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      to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon:    začať sa učiť
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      The two boys had been mercilessly bludgeoned to death.  
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      to force someone to do something    začať sa učiť
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      The managers bludgeoned us into agreeing to the changes.  
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      to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster    začať sa učiť
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      Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.  
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      to make someone feel happy or satisfied, or to give someone pleasure:    začať sa učiť
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      I only got married to please my parents.  
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      to keep or continue to have something:    začať sa učiť
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      She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.  
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      to repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel worried or angry:    začať sa učiť
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      She harried the authorities, writing letters and gathering petitions.  
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      to make something certain to happen:    začať sa učiť
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      The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft.  
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      to care for something or someone:    začať sa učiť
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      to put a group of soldiers in a place in order to live there and defend it:    začať sa učiť
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      Troops are garrisoned in the area.  
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      to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected:    začať sa učiť
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      Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning.  
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      to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water:    začať sa učiť
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      High tides have swamped the coast.  
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      to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally:    začať sa učiť
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      Companies deliberately obfuscate figures in complicated annual reports.  
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      to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but leaving it in such a way that you can start on it again at some point in the future:    začať sa učiť
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      Six coal mines were mothballed in the hope that they could be reopened in a time of better economic conditions.  
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      to keep someone closed in a place, often by force:    začať sa učiť
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      The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.  
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      to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way:    začať sa učiť
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      By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas).  
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      to put a product in a new container, etc., or to sell a product or service in a new package or market it in a new way:    začať sa učiť
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      Permission must be sought if a regulated product is to be imported and then labelled or repackaged in Canada.  
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      to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group:    začať sa učiť
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      I enrolled for/in/on the modern art course. / Is it too late to enroll at the college?  
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      to join three or more pieces of hair or string-like material by putting them over each other in a special pattern:    začať sa učiť
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      She braided the horse's tail.  
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      to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow:    začať sa učiť
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      We'll sow this field with barley.  
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      to cause a bad emotion or condition to begin somewhere so that it will grow or continue:    začať sa učiť
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      Now that you've sown doubts in my mind, I'll never be sure I can trust him.  
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      If something ... a need, requirement, or condition, it is good enough to do what is required.    začať sa učiť
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      We haven't yet been able to find a house that meets our needs/requirements.  
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      to give something valuable to a person or organization that has lent you money, which they can keep if you fail to pay back the loan:    začať sa učiť
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      Shares are frequently pledged as collateral for loans.  
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      to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned:    začať sa učiť
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      Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways.  
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      to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do:    začať sa učiť
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      They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.  
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      to spread things in an untidy way over a surface, or to be spread in an untidy way over a surface:    začať sa učiť
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      - strewed - strewn   Wine bottles and dirty dishes were strewn across the lawn.  
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      If something ........ a person, system, or place, more of it arrives than can be easily dealt with:    začať sa učiť
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      Don't let feelings of depression swamp you./ Foreign cars have swamped the UK market.  
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      If clothes ........ you, they are much too big for you.    začať sa učiť
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      to refuse to give something or to keep back something:    začať sa učiť
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      Police are withholding the dead woman's name until her relatives have been informed.  
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      to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form:    začať sa učiť
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      He disguised himself by wearing a false beard.  
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      to hide an opinion, a feeling, etc.:    začať sa učiť
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      I couldn't disguise my disappointment./ Strenuous efforts were made throughout the war to disguise the scale of civilian casualties.  
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      to have something inside or include something as a part:    začať sa učiť
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      Try to avoid foods which contain a lot of fat.  
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      to control or hide a strong emotion, such as excitement or anger:    začať sa učiť
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      She could no longer contain her anger and started yelling at him./  
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      to attach a length of string or something similar by the ends, so that the middle hangs:    začať sa učiť
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      They strung ribbons of bright paper around the room in preparation for the party.  
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      If you are... by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it.    začať sa učiť
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      I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.  
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      to worry someone or make someone nervous:    začať sa učiť
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      The creaking upstairs was starting to rattle me.  
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      to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period:    začať sa učiť
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      She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.  
