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He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.; Andrew tossed him the ball.; They tossed the beggars a few coins.; I tossed a few clothes into a suitcase. start learning
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to throw gently or easily to throw something carelessly
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a tossed salad; carrots tossed in butter; I tossed the salad. start learning
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When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it together with a sauce or dressing When you toss food, you gently mix small pieces of it together or with a sauce
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to quickly and suddenly lift the pan in which a pancake (= a thin, flat, round cake) is cooking so that the pancake goes up into the air and turns over before falling back into the pan
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toss - verb - part of the body She tossed her head in annoyance.; She tossed back her hair.; The girl tossed her hair out of her eyes. start learning
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If you toss your hair or a part of your body you move it up and back suddenly If you toss your hair or your head, you move it suddenly
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I was tossing and turning all night. start learning
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to move about from side to side or turn a lot in bed, especially because you cannot sleep
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toss - verb - coin - also - toss sb for sth; also - toss up Let's toss (a coin) to see who'll go first.; "I'll toss you for it - heads or tails?" start learning
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to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision
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"I don't care," she replied with a toss of her head. start learning
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We tossed to see who would go first. start learning
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an act of throwing a coin in the air and guessing which side will land facing upward as a way of deciding something
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to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will be facing up when it lands on the ground after being thrown
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toss-up - noun - informal It's a toss-up between Angela and Moira for the editor's job.; It was a toss-up who would win, right to the end of the game. start learning
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If you describe a situation as a toss-up, you mean that either of two possibilities is equally likely a situation in which two possibilities are equally likely
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toss sth around - informal UK; also toss sth about Some of us have been tossing around suggestions for improving the show. start learning
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If you toss ideas, suggestions, or phrases around, you mention them and discuss them with other people.
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She tossed off a reply to the letter before she left for the meeting. start learning
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to do something quickly, especially in a careless way or with little effort to do something quickly, easily, and almost without paying attention
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toss sth aside - literary start learning
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to throw away or get rid of something
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toss out something; toss sth out She tossed out my old chair.; The case was finally tossed out of court. start learning
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to get rid of or remove something
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chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard - informal She threw $2 million in energy stock overboard and bought computer shares instead. start learning
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to get rid of something or someone
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Someone had fallen overboard. start learning
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over the side of a boat or ship and into the water
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I don't think there'll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn't go overboard with the food.; I think I went overboard cooking this dinner – there is enough to feed a dozen people. start learning
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to do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something
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That much money is not to be tossed away lightly. start learning
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to spend or lose something carelessly
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not give/care a toss - UK very informal I don't give a toss what he thinks. start learning
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to not be worried at all by something
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toss (sb) off - UK offensive start learning
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to give someone sexual pleasure by rubbing their sex organs, or to do this to yourself
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argue the toss - UK informal disapproving It doesn't matter what you say, he'll always argue the toss! start learning
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to disagree with a decision or statement
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żebrak - a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food
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beggar - noun - person UK informal You've won again, you lucky beggar.; Those children have been running about in my rose garden again, the little beggars (= annoying people)! start learning
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a person, especially when you are expressing an opinion about something that they have done, or that has happened to them
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to make a person or organization, etc. extremely poor
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beggar belief/description His cruelty beggared belief/description. start learning
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to be impossible to believe or describe
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beggars can't be choosers - saying I would have preferred a house of my own rather than sharing, but beggars can't be choosers, I suppose. start learning
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said when you recognize that you must accept an offer or a situation because it is the only one available to you
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the side of a coin that has a picture of the head of a person on it
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heads-up - noun - informal This note is just to give you a heads-up that Vicky will be arriving next week.; We've given everybody a heads-up that we're not prepared to work without a contract. start learning
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a warning that something is going to happen, usually so that you can prepare for it a warning or piece of advice about something so that you are prepared for it
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heads-up - noun - talk or statement The boss called a meeting to give us a heads-up on the way the project was going.; The company CEO recently visited City Hall to provide an early heads-up on the project. start learning
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a short talk or statement about how a situation or plan is developing
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give sb a heads up - informal start learning
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to tell someone that something is going to happen I just wanted to give you all a heads up that we will be talking about the first two chapters of the book tomorrow.
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He was approached to head up Barclays' investment banking business. start learning
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to lead or manage a team, department, organization, etc. head sth up - mainly US - to lead or control a group, part of a company, etc. - He headed up a Miami-based legal team.
