hang around (to spend time or stay around a place) You can go, and I will hang around for a while in case he comes. Don’t hang around in the street. Get yourself home quick. Go and get ready. Don’t hang around. We have a plane to catch. envocabulary.com
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jack of all trades (someone who is good at many kinds of work or business) Tim is a jack of all trades, and he has had many different jobs. My father is a jack of all trades; he can do plumbing, gardening, cooking, and so on. envocabulary.com
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call of nature humorous (to urinate or defecate) Excuse me for a minute; I must answer a call of nature before we leave. There was no bathroom, so he disappeared behind the bushes to answer the call of nature. Please stop the car somewhere; I need to answer the …
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write in (to send a letter or electronic message to television company or other organization) We asked our readers to write in and give us their views. A lot of people wrote in to the program to ask for more details. envocabulary.com
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write down (to write something on a piece of paper in order to remember or record it) Let me write down the phone number before I forget it. This is my new address – do you want to write it down? I wrote down every word the teacher said. …
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