bed of roses (an easy or pleasant situation) At first everything was a bed of roses. Our marriage has been a bed of roses. We should see life as a bed of roses. envocabulary.com
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excuse How to excuse for being late I overslept. I felt very ill. The bus was late. My pet ran away. I lost my car keys. I got stuck in traffic. My car broke down. I had a car accident. My water pipes burst. I got lost coming here. My …
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grizzly (large brown bear) A grizzly is not a social creature. Grizzly bears live in North America and parts of Russia. grisly (causing great fear or disgust) It was a grisly story. The police were investigating a grisly murder. envocabulary.com
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censure formal (to criticize strongly and publicly) We cannot censure him until we know all the facts. The manager censured him for not reporting the problem. censor (to remove parts of a book, movie, etc. that are considered offensive, politically dangerous, or morally harmful) The Ministry of Defense censors the …
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come by (to find or get something) Jobs are not easy to come by these days. How did you come by all this money? US English (to visit a place for a short time) I’ll come by this afternoon and get all my stuff. Come by my house after work, and …
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