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head up - shares, currencies Big oil company suppliers are warning that prices are heading up further. start learning
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if share prices, currencies, etc. head up, they increase in value
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head down - shares, currencies Traders who think a particular company's shares are headed down make a profit by borrowing stock and selling it. start learning
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if share prices or currencies head down, they lose value
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clear head - noun; clear-headed - adj. start learning
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the ability to think clearly
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Most of the crowned heads of Europe have been entertained in this palace. start learning
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the official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real political powers
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headteacher; US principal; UK also head start learning
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dyrektor szkoły - someone who is in charge of a school
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heads of agreement - noun Both sides have signed heads of agreement with a view to a long-standing partnership. start learning
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a document containing the main parts of a business deal that the companies or people involved must sign before they sign the main written agreement
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Police tried to head off the bank robbers at the next exit. start learning
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to block someone's movement by getting in front of the person
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The team would help developing countries head off such disasters.; The company is putting up wages to head off a strike.; The Federal Reserve was accused of failing to head off a crisis in home mortgages.; head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc. start learning
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to stop something from happening to prevent a difficult or unpleasant situation from happening
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I tried to head the dog off by running towards it. start learning
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to force someone or something to change direction
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What time are you heading off? start learning
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to start a journey or leave a place
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The country is heading for recession.; I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just water off a duck's back.; I've heard a whisper that they're heading for divorce. start learning
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If you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour
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(like) water off a duck's back I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just water off a duck's back. start learning
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criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person
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asked before you throw a coin into the air and want someone else to guess which side it will land on
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something that is said to mean that people will be punished for something bad that has happened
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If we can put our heads together we'll figure out a way to deal with this.; If we put our heads together, we can think of a solution. start learning
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to share ideas in trying to solve a problem If two or more people put their heads together, they plan something together
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heads I win, tails you lose - humorous start learning
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said about a situation in which you will win whatever happens
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can't make head nor tail of sth I can't make head nor tail of these instructions on the packet.; We couldn’t make heads or tails of your directions. start learning
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to not be able to understand something at all US also - can't make heads or tails of sth
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swell - verb; swelled, swollen or swelled It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).; Tourists swell the local population during the summer months.; My arm swelled up where I was stung by a bee.; start learning
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puchnąć - to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount to become larger and rounder; The banks of the river were swollen with the increased rainfall.; literary - His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate.
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the slow up and down movement of the sea with large but smooth waves the slow up and down movement of a long, smooth wave or series of waves in the sea
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an increase in sound produced by a musical instrument or instruments If music swells, it becomes louder
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swell - noun - old-fashioned informal They were mostly working-class guys trying to be comfortable among the swells. start learning
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a rich, fashionable person
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swell - adj.- US old-fashioned informal That's a swell idea!; The food was good and the service was swell. start learning
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swell - adverb- US old-fashioned informal Everything's going swell. start learning
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There is a groundswell of opinion against the new rules. start learning
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a growth of strong feeling among a large group of people
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groundswell - noun - swell start learning
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fala denna? - a large or extensive swell in the sea
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swollen head - US usually - also swelled head Don't compliment him any more, or he'll get a swollen head. start learning
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If someone has a swollen head, that person thinks they are more intelligent and more important than they really are
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swollen-headed - adj. - informal disapproving I didn't know how to mention it without sounding swollen-headed.; They are swollen-headed semi-intellectuals. start learning
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thinking that you are more intelligent or important than you really are
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bighead - noun - disapproving He's always boasting. He's such a bighead! start learning
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someone who thinks that they are more important or cleverer than they really are
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boast - verb - speak proudly - disapproving He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.; Britain's best-known ticket tout once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything.; start learning
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to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.; He's always boasting about his sexual prowess.
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Ireland boasts beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and friendly locals. start learning
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to have or own something to be proud of
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boast - noun - disapproving It was his proud boast that he had run over 20 marathons. start learning
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something you are proud of and like to tell people about
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boastful - adj. - disapproving; boastfully - adverb; boastfulness - noun Luck, misleading and alluring, favored Jack for a while, transforming him until he was radiant, boastful, exultant. start learning
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praising yourself and what you have done having a tendency to praise yourself and what you have done
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tout the benefits of sth - He appears in ads touting the benefits of leasing corporate jets.; Several insurance companies tout their services on local radio. start learning
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to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something
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He is being widely touted as the company's next CEO. start learning
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if someone or something is touted as something, many people say that they are or will be that thing
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Hundreds of taxis at the airport tout for business. start learning
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to stop or speak to many people in order to try to persuade them to buy your goods or services
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The President was in Ohio on Saturday, touting his accomplishments and urging supporters to re-elect him.; The minister has been touting these ideas for some time. start learning
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If you tout someone's good character, knowledge, skills, achievements, etc., you praise those characteristics
