It happened to me: I won the lottery... 2

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to give someone the official right to do or have something
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entitle
people felt entitled to a slice of the money I had won.
very unusual or strange
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bizarre
I didn't know what to think - it was bizarre.
a road which is closed at one end, so that there is only one way in and out
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cul-de-sac
I also bought houses for my four closest friends, all in the same cul-de-sac
to protect someone or something from being harmed or damaged
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shield
they could help shield me from unwanted attention.
Pol. wykorzystać kogoś
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take advantage of
One by one, they took advantage of me
to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission
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skive off
the manager of my glazing company started skiving off work.
to secretly go away with someone in order to marry them or live with them - used to show disapproval
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run off with
she started saying she didn't know why I wasn't running off with younger women.
to argue, especially about something very unimportant
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bicker
By the end we were bickering about the smallest things.
to discover whether something is correct or true
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verify
he had been careless verifying our ticket,
the good or bad things that happen in life
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fortune
you can't hide good fortune when suddenly you live in a larger house and are driving a nicer car.

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