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snap out of it (also snap out of something)
I was depressed, and I couldn't snap out of it. Johnson has finally snapped out of a four-week hitting slump.
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to stop experiencing something unpleasant or stop behaving in a negative way:
hit verb (TO ARRIVE AT A PLACE]
If we turn left at the next junction, we should hit the main road after five miles or so.
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to arrive at a place or position:
hit it off informal [BECOME FRIENDS]
Jake and Sue hit it off immediately.
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to like someone and become friendly immediately:
hit the market/shops/shelves
Although the toys are only just now hitting the market, a huge advertising campaign has been in place for several months.
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to become available for people to buy:
hit a wall
The energy bill is expected to hit a wall in the Senate, where Republicans have enough votes to block it.
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to reach a point at which no more progress can be made:
hit it big
The company hit it big when they received an order for three commercial satellites.
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to become very successful:
hit the buffers mainly UK informal
The main worry is that the economy might hit the buffers.
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to suddenly stop being successful or stop happening:
hit the ground running informal
Companies often expect staff to hit the ground running.
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to immediately work hard and successfully at a new activity:
hit the headlines
He hit the headlines when he sold a million shares at £5.80 a share.
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to receive a lot of attention in news reports:
hit the jackpot
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to achieve financial success:
hit the wall US
The question mark is whether the company is going to hit the wall.
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to be a financial failure:
crisis-hit
Inflation is now out of control in the crisis-hit country.
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experiencing or having experienced a dangerous or difficult situation, especially a difficult financial situation
hit-or-miss also hit-and-miss,
The service you get in these big stores can be hit-or-miss, depending on the salesperson you talk to.; The trains are often late, so getting to work on time is a fairly hit-and-miss affair.
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as likely to be bad as to be good, esp. because of not being planned or organized well
If something is hit-and-miss, you cannot depend on it to be of good quality, on time, accurate, etc.
one-hit wonder
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a performer of popular music who makes one successful recording but then no others
junction (US usually intersection)
The shopping center is near the junction of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
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a place where things, especially roads or railways, come together:
T-junction
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a place where one road meets another without crossing it, forming the shape of a letter T
box junction (US box)
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a place where two roads cross, marked with a square of yellow lines painted in the centre, that you can drive over only when the road in front is clear
junction box [ELECTRICAL}
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Puszka elektroinstalacyjna - a box in which electrical wires can be safely joined together
Spaghetti Junction [Birmingham]
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a place near Birmingham, England, where many roads cross each other
Spaghetti Junction
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any very busy and complicated road system
staggered junction
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a place where several roads meet a main road at a slight distance apart so that they do not all come together at the same point
snap sb's head off
There's no point trying to discuss anything with him if all he's going to do is snap your head off.
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to answer someone in an unreasonably angry way:
to speak to someone angrily: - I asked what was wrong, but he just bit my head off.
snap to it
We're leaving in five minutes so you'd better snap to it and finish your breakfast.
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used to tell someone to do something more quickly:
slump verb (REDUCE SUDDENLY)
The value of property has slumped.
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(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly:
slump verb (SIT/FALL)
She slumped into the chair, exhausted.
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to sit or fall heavily and suddenly:
slump [PERIOD OF BAD STATE IN ECONOMY]
an economic slump The airline industry is currently in a slump.
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a period when an industry or the economy is in a bad state and there is a lot of unemployment
slump noun (FOOD)
Slump is sweetened fruit topped with dollops of dough and cooked on the stovetop. a recipe for a peach slump
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a dish consisting of cooked fruit with a thick bread-like mixture on top, cooked in a flat saucepan on top of the cooker:
slump verb (BEND)
The old man slumped in his chair, asleep. We both slumped against the wall.
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to stand or sit bent over, with the head and shoulders forward; slouch:
slouch [GARBIC SIE]
Straighten your back - try not to slouch.
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to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored
be no slouch
She's no slouch when it comes to organizing parties.
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If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they work hard at it and produce good results:
sweeten verb (TO MAKE TASTE SWEET)
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The apple mixture can be sweetened with honey.
sweeten verb (MORE PLEASANT)
The phone company threw in two month's worth of free calls to sweeten the deal.
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to make something more attractive:
sweeten verb [MAKE HAPPIER]
I think you should try to sweeten him up before you ask him for the loan.
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to make a person or a mood happier or friendlier
sweeten the pill US (UK sugar the pill)
Plans to improve public services are a way of sweetening the pill of increased taxation.
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to make something bad seem less unpleasant:
dollop - noun
a dollop of ice cream/whipped cream
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a small amount of something soft, especially food:
hob - noun UK (US stovetop)
Most domestic hobs have four gas or electric rings.
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the top part or surface of a cooker on which pans can be heated:
hob - noun UK old-fashioned
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in the past, a metal shelf next to a fireplace where pans were heated
immense - adj. [EXTREMELY LARGE]
immense wealth/value Country music is immensely popular.
