phone UK, informal (to contact someone using the telephone): I’ll phone you later. She phoned you last night, but you were out. call (to telephone someone): Where are you calling from? Call me seven in the morning. ring UK spoken (to telephone someone): You can ring me at the office tomorrow. …
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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
Read More »muscle vs. mussel
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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