the last thing you want/need (something that you really do not want or need) I hurt your feelings, and that was the last thing I wanted to do. The last thing we needed was to run out of gasoline in the middle of nowhere. envocabulary.com
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last resort (the last possible option or solution) Since the motel was full, we had to sleep in our sleeping bags as a last resort. I would not ask him for money except as my very last resort. envocabulary.com
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muscle (a piece of flesh inside human or animal body that can tighten and relax to produce movement) I pulled a muscle in my back trying to lift the freezer. These exercises strengthen your muscles. mussel (a small shellfish with a soft body inside a black shell with two parts …
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empty out (to remove all the contents of) Please empty out your locker. It’ll take some time to empty out all the drawers. (become empty) The bar had emptied out at 11.30. envocabulary.com
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dumb down (to simplify; to make something easier to understand) He was trying to dumb down the scientific language so that everyone would understand it. We need to dumb down the book for kids. envocabulary.com
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