- a large amount of work that you need to complete, especially work that should already have been completed. It’s going to take us months to clear the ...
- a very easy victory: If they were expecting this game to be a ..., they were very wrong.
- to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort : He decided to ... his losses and sell the business.
- in order to make sure that something will not happen : She turned away from the window... anyone see them.
- because of something else, especially a problem or difficulty: She was told to wear flat shoes,...her back problem.
- to have a chance of success: He doesn't... much of a chance in the election.
- If someone or something is head and shoulders above other people or things, he, she, or it is a lot better than them: There's no competition - they're ... the rest.
- If you are ... doing something, you do not want to do it anymore because it has started to annoy or bore you: I'm tired of explaining it.
- to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results : The company’s financial difficulties have ... potential investors.
- to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect measures : to ... the spread of the virus
- for the same reasons – used when you want to say that something else is also true, especially something very different or surprising: I realise that he hasn’t come up with any new ideas, but ... we haven’t needed any.
- "I hear his wife is divorcing him." "It ... after the way he's treated her."
- to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something: Bad exam results ... to his hopes of a university place.
- to have the qualities or skills necessary to do a particular job: He ... of a world-class footballer.
- to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it : He set about ... his skills as a draughtsman.
- to use your hands in an awkward or careless way, so that you drop or break things: I'm ... today. That's the third time I've dropped my chart.
- They took an instant ... to him because of his arrogance.
- to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual
- to make someone concentrate so that they are ready to deal with anything that might happen: He keeps changing the rules, just to ...(our)
- tell someone something that is not true, as a joke: I think he was just ...(your)