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extremely large in size or degree
noun - He realized the immensity of the risk he was taking.
immense - adj. [SLANG - EXTREMELY GOOD]
He's an immense goalkeeper.
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extremely good
hall noun (STUDENT BUILDING) (also UK halls); (US residence hall)
Is it cheaper to live in halls or rent privately?
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a college or university building where students live:
dining hall
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a large room in a school or other building, where many people can eat at the same time
town hall noun (MEETING) - US
Last week he spoke on the economy at a town hall in Austintown, Ohio. a town hall meeting
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a public meeting at which a politician or official speaks about his or her policies and answers questions from members of the public:
hall pass - noun [LEAVE A CLASSROOM]
Tired of dealing with such things as hall passes to use the restroom, he decided to give the new school a try.
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an official piece of paper, etc. that gives a student permission to leave their classroom during a class:
hall pass - noun [DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE]
It's like they got a hall pass to run amok.
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permission to do whatever you like or to have an easy time
run amok
The two dogs ran amok in a school playground.
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to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner:
hall test [MARKETING]
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a method used by companies for testing a product or advertisement in which they invite a group of people into a room and ask them their opinions of it
layoff noun (WORK)
Layoff notices are expected when business slows after Christmas.
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the act of ending a worker's job, sometimes temporarily, usually because there is not enough work to do
layoff noun [PERIOD OF NOT WORK]
long/short/temporary layoff A long layoff can help a budget but it can make workers less productive when they return.
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a period when someone is not working because their job ended or they were forced to leave it
a period when someone is not working or playing sport:
layoff noun (FOOTBALL)
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in football, a short gentle pass into a space that another player from your team can run forward into, then move forward with the ball or shoot towards the goal without slowing down or stopping
snail - noun [SLIMAK]
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a small creature with a soft, wet body and a round shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants
snail mail - noun informal humorous
We agreed the deal online, but we'll have to wait for snail mail to get the paperwork.
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letters or messages that are not sent by email, but in the post
steep adjective (NOT GRADUAL)
The castle is set on a steep hill/hillside.
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(of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle:
steep adjective [VERY QUICKLY FROM HIGH TO LOW OR OPPOSITE]
There has been a steep increase/rise in prices.
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A steep rise or fall is one that goes very quickly from low to high or from high to low
steep adjective (PRICES - TOO MUCH) informal
We enjoyed our meal at the restaurant, but the bill was a bit steep.
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(especially of prices) too much, or more than is reasonable:
steep - verb [STAY IN LIQUID]
Leave the cloth to steep in the dye overnight. Let the tea steep for five minutes.
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to cause to stay in a liquid, especially in order to become soft or clean, or to improve flavour
steep sth/sb in sth
The college is steeped in history/tradition. These ancient scholars were steeped in poetry and painting, as well as maths and astronomy.
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If something or someone is steeped in something, they are completely surrounded by or involved in it, or know a lot about it:
scholar [PERSON WHO STUDIES]
Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
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a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university:
a person with great knowledge, usually of a particular subject
scholar [GOOD AT LEARNING]
David's never been much of a scholar.
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someone who is intelligent or good at learning by studying:
scholar [SCHOLARSHIP]
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A scholar is also a student who has been given a college or university scholarship (= money to pay for studies).
scholarship [DETAILED STUDY]
a work of great scholarship
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serious, detailed study
a huge/sharp/steep learning curve
I'm on a steep learning curve in this new job.
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a situation in which someone has to learn a lot in a short period of time:
soar verb (RISE QUICKLY)
All night long fireworks soared into the sky. Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters. House prices soared a further 20 percent.
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to rise very quickly to a high level:
soar [REACH A GREAT HEIGHT]
The highest peak in the range soars 15,771 feet into the sky.
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If you say that a mountain, building, or other object soars, you mean that it has great height:
soar verb (FLY)
She watched the gliders soaring effortlessly above her.
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SZYBOWAĆ - (of a bird or aircraft) to rise high in the air while flying without moving the wings or using power:
glider [AIRCRAFT]
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an aircraft that has long fixedSZYBOWIEC - wings and no engine and flies by gliding
glider [SEAT]
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a seat for one or two people that swings backwards and forwards, usually used on a porch (= a raised, covered area outside at the front or side of a house)
glider [SWING]
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a children's swing (= a hanging seat on which you can move backwards and forwards) for two people
hang-glider
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a very small aircraft without an engine, consisting of a frame covered in cloth, from which the pilot hangs
glide verb (MOVE EASILY)
She came gliding gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown. I love my new pen - it just glides across/over the paper.
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to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise:
glide noun [PHONETICS]
In English, the sound /j/ in "yes" or "due" is a glide.
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a sound that is similar to a vowel but marks the start of a syllable:

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