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      to cause something or someone to change direction:    začať sa učiť
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      Our flight had to be diverted to Newark because of the storm.  
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      To ... money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose.    začať sa učiť
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      Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways?  
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      to get a large number of votes or prizes:    začať sa učiť
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      The party is expected to scoop up the majority of the working-class vote.  
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      to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored:    začať sa učiť
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      także: zionąć (np. smok)   I was so tired, I couldn't help yawning.  
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      to criticize someone cruelly:    začať sa učiť
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      The performance was savaged by the media.  
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      to criticize someone severely    začať sa učiť
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      He kept bashing local government officials.  
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      to criticize someone, especially officially:    začať sa učiť
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      The headline read "Judge raps police".  
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      to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:    začať sa učiť
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      The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.  
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      If you... (at) something you take it or pull it away quickly    začať sa učiť
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      He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them./ Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion.  
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      to visit a person or place, usually for a short time:    začať sa učiť
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      I think I'll pay a visit to the library while I'm in town.  
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      to make a building look new again by doing work such as painting, repairing, and cleaning:    začať sa učiť
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      The developers refurbished the house inside and out.  
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      make (meat) more tender by beating or slow cooking.    začať sa učiť
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      to force something to happen or force someone to do something, especially quickly or unfairly:    začať sa učiť
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      We were railroaded into signing the agreement.  
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      to write and publish something that contains bad and false things about a person:    začať sa učiť
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      She claims the newspaper libelled her in editorials and news articles.  
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      to describe someone in a negative way, or to make them be considered in a negative way, especially unfairly:    začať sa učiť
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      His reputation as a Vietnam War hero means he cannot easily be tarred with that old label of being "soft on defence".  
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      to move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things:    začať sa učiť
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      He's lagging behind - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.  
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      to mention someone or something in a brief or indirect way:    začať sa učiť
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      He alluded to problems with the new computers.  
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      to take something or someone away by force:    začať sa učiť
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      She had her purse snatched (= stolen) while she was shopping.  
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      to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else:    začať sa učiť
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      "My husband doesn't know yet, but I'm going to leave him," she confided.  
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      to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage:    začať sa učiť
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      The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.  
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      to refuse to accept the truth:    začať sa učiť
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      She thinks he'll come back, but she's deceiving herself.  
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      to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them:    začať sa učiť
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      He was completely beguiled by her beauty.  
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      to defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war:    začať sa učiť
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      Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.  
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      If one side in a battle, contest, or dispute..., it wins    začať sa učiť
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      He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail.  
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      to be a sign of bad things in the future:    začať sa učiť
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      This weather bodes ill for the garden party tonight.  
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      to say something as a joke, often making someone believe something that is not true:    začať sa učiť
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      Oh no, I forgot your birthday! Hey, just/only kidding!  
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      to ask strangers (= people that you do not know) for money, especially in a public place:    začať sa učiť
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      He was arrested for panhandling.  
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      to reduce the speed that a vehicle is travelling at:    začať sa učiť
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      The car decelerated at the sight of the police car.  
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      a right to have or get something from someone, or to use something:    začať sa učiť
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      to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment:    začať sa učiť
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      I always blush when I speak in public.  
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      a piece of new information given in a film, television series, etc. that changes, or gives a different way of understanding, what has gone before.    začať sa učiť
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      to officially approve a decision or plan without thinking about it:    začať sa učiť
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      The boss makes the decisions and the committee just rubber-stamps them.  
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      to include something, often as one of a number of things:    začať sa učiť
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      Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.  
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      to understand something completely:    začať sa učiť
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      I fail to comprehend their attitude.  
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      to try to get something, especially attention or support from other people:    začať sa učiť
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      She courts publicity by inviting journalists to extravagant parties.  
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      to risk something unpleasant, especially by behaving stupidly or carelessly:    začať sa učiť
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      Drinking and driving is simply courting disaster.  
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      to try to please someone because you want them to join you:    začať sa učiť
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      Adams is being courted by a number of football clubs.  
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      to change a plan completely 🇺🇸    začať sa učiť
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      to take equipment or weapons out of use:    začať sa učiť
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      The government has decided to decommission two battleships.  
