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put a match to sth UK [BURN] start learning
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be no match for sth/sb [LESS POWERFUL] Gibson ran well but was no match for the young Italian. start learning
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to be less powerful or effective than someone or something else: Their computer firewall was no match for the hackers.
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The curtains look great - they're a perfect match for the sofa. start learning
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something that is similar to or combines well with something else:
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match [GOOD RELATIONSHIP] Theirs is a match made in heaven (= a very good relationship). start learning
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If two people who are having a relationship are a good match, they are very suitable for each other:
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Results this year may not match last year's. I'm looking for a job that matches my qualifications and ambitions. start learning
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to be equal to another person or thing in quality, amount, or level: a match for sb/sth: The newspaper's new head is certainly a match for the previous editor.
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match sth against sth: Bring a sample of the colour you want to our store, and we will match it against one of our paint colours. start learning
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to find something that is the same as something else, or goes well with it: match sth/sb to sth: We can help you match the person to the job.
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match [GIVE THE SAME MONEY] It's hard for small stores to match supermarket prices. start learning
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to give or offer the same amount of money as has been given, collected, or offered by someone else
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He is not 100 percent match fit and needs to be playing week in, week out.; His lack of match fitness became apparent by the second half. start learning
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If a football or rugby player is match fit, they have reached a level of fitness that can only be developed by playing matches against other teams: the level of fitness of a football or rugby player who regularly plays in games against other teams:
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pre-match (mainly US pre-game, UK) The players were doing their pre-match warm-up. pre-match entertainment start learning
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happening before a sports match
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a marriage or relationship between two people who love each other very much
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match-fixing - UK; (US game-fixing) start learning
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dishonest activity to make sure that one team wins a particular sports match
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return match - also - rematch We enjoyed the game so much that we arranged a return match for the next week. start learning
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another game between the same teams or players:
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a match that will only start burning if you rub it along a special surface on its box
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shouting match - informal disapproving; synonym - slanging match The meeting soon degenerated into a shouting match. start learning
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an argument that involves people shouting at each other because they have very strong opinions:
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slang - verb - UK [ATTACK] The players started slanging each other in the middle of the game. start learning
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to attack with angry, uncontrolled language:
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cock noun (FORM OF ADDRESS) UK old-fashioned informal (also cocker) Wotcher, cock! How's things? start learning
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a friendly form of address, used especially by a man talking to another man:
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cock verb (MOVE A PART OF YOUR BODY IN PARTICULAR DIRECTION) He cocked his head on one side with a slight frown. The dog cocked its leg (= urinated) against a tree. to cock an ear/eyebrow start learning
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to move a part of your body upwards or in a particular direction:
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He cocked his rifle and took aim. start learning
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to push the necessary piece of a gun up into position so that it is ready to fire: to prepare a gun so that it is ready for firing
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robin (literary robin redbreast) Robins mostly appear in the winter and are commonly pictured on Christmas cards. start learning
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rudzik, raszka - a small, brown European bird with a red front, or a similar but slightly larger brown bird of North America
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around Robin Hood's barn - US old-fashioned informal also - all over the place - going an indirect way to get to your destination, so that it takes a long time: - We got so lost that we ended up going around Robin Hood's barn to get to Tom and Diane's new house. start learning
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the long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route Reference to Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw, whose barn was simply the fields and pastures surrounding Sherwood forest, his home. “Around Robin Hood’s barn” simply means all around the countryside, all through the fields and pastures.
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go (all) round the houses If you want to ask her something, just ask her directly — there’s no need to go all round the houses! start learning
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do something or ask a question in a very complicated way instead of in a simple, direct way:
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go (all) round the houses (US go around Robin Hood's barn) I got the number 26 bus and that one goes all round the houses. start learning
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to take a route that is much longer than necessary: take a circuitous route to your destination
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Round-robin is a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified.
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round-robin letter or Christmas letter start learning
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letter, typically included with a Christmas card and sent to multiple recipients at the end of the year, in which the writer describes the year's events for themself and/or their family
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round robin noun (COMPETITION) a round-robin tennis tournament start learning
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a competition in which all the players play against each other at least once
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We were woken at dawn by a cock crowing repeatedly. start learning
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piać - When a cock (= an adult male chicken) crows, it makes a very long and loud sharp cry:
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When a baby crows, it makes sudden cries of happiness.
