marry (to legally become husband and wife) Mike asked me to marry him, and I accepted. We are going to get married next month. merry (happy and cheerful) Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. She is in a wonderfully merry mood today. UK informal (slightly drunk, tipsy) He was merry …
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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 perfectly fine 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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