July 20 (1) Pat's words 2022_04_11

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I'd rather everything is the same
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I'd rather *
to drop by
I dropped in on George on my way home from school. Drop by and pick up that book sometime.
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to visit someone (unexpectely)
willy nilly
"politicians expanded spending programs willy-nilly"
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without direction or planning; haphazardly.
below (PR)
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below
luck of the draw
The weather may be good or bad that day—it all depends on the luck of the draw
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used to say that the result of something cannot be controlled and depends on chance
opponent (PR)
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opponent
bedridden
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confined to bed by sickness or old age
variables (PR)
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variables
to stare
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to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking
to hang clothers up
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to * clothers
tenfold
production increased tenfold
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be/get bogged down
Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints
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to be/become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else
they aren't sucessful
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they * (no success)
to come unglued
When the secret plans came unglued, the president was revealed to have ordered the burglary.
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to experience difficulties and fail
to cut on the bias
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than following the straight line of the weave, the bias cut places the pattern at a 45° angle on the woven fabric
sew sewn or sewed (PR)
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to sew
tailor
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someone whose job is to repair, make, and adjust (= make changes to) clothes, especially someone who makes jackets, trousers, coats, etc. for men
day in day out
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day after day
undoubtedly (PR)
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undoubtedly
cannon fodder
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If you describe soldiers as cannon fodder, you mean that they are not considered important by their officers and are sent into war without their leaders worrying if they die.
move/step up a gear
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to start to do something better
to grill
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to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time
elite (PR)
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elite

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