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(v) 1. to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization
e.g. She resigned from the government last week.
2. to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed
e.g. Josh resigned himself to the long walk home. |
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See with my own eyes
[siː wɪð maɪ əun aɪs] |
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observe firsdt-hand
e.g. I wanted to see with my own eyes what the city had achieved |
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See eye to eye
[siː aɪ tu aɪ]
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to agree with smb
e.g. He never saw eye to eye with his colleagues in the planning department and eventually decided to resign
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Catch the eye
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attract attention
e.g. The gallery's stunning glass-and-steel enterance catches the eye as you go in
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Turn a blind eye
[tɜːn e blaɪnd aɪ] |
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ignore
e.g. Her mother will always regret turning a blind eye to her daughter's problems.
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Cast an eye over
[kɑːst æn aɪ 'əuvə] |
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to check
e.g. You need to get an experienced chemist to cast an eye over your dissertation before you hand it in.
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to see
e.g. Hilary had never laid eyes the place before, but it immediately felt like home.
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Than meet the eye
[ðæn miːt ðiː aɪ] |
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to be more complicated; not without purpose; with some hidden design
e.g. there is more to it than meets the eye |
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Keep an eye on
[kiːp æn aɪ ɔn] |
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guard; look after; keep track (of)
e.g. fail to keep an eye on the child |
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(adj) angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone and ready to argue with them
e.g. Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception. |
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(adj) 1. severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad or very serious
e.g. His injuries were quite severe.
2. severe weather is very bad and very extreme, and very hot, dry, cold etc |
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(n) the arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenly
e.g. a sudden influx of cash |
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(adj) good enough for people to live in
e.g. It would cost a fortune to make the place habitable. |
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