pique US (to cause (interest or curiosity)) She said something that piqued my curiosity. Her interest was piqued, and she wanted to find out more about him. UK (to make annoyed or upset) She was piqued to find that she hadn’t been invited. I was piqued by her indifference. peek (to …
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sharp as a tack (extremely clever) Jane is sharp as a tack. I’m sure she’ll find a solution to this problem. Mike may be old, but he is still as sharp as a tack. envocabulary.com
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bag of tricks informal (a set of skills, techniques, or resources) I will have to use everything in my bag of tricks to fix this problem. The new coach is using a whole new bag of tricks to strengthen the team. envocabulary.com
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take your time (to spend as much time as you need; do not hurry): It’s all right if we get there late, so take your time. delay (to make or become late, or to slow): The heavy traffic delayed us for hours. stall informal (to delay doing something or to …
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turn up (to increase the amount of sound, heat, light, etc.) Please turn the TV up a bit. I can hardly hear it. It’s so cold here, let me turn up the heater. (to come somewhere) It would be irresponsible not to turn up for work without calling. She turned up late, as …
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