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crow verb (TALK PROUDLY) disapproving He's always crowing about his latest triumph. start learning
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to talk in a proud and annoying way about something you have done: Someone who crows expresses a lot of happiness or pride:
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narrow lines around the outside corners of your eyes, that appear when you get older
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a European bird that feeds on carrion
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a small closed space near the top of a ship's mast, from which a person can see in all directions
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used to say that a distance is measured in a straight line between two points or places
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cock-up [DONE WRONG] - UK slang So it was delivered to the wrong place? What a cock-up! start learning
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something that is done wrong or badly:
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cock sth up - UK slang [DO STH WRONG] start learning
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to do something wrong or badly:
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go off at half-cock [TOO QUICKLY] start learning
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to fail because of not being well planned or because of starting too soon To act prematurely, impulsively, or rashly.
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Dad put up a basketball hoop in the driveway on the front of the garage. start learning
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a ring of wood, metal, or plastic:
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She was wearing large gold hoops in her ears. start learning
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a ring-shaped earring (= a piece of jewellery that hangs from the ear):
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Hula-Hoop US trademark (UK hula hoop) start learning
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a brand name for a large ring, usually made of plastic, that children play with by putting it around their waist and moving their body so that it spins
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a traditional dance from Hawaii, performed by dancers wearing grass skirts
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a skirt made of long pieces of real or artificial grass, traditionally worn by dancers in the Hawaiian islands
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Graeme was cock-a-hoop when Scotland won the championship. start learning
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extremely and obviously pleased, especially about an achievement
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To face or have to complete many challenges in pursuit of something that one wants, especially challenges that seem arbitrary or excessive.
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cock of the walk - old-fashioned disapproving start learning
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a man who is too confident and thinks he is better than everyone else
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doodle noun (SIMPLE DRAWING) The textbooks had been defaced by doodles. start learning
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a picture or pattern that someone has drawn while thinking about something else or when they are bored:
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doodle noun (DOG) (also oodle) start learning
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a dog with one parent that is a poodle (= a breed of dog with curly hair) and one parent that is another breed:
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dipsy-doodle [CHANGE YOUR OPINION] Stop dipsy-doodling and make up your mind. start learning
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to keep changing your opinion
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dipsy-doodle [CHANGING DIRECTION] That plane was dipsy-doodling all over the place.; Stocks continued their dipsy-doodle, rising and falling throughout the day. start learning
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to keep changing direction:
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dipsy-doodle [CHANGE IN DIRECTION BY A PLAYER] US informal Grady scored after a dipsy-doodle around the defence. start learning
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a sudden change in direction, especially made by a player to avoid a tackle:
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cock-a-doodle-do [ROOSTER] start learning
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the sound made by a rooster (= type of bird)
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cock-and-bull story - informal disapproving He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party. start learning
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a story that is obviously not true, especially one given as an excuse:
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He could seldom resist an opportunity to cock a snook at traditional English life. start learning
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to do something intentionally to show you have no respect for someone or something:
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Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema. start learning
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formal - Seldom do we receive any apology when mistakes are made.
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The white horse neighed softly and jogged off. start learning
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a long, loud, high call that is produced by a horse when it is excited or frightened a characteristic high-pitched sound uttered by a horse.
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"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming." start learning
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to run at a slow, regular speed, especially as a form of exercise:
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arbitrary adjective (CHANCE) Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary? start learning
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based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:
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arbitrary adjective (UNFAIR) an arbitrary ruler The company has been the subject of an arbitrary take-over. start learning
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using unlimited personal power without considering other people's rights or wishes: Justice in this country suffers from a very high level of impunity, arbitrariness, and abuse.
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impunity [FREEDOM FROM PUNISHMENT] Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity. start learning
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freedom from punishment for something that has been done that is wrong or illegal:
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apparent [ABLE TO SEEN OR UNDERSTOOD] Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone. start learning
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able to be seen or understood:
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apparent [SEEMING TO EXIST OR BE TRUE] There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports. start learning
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seeming to exist or be true:
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discrepancy - formal [DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO THINGS]; discrepant - adj. The committee is reportedly unhappy about the discrepancy in numbers.; There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the budget. start learning
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a difference between two things that should be the same: an unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained:
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