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      to (cause to) become, change into, or come to be something:    začať sa učiť
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      When I refused to pay, he turned nasty.  
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      to mean something, or be a sign of:    začať sa učiť
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      In this picture, red represents sulfur and green signifies hydrogen.  
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      to make something known; to show:    začať sa učiť
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      All those in favor, please signify by raising your hands.  
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      to put something in a bag:    začať sa učiť
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      Shall I bag (up) those tomatoes for you?  
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      to get something before other people have a chance to take it: 🇬🇧    začať sa učiť
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      Bag us some decent seats.  
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      to win sth, especially a prize 🇬🇧    začať sa učiť
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      He's the bookies' favourite to bag an Oscar.  
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      to not use something that you have, and use something else instead: 🇺🇸    začať sa učiť
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      Bag that old gray sweater, and wear something more colorful.  
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      to hunt and capture or kill an animal or bird:    začať sa učiť
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      Only 15 percent of last year’s hunters actually bagged a deer.  
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      to put things or people next to each other, esp. in order to compare them:    začať sa učiť
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      The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.  
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      to cause a person or group to experience bad luck:    začať sa učiť
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      I thought we would win, but I didn't say so – I didn't want to jinx it.  
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      to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial:    začať sa učiť
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      The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.  
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      to bring back swallowed food into the mouth:    začať sa učiť
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      to reach or succeed in getting something:    začať sa učiť
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      We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives/goals.  
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      to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting:    začať sa učiť
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      The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.  
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      to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry:    začať sa učiť
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      The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief.  
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      to provide, and sometimes serve, food for an occasion or event:    začať sa učiť
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      to praise something very much:    začať sa učiť
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      She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.  
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      to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly:    začať sa učiť
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      He objected that McDonald was browbeating the witness.  
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      to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and throw them up repeatedly so that one or more stays in the air, usually in order to entertain people:    začať sa učiť
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      We all watched in amazement as he juggled with three flaming torches.  
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      to make a bad situation worse:    začať sa učiť
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      Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion.  
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      to argue about things that are not important:    začať sa učiť
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      Will you two stop bickering!  
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      When the grass in the yard caught fire, I thought the whole house was going to burn down.  
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      Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it.  
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      assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively.    začať sa učiť
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      If you spend any time in prison, you're labelled as a criminal for the rest of your life.  
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      to be too much to deal with:    začať sa učiť
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      The number of refugees overwhelmed the relief agencies in the area.  
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      If you ... something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you.    začať sa učiť
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      Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage.  
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      If something ... you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement.    začať sa učiť
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      The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season  
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      If you ....... something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time    začať sa učiť
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      But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age  
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      When someone ......, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating.    začať sa učiť
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      He frowned at her anxiously.  
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      If you ... a hole, you block it with something.    začať sa učiť
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      Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.  
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      If one event ... with another, they happen at the same time.    začať sa učiť
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      The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death  
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      If you ...... a question, you ask it    začať sa učiť
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      If something ...... a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger.    začať sa učiť
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      This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry.  
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      If you give your ... to something, you give someone permission to do it.    začať sa učiť
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      Pollard finally gave his consent to the search.  
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      If a place is ... by someone or something, they make it dirty.    začať sa učiť
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      Two oil-related accidents have fouled the ocean and the skies there  
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      If you... /... something, you imagine that it is true, real, or likely to happen.    začať sa učiť
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      He envisages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relations in the future.  
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      If something such as hair ... from a person or animal, or if they... it, it grows on them.    začať sa učiť
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      również brode   Kevin is sprouting a few grey hairs.  
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      If you ... with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.    začať sa učiť
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      The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.  
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      If someone is... from a position of power, job, or place, they are forced to leave it.    začať sa učiť
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      ... the ousted government  
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      If you... clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.    začať sa učiť
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      ... clean, neatly pressed, conservative clothes  
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      If you... someone somewhere, you tell them how to get there.    začať sa učiť
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      Could you direct them to Dr Lamont's office, please?  
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      If someone...... a particular place, they regularly go there.    začať sa učiť
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      I hear he frequents the Cajun restaurant in Hampstead  
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