Secret Millionaire Hilary Devey reveals why she felt moved to help on of the UK's poorest areas 1

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right for someone or something:
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be suited to
She’s a Chanel-suited, Bentley-driving millionairess,
With her qualifications and experience, she would seem to be ideally suited to/for the job.
to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:
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strive
Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to.
As a single mum, she strived to build a haulage empire,
to cause strong feelings or ideas in someone:
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kindle
Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.
a person who has money, property, etc. that is worth at least 1,000,000 dollars, pounds, euros, etc.:
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millionaire
She’s a Chanel-suited, Bentley-driving millionairess
used when describing the perfect situation:
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ideally
Ideally, I'd like to work at home but it's just not practical.
to be as good as something:
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live up to
The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
exactly
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precisely
What do you think the problem is, precisely?
unable to do anything to help yourself or anyone else:
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helpless
The government is helpless (to act) against these crooks.
I gave my money away because I know how it feels to be helpless
a very dishonest person, especially a criminal or a cheat:
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crook
criminal
These politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
the business of moving things by road or railway:
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haulage
She strived to build a haulage empire,
(usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses:
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loot
During the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire.
her house once again was looted by her heroin addict son.
to live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience:
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go to hell and back
informal. I've been to hell and back over this court case
I've been to hell and back.
a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure:
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buzz
informal. I love riding fast - it gives me a real buzz.
But kids just do it for the buzz, for something to do.
working secretly using a false appearance in order to get information for the police or government:
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undercover
an undercover police operation
millionaires go undercover in poor communities to give money to deserving causes.
a socially valuable principle that is strongly supported by some people:
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cause
countable. They are fighting for a cause - the liberation of their people.
millionaires give money to deserving causes
If people or things are ..., they should be helped because they have good qualities:
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deserving causes
millionaires give money to deserving causes
a place where you stop for a short time, especially on a journey
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port of call
I am not quite sure where their next port of call is.
Her first port of call was a run-down estate
weak or in bad condition:
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run down
She was run-down, thin, with no appetite.
Her first port of call was a run-down estate
a group of houses or factories built in a planned way:
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estate
(c). buildings. an industrial estate (= a group of factories)
Her first port of call was a run-down estate
if you are ... a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour:
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head for
They're heading for disaster if they're not careful.
She headed for a project for kids to get into music
to wait or spend time somewhere, usually for no particular reason:
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hang around
She headed for a project for kids to get into music instead of hanging around the streets after school.

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