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184 Fender bender
(2010-02-28 12:55:06)
184Fenderbender(PW)minoraccidentIhadafenderbenderonmywaytoworkthismorning.(free)n.Informal,Acollisioninvolvingmotorvehiclesthatresultsinminordamage.anaccidentresultingfromviolentimpactofamovingobject;(MW)MainEntry:fenderbenderFunction:nounDate:circa1962:aminorautomobileaccident[阅读全文]
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183 Feel sorry for
(2010-02-28 12:54:37)
183Feelsorryfor(PW)pityShefeltsorryforhimwhensheheardthenewsofhisaccident.(free)topityI'm/Ifeelreallysorryforthatpoorwoman[阅读全文]
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182 Feel like two cents
(2010-02-28 12:54:14)
182Feelliketwocents(PW)feelashamedorembarrassedIfeltliketwocentswhenIdroppedthebirthdaycakeonthefloor.(dictionary)fortwocentsFornothing;forapettysum.Forexample,FortwocentsI'dquittheclubentirely.Similarly,means"oflittleornovalueorimportance,worthless,"asinShemademefeelliketwocents.Theuseoftwocentsinthissenseis...[阅读全文]
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181 Feel like a million bucks
(2010-02-28 12:53:38)
181Feellikeamillionbucks(PW)feelwonderfulIfeltlikeamillionbuckswhenIworemynewsuittothewedding.(free)beinexcellenthealthandspirits;"hefeelslikeamillionafterhegotthepromotion"Fig.tofeelwellandhealthy,bothphysicallyandmentally.Aquickswiminthemorningmakesmefeellikeamilliondollars.Whatabeautifulday!Itmakesyoufeellikeamillion.(cambridge)tolookorfeelextremelygood,oftenbecauseyouareexperiencingsomethingth...[阅读全文]
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180 Feel in one's bones
(2010-02-28 12:53:07)
180Feelinone’sbones(PW)knowbyintuition,feelcertainwithoutevidenceIbelieveheisgoingtogetthepromotion.Icanjustfeelitinmybones.(dictionary)tothinkorfeelintuitively:Shefeltinherbonesthatitwasgoingtobeamomentousday.(goenglish)onehasaknowledgeaboutsomething,andfeelsthatknowledgeasadeepsensationinone'sbody...(free)feelinone'sbonestohaveanintuitionof[阅读全文]
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179 Fed up with
(2010-02-28 12:52:31)
179Fedupwith(PW)hadenough,disgustedwith
Shewasfedupwithhisattitudeattheoffice.(free)Unableorunwillingtoputupwithsomethinganylonger:Shewasfedupwiththeircomplaints.IresignedbecauseIwasfedup.usuallypostpositive)Informalannoyed,discontented,orboredI'mfedupwithyourconduct(MW)Function:adjectiveDate:1900tired,sated,ordisgustedbeyondendurance(wordwebonline)Havingastrongdistastefromsurfeit
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178 Feather in one's cap
(2010-02-28 12:51:57)
178Featherinone’scap(PW)proudachievementHisspeechwentwellatthecorporatemeeting.Itwasafeatherinhiscap.(free)Anactordeedtoone'scredit;adistinctiveachievement(your)Anactordeedtoone'scredit;adistinctiveachievement.Forexample,Gettingallthreefactionstothebargainingtablewouldbeafeatherinhiscap.Thisexpressionalludestothepracticeofputtingafeatheronasoldier'scapforeveryenemyhekills,anearlypracticeofsomeNat...[阅读全文]
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177 Fast buck
(2010-02-10 19:47:45)
177Fastbuck(PW)moneyobtainedeasilyandoftenunethicallyIknowawaywecanmakeafastbuck.(free)quickoreasyearnings"theyaretradersouttomakeafastbuck"(dictionary)Slang.moneymadeeasilyorquicklyandsometimesunscrupulously:Hespeculatedbrieflyinthecommoditiesmarketinthehopeofmakingafastbuck.Alsocalledfastdollar.[阅读全文]
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176 Far-fetched
(2010-02-10 19:47:23)
176Far-fetched(PW)unlikely,exaggeratedThepossibilityofherreceivingafullscholarshipisveryfar-fetched.(free)1.Broughtfromfar,orfromaremoteplace.Everyremedycontainedamultitudeoffarfetchedandheterogeneousingredients.-Hawthorne.2.Studiouslysought;noteasilyornaturallydeducedorintroduced;forced;strained;hence,implausibleorimprobable.(dictionary)improbable;notnaturallypertinent;beingonlyremotelyconnected;...[阅读全文]
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175 False alarm
(2010-02-10 19:46:30)
175Falsealarm(PW)warningorreportthatisuntrueShethoughtthatshewaspregnant,butitwasafalsealarm.(free)n.1.Anemergencyalarm,suchasafirealarm,thatissetoffunnecessarily.2.Asignalorwarningthatisgroundless.n1.aneedlessalarmgiveninerrororwithintenttodeceive2.anoccasiononwhichdangerisperceivedbutfailstomaterialize(dictionary)1.afalsereportofafireinprogresstoafiredepartment.
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