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someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudes start learning
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Some accused me of being a fuddy-duddy, the cyber equivalent of a grumpy old woman.
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a ___ remark is something that someone says or writes quickly, without thinking carefully about it start learning
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A series of tragic deaths has given that throwaway phrase a chilling new meaning.
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something that is ... makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous start learning
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the throwaway phrase has a chilling new meaning.
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to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court start learning
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He was convicted of raping and murdering a sweet 17-year-old girl
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to put something somewhere in a careless untidy way, to get rid of something that you do not want start learning
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He life was brutally cut short by Chapman, who dumped her body in a field.
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an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place, often secretly start learning
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has been missing after leaving home for a rendezvous with a self- styled gangster
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having given yourself a title or position without having a right to it - used to show disapproval start learning
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Television news appears to be full of self-styled "experts" who are happy to give their views on subjects that they actually know very little about.
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not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about Pol. nonszalancki, niepoważny start learning
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My flippant remarks about the downside of Facebook provoked a huge debate.
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the negative part or disadvantage of something start learning
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something bad that is ... continues without ever stopping or getting less severe [= endless] start learning
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the relentless growth of social networking
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to meet someone and become friendly with them [= meet up with] start learning
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hooking up online has become a central part of modern life,
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old-fashioned informal nonsense start learning
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Mostly harmless bilge, but for vulnerable teenagers it's a drug that can end in death.
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unimportant or useless details start learning
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How do you sift through a tsunami of trivia like that?
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to make someone's life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them start learning
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They treat reports of harassing messages as a priority
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a group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong together start learning
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to develop a new appearance or change into sth else, or to make sth do this start learning
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it's expecting a lot from this motley army of users suddenly to morph into responsible net police
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if someone ____ on you, they tell someone in authority about something wrong that you have done [= grass on] start learning
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they were ratting on their mates
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a place where people or animals can live peacefully or go to in order to be safe start learning
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Adolescents need a haven to escape to
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someone you tell your secrets to or who you talk to about personal things start learning
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the internet provides the perfect place to talk to your chosen circle of confidants in a secret language
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to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries [= form] start learning
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friendships forged via social networking sites are different to those we make in the real world.
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to make a close examination of something: start learning
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How do you sift through a tsunami of trivia like that?
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