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to go bankrupt
it's hungry in here
to be on the wrong track, to bark up the wrong tree
to stand (someone) up, to leave (someone) in the lurch, to let (someone) down
to fire (to shoot a weapon)
to use all available means, to use everything at one's disposal, to take advantage of every resource in one's environment, to put everything to good use, to be resourceful
to turn one's nose up at, to thumb one's nose at (to disdain); to pay no heed to (to disregard)
to flourish, to be successful, to gain a reputation
to catch as catch can (to use all available means, to use everything at one's disposal, to take advantage of every resource in one's environment, to be resourceful)
to prove, to serve as proof (of/that), to be evidence (of/that), to bear witness (of/that), to attest (to/that); to be reliable; to be valid; to prevail
to base one's argument; to build on
to outdo oneself, to do very well, to perform outstandingly
to make a fortune, to make a pile
to be cool or chilly (of the weather)
to be cold
to be chilling, to give the creeps, to send shivers down someone's spine
to face, to confront, to face up to, to stand against
to be all the rage, to be red hot
to welcome enthusiastically, to greet with eagerness
to pay attention to, to watch out for, to be careful of, mind
to put on airs; to pretend that, to act like
to cause a sensation, to cause a big stir, to be much talked about, to be the talk of the town
to have a high opinion of, to esteem
to look glum, to have a long face; to behave coldly towards, to treat coldly; to cold-shoulder
to go grocery shopping
to spare (someone something), to let (someone) off
to strike; to be on strike
to halt, to stop (somewhere)
to be worthy of, to be a credit to, to do proud; to do justice to; to honour
to embarrass, to disgrace, to make (someone) feel ashamed, to bring shame upon
to be deceptive, to deceive, to look the part
to barge in, to burst in
to be on a level playing field, to be on an equal footing, to be on equal terms, to keep pace, to be able to compete
to look nice, to look pretty, to make pretty
to play around
to be daylight
to do justice; [with de]; take the law into one's own hands
to do the trick, to do the job, to do, to be enough, sufficient
to make love, to have sex
to serve in the army; to get military training, to undergo military training
to advertise oneself or one's product
to grant, concede
to bury one's head in the sand, to ignore what is going on
to have the effect (of), to come (as); to give (to someone) the impression of being, to appear (to someone) to be, to strike (someone) as
to act like a child, to be childish, to lack maturity
to try; to experience
to give something a miss, to forgo
to do the impossible; to do one's utmost, to do everything one can; to pull out all the stops
to come the innocent, to act all innocent, to feign ignorance, to play dumb
to be subject
to win unanimous support, to be approved unanimously, to be the object of a full consensus, to be unanimous
to play truant, to play hooky, to skip class, to ditch, to bunk, to mitch
to do without, to forgo
to extol
to play the decider, to play a tiebreaker
to party, to live it up, to whoop it up
to hunt down, to chase, to track down
to teach
to get to know
to make conversation