Question 1

do away with

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abolish, get rid of

Question 2

answer sb back

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respond rudely to sb

Question 3

get sth across

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make sth understood

Question 4

hand down

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pass on to the next generation

Question 5

turn to sb

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go to sb for help

Question 6

take to

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start to like

Question 7

sell out

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to sell all of it and have no more left for people to buy

Question 8

be run over

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to be hit by a car

Question 9

put forward

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to propose

Question 10

preoccupied with

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concentrated on, absorbed in, immersed in

Question 11

present sb with sth

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to give sb sth

Question 12

prevention

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taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

Question 13

take pride in

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pride myself on, be proud of

Question 14

prior to

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before

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take priority over sth

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to be considered to be more important than sth

Question 16

proceed with

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to continue

Question 17

proficient in

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very skillful at sth

Question 18

prone to

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susceptible to, likely to suffer from

Question 19

qualify for

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to be eligible for, to have the right to have or do sth

Question 20

be at risk of

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to be in danger of

Question 21

in honor of

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to show respect for

Question 22

in practice

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not in theory but practically

Question 23

to the detriment of

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in a way that is harmful to sb or sth, at the expense of

Question 24

at most

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the biggest number or amount of

Question 25

in aid of

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in order to help

Question 26

in comfort

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comfortably

Question 27

on second thoughts

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after reconsideration, with hindsight, in retrospect

Question 28

to date

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up to the present time

Question 29

be out of your mind

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to be stupid or crazy

Question 30

in conjunction with

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along with

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