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101notice — [[t]no͟ʊtɪs[/t]] ♦♦ notices, noticing, noticed 1) VERB If you notice something or someone, you become aware of them. [V n] He stressed that people should not hesitate to contact the police if they ve noticed any strangers in Hankham recently...… …
102obstacle course — obstacle courses 1) N COUNT In a race, an obstacle course is a series of obstacles that people have to go over or round in order to complete the race. 2) N COUNT: usu sing If you refer to a situation as an obstacle course, you mean that it is… …
103rein — [[t]re͟ɪn[/t]] reins, reining, reined 1) N PLURAL Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse s neck which are used to control the horse. 2) N PLURAL: oft the N of n Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of… …
104anarchy — n. Disorder, misrule, confusion, want of government, lawlessness, reign of violence …
105prohibit — verb 1) state law prohibits gambling Syn: forbid, ban, bar, interdict, proscribe, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto; Law enjoin Ant: permit, authorize 2) a ca …
106shame into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shame into : present tense I/you/we/they shame into he/she/it shames into present participle shaming into past tense shamed into past participle shamed into shame someone into doing something to make someone… …
107slush fund — / slʌʃ fʌnd/ noun money kept to one side to give to people to persuade them to do what you want ● The government was brought down by the scandal over the slush funds. ● The party was accused of keeping a slush fund to pay foreign businessmen …
108shame into — ˈshame ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shame into he/she/it shames into present participle shaming into past tense …
109put the screws on/to someone or something — put the screws on/to (someone or something) informal : to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what you want The government is finally putting the screws to an industry that s been evading environmental laws for… …
110put the screws on/to — (someone or something) informal : to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what you want The government is finally putting the screws to an industry that s been evading environmental laws for years. • • • Main Entry:… …
