keep it under your hat (keep secret; not tell) I have something to tell you, but you must promise to keep it under your hat. We are arranging a surprise party for Jane, but keep it under your hat. envocabulary.com
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set off (to leave, start a journey, or trip): They set off for Paris. set out (to leave and start a journey): Columbus set out to find a new route to India and discovered North America. set forth literary (to start a journey or trip): The astronauts set forth …
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look at (to think about or study) We are looking at ways of overcoming the problem. Management is looking at ways of reducing expenses. (to consider something in a certain way) We look at this problem from a different viewpoint. Sometimes we need to look at life from a different perspective. (to examine …
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come in (to enter a place): Come in and have a drink. (to arrive at a place): What time does our train come in? (be received or become available): I spend money as it comes in. Our summer clothes don’t come in until April. (to become popular or fashionable): …
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avenge verb (to punish or harm someone who has harmed you or someone you care about) He promised to avenge his brother’s death. The team wanted to avenge their defeat earlier in the season. revenge noun (the act of hurting someone who has hurt you or hurt someone you care …
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