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51 Cards in this Set
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Unwittingly <Antonym> |
Knowingly |
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Use fame to good _______ |
Use fame to good benefit |
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Bad; negative |
Destructive |
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Plants ___ lack a brain, but... |
Plants may lack a brain, but... |
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We belong ________. |
We belong together. |
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Late |
Behind time |
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Out of date |
Behind the times |
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You can use __ ___ _____ and the least bit to emphasize a negative. |
You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative. |
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used to say strongly that something never happened or should never happen <__ __ ____ was the company informed.> |
used to say strongly that something never happened or should never happen <At no time was the company informed.> |
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In substance |
Essentially |
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Grasping for air |
Out of breath |
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By telegraph |
By wire |
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To one's delight |
To one's pleasure/joy |
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They didn't have anything of _____ (use/importance) to say. |
They didn't have anything of value to say. |
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"she looked at him in ____________ (great surprise)" |
"she looked at him in astonishment" |
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in terror of your life |
frightened that you will be killed; fearing for your life |
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Several issues are __ ____ in determining the price of gasoline. Children __ ____ |
At play |
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Without anyone knowing; <antonym> in public |
In secret |
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"we can order the book if we don't have it in _____" (available for immediate sale in the shop) |
"we can order the book if we don't have it in stock" |
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At work |
On duty, on call, on standby, <informal> on the job, tied up |
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Prepared and inclined to do something. <If you're going to join this firm, you have to be _____ and ______ to work long hours and weekends.> |
If you're going to join this firm, you have to be ready and willing to work long hours and weekends. |
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Do you see? |
Perfectly. |
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one who achieves success over and above the standard or expected level especially at an early age |
Overachiever |
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[ + -ing verb ] You should _____ ___ (take into account) the plane being delayed. |
[ + -ing verb ] You should allow for the plane being delayed. |
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My parents used to ______ for me, but now I'm old enough to speak for myself. |
My parents used to answer for me, but now I'm old enough to speak for myself. |
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Our English teacher is very strict ____ us __ grading our homework / _____ our homework. |
Our English teacher is very strict with us in grading our homework / about our homework. |
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On show |
On display |
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1. Present; available; ready; at the ready "her trainer was __ ____ to give advice" 2. Needing to be dealt with "they had many urgent and pressing matters __ ____" |
On hand |
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I know her by ______ but not by name. |
I know her by sight but not by name. |
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temporarily unable to work or function. "a heart attack put him out of ______" |
temporarily unable to work or function. "a heart attack put him out of action" |
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Out of shape |
Out of condition; in poor shape |
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Abandoned; deserted |
Out of use |
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As above |
As below |
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if a system is out of _____, it is not working correctly |
if a system is out of joint, it is not working correctly |
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Can you sort this thing out? It’s ____ing my system right out of ____. |
Can you sort this thing out? It’s putting my system right out of gear. |
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Too far away to be reached or detected |
Out of range |
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the hospital said she was out of immediate ______ |
the hospital said she was out of immediate danger |
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Out of control |
Out of hand |
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Out of curiosity <syn, informal> |
Out of interest |
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____ ______ (Justifiably), he feels the mood had changed. |
With reason, he feels the mood had changed. |
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Agreed, but with __________s Have __________s about |
Agreed, but with reservations Have reservations about |
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Beyond our understanding |
Beyond our grasp; beyond comprehension; passes all our understanding; unfathomable; unintelligible; incomprehensible; baffling; puzzling |
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Beyond controversy |
Beyond dispute |
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if something is beyond ________, there are no doubts about it at all |
if something is beyond question, there are no doubts about it at all |
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you've proved it beyond ______ |
you've proved it beyond doubt |
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Some of the houses were beyond ____ __ repair. |
Some of the houses were beyond hope of repair. |
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Being repaired |
Under repair |
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A series of events <formal> |
The proceedings |
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At dawn |
At daybreak |
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the latter option becomes _____ed into a nightmarish scenario that follows the ____ ___________ of the toys who actively promote this way of life |
the latter option becomes twisted into a nightmarish scenario that follows the wish fulfillment of the toys who actively promote this way of life |
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Add details as you ___ ___. I don't ___ ___ to allow her to come here. |
Add details as you see fit. I don't see fit to allow her to come here. |