pass the buck (to shift responsibility to someone else) You are in charge of the job, and you can’t pass the buck to me. She is trying to pass the buck and blame someone else for her failure. envocabulary.com
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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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