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tout - verb - sell unofficially - UK; US - scalp disapproving £30 seats for the match were being touted for £500. start learning
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to sell tickets for something such as a sports game or theatre performance unofficially, usually at a much higher price than the official price
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tout - noun - UK; US informal scalper disapproving Britain's best-known ticket tout once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything. start learning
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a person who touts tickets
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ticket tout - noun - UK also tout, US informal - scalper Ticket touts are asking €500 a seat. start learning
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someone who buys several tickets for an event that are difficult to get, in order to sell them at a much higher price
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someone who buys small quantities of shares, bonds, etc. and then sells them quickly in order to make a small profit
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scalp - noun - defeated person - mainly UK take a scalp - They are expected to take some important scalps in the election. start learning
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someone you defeat in a competition or election
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be out for/after sb's scalp He's made one mistake too many, and now they're out for his scalp.; The other Democrats should be after his scalp. start learning
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to want to defeat or punish someone in some way to want to defeat or punish someone in some way, especially to make them lose their job
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They are trying to make incremental profits by scalping shares. start learning
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to buy small quantities of shares, bonds, etc. and then sell them quickly in order to make a small profit
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incremental - adj.; incrementally - adverb We plan to make incremental improvements to our existing products.; It is possible to negotiate a payment program to cover late taxes incrementally. start learning
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happening gradually, in a series of small amounts
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Staff receive incremental pay increases as they improve their knowledge and expertise. start learning
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relating to a system in which employees receive a regular increase in the amount they are paid
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incremental - adj. - accounting The company generates incremental revenue through new contracts. start learning
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relating to the extra profit or income that comes from something such as a new business activity
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You will receive annual salary/pay increments every September.; The speed of the machine can be increased by small increments. start learning
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one of a series of amounts that increase a total
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She has considerable expertise in French history.; Software is not really my area of expertise. start learning
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a high level of knowledge or skill
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considerable - adj.; considerably - adverb He exhibited considerable skill in driving through the snowstorm.; Technology has advanced considerably since then. start learning
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large or of noticeable importance
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inconsiderable - adj.; synonym - negligible start learning
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very small and therefore not important or not worth considering
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negligible - adj.; synonym - inconsiderable; trifling The difference between the two products is negligible.; My knowledge of German is negligible. start learning
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too slight or small in amount to be of importance
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trifle - noun - sweet dish start learning
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a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet, yellow sauce) and a top layer of cream
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trifle - noun - unimportant thing - formal; trifling - adj. I brought a few trifles back from India - pieces of jewellery and fabric mainly.; It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about. start learning
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a matter or object of little value or importance
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I'm a trifle confused about the arrangements for tonight.; He admits to being a trifle nervous before every show. start learning
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slightly or to a small degree
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trifle with sb/sth - formal or old-fashioned He trifled with her affections (= feelings).; As you know, Caroline O'Neill is not a woman to be trifled with. start learning
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to treat someone or something carelessly or without respect
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a sweet sauce made from eggs, milk, and sugar and poured over sweet dishes a soft, usually sweet food made from a mixture of eggs, milk, flavoring, and sugar
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a mixture of flour, fat, and water which is used as a base or covering for other foods and baked
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pastry - noun - type of cake We were offered a selection of cakes and pastries with our tea.; We were offered a selection of pastries for dessert. start learning
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a type of sweet cake made of special pastry and usually containing something such as fruit or nuts sweet, baked food made of a mixture of flour, fat, and water and often filled with fruit or cream
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ciasto ptysiowe? - a type of light pastry made with butter and eggs, often used in cakes and desserts with a cream filling
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flaky - adj. - also flakey dry, flaky skin; a flaky scalp start learning
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coming off easily in small, flat, thin pieces breaking or separating easily into small thin pieces
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flaky - adj. - person informal sometimes offensive The central character of the play is a flaky neurotic. start learning
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behaving in a way that is strange, not responsible or not expected
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a type of pastry that forms thin light layers when it is baked
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a small thin cake made of pastry, with cream inside and usually chocolate on top
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a flat, open pastry container filled with a substance like cream, thrown at people's faces as part of a show to make people laugh
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a sweet food consisting of a pastry container with a sweet egg mixture in it
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a small, circular cake, fried in hot fat, either with a hole in the middle or filled with jam
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doughnut - noun - car - informal They were showing off, trying to pull doughnuts. start learning
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an act of driving a car so that either the front or back of the car spins around, producing a circular mark on the ground
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bread dough; pastry dough; She kneaded the dough and left it to rise. start learning
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ciasto - flour mixed with water and often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that it is ready for baking flour mixed with water and other food substances so that it is ready for baking esp. into bread or pastry
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dough - noun - old-fashioned slang a chunk/pile/mound of dough start learning
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yeast - noun; yeasty - adj. start learning
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drożdże - a type of fungus that is used in making alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine, and for making bread swell and become light
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a large container used for mixing or storing liquid substances, especially in a factory
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the VATman - noun; also - the Vat man - UK informal The VATman forced her business into liquidation by obliging her to pay £63,000 in unpaid tax. start learning
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the government department that collects VAT
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liquidate - verb; liquidation - noun The company was forced into liquidation. start learning
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to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts
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Investors have started to liquidate their mutual funds. start learning
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to sell your investments or property to make them available in the form of money
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liquidate - verb - accounting; finance They were required to liquidate the debt within 30 days of the date due. start learning
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