:30 |
a blank cheque |
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a bit depressing ... a blank cheque |
a blank cheque |
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131 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
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complete authority to do whatever you think is best |
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203 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
complete authority to do whatever you think is best... |
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211 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
Asking the electorate to write a blank cheque is fraudulent - and will not work. |
212 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
He gave the army a blank cheque to spend whatever was needed. |
213 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
In return, the electorate looks ready to gamble on giving her a blank cheque. |
214 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
I have not been able to sign players with a blank cheque. |
215 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
But we are not giving them a blank cheque. |
216 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
Once such a blank cheque is issued, where does the censorship end? |
217 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
Taxpayers will still be writing a blank cheque. |
218 |
2022-09-15 00:21:51 |
The amateur planners will be given a blank cheque. |
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