... watermark.
mask
make a martyr of him from the point of
view of the international community.
make a martyr of
yourself ~/
to do things which are difficult or
unpleasant for you, often when it is not
necessary
» ... all in the mind.
be of like/one mind
be of the same mind
if two or more people are of like mind,
they agree with each other about
25 4
something
>
(often
+
on)
W...
... small hours
the early hours of the morning. (often
+
of)
I was up till the small hours of
Wednesday morning finishing off that
report. • She was born in the small
hours of Saturday morning.
be gratefullthankful ... something that represents a
particular group of people or set of ideas
• (often
+
of)
He's the standard-bearer of
the party's right.•
(often
+
for)
The
Ce...
... in
the clutches of a religiousfanatic.
C-note
a C-note
American, informal
a piece of paper American money that is
worth 100dollars. Joe took a wad of bills
out of his pocket, peeled off a
c-note
and
handed ... or something else
• (usually +
of)
He's a carbon copy of his
father.
card
be one cardJseveral cards short of a full
deck humorous
if someone is one card short of a...
... schemes.
the pick of
sth
the best of a group of things or people
• Send inyour poems and wewillprint the
pick of the bunch.
have
your
pick of
sth
if you can have your pick of a group of
things, you ... watermark.
off-chance
off-chance
off·colour
be off-colour
British
&
Australian
be
off-col or
American &Australian
to not be feeling as well as usual' He had
flu a cou...
... thefuture of the wholeproject.
2 a feeling of doubt about the ability or
quality of something>
The recentspate of
government scandals has left a question
mark over their ability togovern.
be out of ... to be
correct enough
Ib
A rule of thumb was
originally a way of measuring using the
width or length of your thumb .•
A good
rule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of
ric...
... the
Romans do).
ROOF
a roof over your head
be like a cat on a hot tin roof
go through the roof
hit the ceiling/roof
raise the roof
the roof caves/falls in
ROOFTOPS
shout sth from the roof tops
ROOM
elbowroom
not ... conversation piece
a piece/ slice of the action
be a nasty piece of work
be a piece of cake
be a piece of piss
be (all) of a piece
give sb a piece of your mind
How lon...
... because of the scarcity of
opportunities at home.
green-eyed
the green-eyed monster
humorous
the feelingof beingjealous.
Doyou think
his criticisms of Jack are valid or is itjust
a case of thegreen-eyedmonster?
grey
grey ... are two weeks of
good weather during the winter when the
days are the shortest in the year .• (often
+
of)
She recalled the halcyon days of
childhood .• Tha...
... crown
the best or most valuable thing in a group
of things • (often
+
of)
The island of
Tresco,with its beautiful tropicalgardens,
is thejewel in thecrown of the Scilly Isles.
j iggery-pokery
jiggery-pokery ... How much of the research
done by academics in their ivory towers is
ever read orpublished?
ivy /
the Ivy League American
X,
a group of old and very good colleges in
20 6...
... a
group or organization. (often + in)
A
leading light in the art and ballet world,
he was a closefriend of Princess Diana.
• (often + of) Jeffries, at 23 a leading light
of the campaign, was thefirst ... should'
Even
21 3
kingdom
one sleepless night can throw your body
out of kilter.
2 if two things are out of kilter, or if one
thing is out of kilter with another, they
are...
... certain of
• The real wild card is the undecided vote,
which accountsfor
18
to
25
percent of the
electorate.• The company tstast gaining a
reputation as the wild card of Wall Street
because of violent ... on
terrorism.
walk
a walk of life
<.
a person's walk of life is the type of job
they do or the level of society they belong
to • Volunteers who work at the animal
h...