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litmus testif a person says or does something ad nauseam, they say or do it again and again so that it becomes boring or annoying

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam.

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• ad nauseam

if a person says or does something ad nauseam, they say or do it again and again so that it becomes boring or annoying

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases...

• bells and whistles

attractive extra features

• The laptop has all the latest ….

recce

the activity of getting information about an area for military purposes, using soldiers, planes

• raving

​used to emphasize a particular state or quality

• a … beauty/success

• I think he's a …. lunatic.

put your finger in the dike

1. attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable.

gazump

(of a seller) raise the contracted price of a property after having informally accepted a lower offer (from an intending buyer).

• ritzy

expensive and fashionable

• a … nightclub