Fair-spoken

  • 21fair do's — /dooz/ (pl of ↑do; informal) An expression appealing for, or agreeing to, fair play, strict honesty, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑fair * * * fair do’s british spoken phrase used for drawing attention to something good about someone although you are… …

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  • 22fair's fair — spoken used for saying that someone should accept something because it is fair Fair s fair, I had the car yesterday so you can have it today …

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  • 23fair play to someone — spoken phrase used for saying that someone is right to do something and for wishing them good luck Fair play to Graham, he’s done really well. Thesaurus: ways of wishing someone lucksynonym luck and luckinesshyponym Main entry …

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  • 24fair enough — spoken 1) used for saying that you understand and accept what someone says She said she didn t want to work for anyone else. OK, fair enough. 2) used for saying that something seems reasonable but you do not agree with it completely If you want… …

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  • 25fair dinkum — fair din|kum [ˌfeə ˈdıŋkəm US ˌfer ] adj AusE spoken real or true …

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  • 26fair play to someone — spoken used for saying that someone is right to do something and for wishing them good luck Fair play to Graham, he s done really well …

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  • 27fair comment — spoken used for saying that you accept a statement or criticism …

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  • 28fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… …

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  • 29fair — [[t]fe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ fairer, fairest, fairs 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just. It didn t seem fair to leave out her father... Do you feel they re paying their fair share?...… …

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  • 30fair — I UK [feə(r)] / US [fer] adjective Word forms fair : adjective fair comparative fairer superlative fairest *** 1) a) if a situation is fair, everyone is treated equally and in a reasonable way Life is not always fair. Everyone has a right to a… …

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