... quick visit to several places
• (often + of) Coachloads of tourists come
for whistle-stop tours of the main
European citles.
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whistling
be ... state
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budget is way out of whack and
politicians are blaming an influx of
immigrants....
... the cockles of
your heart.
coffee
a coffee table book
a large, expensive book with a lot of
pictures, that is often kept on a table for
people to look at •
A glossy coffee table
bookof his art ... in
the clutches of a religiousfanatic.
C-note
a C-note
American, informal
a piece of paper American money that is
worth 100 dollars. Joe took a wad of bills
out of his pocket, peeled of...
... once the raison
d'etre of the festival but it has now been
replacedby comedyand cabaretshows.
rake-off
a rake-off
informal
a share of the profits of something, often
taken in a way that is ... 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
riceper person.
rules
Please p...
... newspapers.
grab
a grab bag American
&
Australian
a mixture of different types of things
• (often
+
of)
Airlines are offering a grab
bag of discounts, air miles and car rentals
toattract customers.
grabs
up ... 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...
... Most of the music they play is pretty
middle -of- the-road.
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mask
make a martyr of him from the point of
view of the international ... 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)
We...
... harder or win
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off-chance
off-chance
off·colour
be off-colour
British
&
Australian
be
off-col or
American &Australian
to ... 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 o...
... League education of some of his
opponents. • He hated the Ivy League
conformity of the college.
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jack
a jack of all trades
X_
someone ... 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 S...
... sleight of hand he
produced twopigeons out of his tophat.
slice
a slice of life
if a film, a play, or a piece of writing
shows a slice of life, it shows life as it
really is • The drama, a slice of ... 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 S...
... 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 ... out of line. • Her
remarks to the papers were way out of
line.
2 if the amount or cost of something is out
of line it is not what is expected or usual
• (usually
+
with)
His s...
... lack of
young blood.
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z's
zero-sum
a zero-sum game American
a situation where two people compete
and if one of ... people
who are sleeping are often shown with z's
coming out of their mouths .• All I want
to do is go home and catch some z's.
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