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across the tracks
( See: THE TRACKS.)
act
( ækt See: READ THE RIOT ACT.)
act high and mighty
( {v. phr.} To wield power; act overbearingly; order others around; look down on others. * /Paul is an inexperienced teacher and he acts high and mighty with his students./)
act of faith
( {n. phr.} An act or a deed that shows unquestioning belief in someone or something. * /It was a real act of faith on Mary's part to entrust her jewelry to her younger sister's care./) Далее…
act of God
( {n.} An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of earthquakes, floods, etc. * /Hurricane Andrew destroyed many houses in Далее…
act out
( {v.} 1. To show an idea, story, or happening by your looks, talk, and movements. * /He tried to act out a story that he had read./ 2. To put into action. * /All his life he tried to act Далее…
act up
( {v.}, 1. To behave badly; act rudely or impolitely. * /The dog acted up as the postman came to the door./ 2. To work or run poorly (as a after all machine); skip; miss. * /ThÅ car acted Далее…
actions speak louder than words
( What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. - A proverb. * /John promised to help me, but he didn't. Actions speak louder than words./ * /Joe is very Далее…
actor
( ˈæktə See: BAD ACTOR.)
ad lib
( ˈædˈlɪb {v. phr.} To improvise; interpolate during speech. * /When the actress forgot her lines during the second act, she had to ad lib in order to keep the show going./)
add fuel to the flame
( {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. * /By criticizing his son's girl, the father added Далее…
add insult to injury
( {v. phr.} 1. To hurt someone's feelings after doing him harm. * /He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up./ 2. To make bad trouble worse. * Далее…
add the finishing touches
( {v. phr.} To complete; finish. * /Mary's first novel promised to be excellent; however, her editor suggested that she should add some finishing touches before accepting it./)
add up
( {v.} 1. To come to the correct amount. * /The numbers wouldn't add up./ 2. To make sense; be understandable. * /His story didn't add up./)
add up to
( {v.} 1. To make a total of; amount to. * /The bill added up to $12.95./ 2. To mean; result in. * /The rain, the mosquitoes, and the heat added up to a spoiled vacation./)
addition
( əˈdɪʃən See: IN ADDITION.)
address
( əˈdres See: PUBLIC-ADDRESS SYSTEM.)
advance
( ədˈvɑ:ns See: IN ADVANCE or IN ADVANCE OF.)
advantage
( ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ See: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TO ADVANTAGE.)
affair
( əˈfɛə See: LOVE AFFAIR.)
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