dressed to kill informal (wearing very attractive clothes) Everybody at the party was dressed to kill. Jane was the center of attention because she was dressed to kill. envocabulary.com
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vote with your feet (to express your disapproval or dissatisfaction by not going somewhere) The prices were high, and the shoppers voted with their feet. I’m very sorry to disappoint you. I’m going to vote with my feet. The food was bad, so the customers voted with their feet. …
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vim and vigor old-fashioned (energy and strength) She is old but still full of vim and vigor. She always does her work with vim and vigor. He returned to work full of vim and vigor after his vacation. envocabulary.com
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vicious circle (a situation in which the solution to one problem causes another problem, which then causes the first problem again) Taking so many different kinds of medicine to cure an illness will cause you to develop other illnesses, and it can create a vicious circle. Let’s try to …
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under arms (armed and prepared for battle or war) There were nearly a thousand men under arms in this area. The country has over a million soldiers under arms. envocabulary.com
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