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Buy

baɪ

Meanings of Buy:

noun

A purchase.

Usage examples:

Wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops
verb

Obtain in exchange for payment.

Usage examples:

She bought six first-class stamps

Pertinacious

ˌpɜː.tɪˈneɪ.ʃəs

Meanings of Pertinacious:

adjective

Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.

Usage examples:

He worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions

Philosophy

fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi

Meanings of Philosophy:

noun

The use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of the real world and existence, the use and limits of knowledge, and the principles of moral judgment

Usage examples:

René descartes is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.

Suck

sʌk

Meanings of Suck:

exclamation

Used to express derision and defiance.

Usage examples:

Sucks to them!
noun

The action of sucking something

Usage examples:

Can i have a suck of your lollipop, please?
verb

To pull in liquid or air through your mouth without using your teeth, or to move the tongue and muscles of the mouth around something inside your mouth, often in order to dissolve it

Usage examples:

She was sitting on the grass sucking lemonade through a straw., i sucked my thumb until i was seven…

Meanings of Back away:

phrasal verb

Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Meanings of Hack around:

phrasal verb

Pass one's time idly or with no definite purpose.

Usage examples:

She hacked around with neighbourhood buddies

Meanings of Sign off:

phrasal verb

Conclude a letter, broadcast, or other message.

Usage examples:

He signed off with a few words of advice

Meanings of Have-it-out-with-someone:

idiom

To talk to someone about something they have done that makes you angry, in order to try to solve the problem

Usage examples:

She'd been late for work every morning and i thought i'd better have it out with her.

Fritter away

ˈfrɪt.ər

Meanings of Fritter away:

phrasal verb

To waste money, time, or an opportunity

Usage examples:

Retirees must plan how to fill their hours or they risk frittering the time away.

Meanings of Stand-firm:

idiom

To remain in the same place or at the same level

Usage examples:

The protesters stood firm as the police tried to disperse them., hold firm against the dollar held …

Meanings of Time-was:

phrase

Said to mean that there was a period in the past when something used to happen or be true

Usage examples:

Time was when time was when you could buy a loaf of bread for sixpence., time was when a gadget lik…

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