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correlative (a)

If two or more facts, numbers, etc. are correlative, there is an important relationship between them

all the same

despite what has just been said

hold water

If a reason, argument, or explanation holds water, it is true

be at the mercy of sth/sb

to not be able to protect yourself from something or someone that you cannot control

material comfort

prosperity

have sb on

to make someone think that something is true, as a joke

Knock it off!

something you say when you want someone to stop doing something that is annoying you

call the shots = call the tune

to be in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation

pull your weight

to work as hard as other people in a group

not hold with something

to not approve of an idea or activity

learn something to your cost

to learn or discover something because of an unpleasant or difficult experience

divisive (a)

used to describe something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people

elitist (a)

organized for the good of a few people who have special interests or abilities

uplifting (a)

making someone feel better

straddle (v)

+) to sit or stand with your legs on either side of something

+) Something that straddles a line, such as a border or river, exists on each side of it or goes across it

+) to combine different styles or subjects

+) to be unable to decide which of two opinions about a subject is better and so partly support both opinions

hum (v)

+) to smell very unpleasant

+) to make a continuous low sound

+) to sing without opening your mouth

+) to be busy and full of activity, excitement, sounds, or voices

turmoil (n)

a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder

pigeonhole (v)

+) to have an often unfair idea of what type someone or something it

+) to put something away or leave it until a later time

laud (v)

praise = acclaim

spare a thought for sb

to think about someone who is in a bad situation

at the outset of

at the beginning of

left (absolutely) nothing to chance

to prepare for everything possible

branch out into something/doing something

to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially as your work or as a business

give vent to something

to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way = vent + N

paradoxical (a)

seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics

failing that

used for saying that if something you have mentioned is not possible, there is another thing you can try

carry weight

to have respect, influence, trust, or importance

in many respects

nostalgic (a)

feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things that happened in the past

pigeonhole (n)

one of a set of small boxes, open at the front, in which letters and messages are left for different people

lucrative (a)

profitable

many a + N(singular)

quite a few + n(singular)

weather permitting

rub salt into/to the wound

to make a difficult situation even worse for someone

have a good command of

Have the ability to use or control; have mastery of

on the cards

likely to happen

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