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VERB | MOVE |
(v) move heaven and earth => to try very hard to achieve something. (v) move in => to start to live in your new home. (v) move on => to leave your present job and start doing another one. |
OTHER COLLOCATIONS AND FIXED PHRASES: (v) move the goalposts => to change the rules for something, or conditions under which it is done, so that the situation becomes more difficult for somebody. (v) move in for the kill => to come closer to something in order to kill, defeat, or destroy it. |
ADJECTIVE | STEADY |
(adj) steady => firmly held in a particular position and not moving or shaking. (adj) steady job => a regular job. (adj) as steady as rock => very steady and unmovable; very stable. |
OTHER COLLOCATIONS AND FIXED PHRASES: (adj) steady relationship => someone that you have been having a romantic relationship with for a long time. (adj) ready, steady, go! => what you say to tell people to start a race. |
NOUN | INTEREST |
(n) pay sth back with interest => react to some harm by doing sth even worse. (n) lose interest => stop being interested. (n) place of interest => place that is interesting. |
OTHER COLLOCATIONS AND FIXED PHRASES: (n) vested interest => a strong reason for wanting something to happen because you will gain from it. (n) in the interest of something => in order to help or achieve something. (n) conflict of interest/interests => a situation in which you cannot do your job fairly because you will be affected by the decision you make. |
VERB | READ |
(v) read through => to read something carefully from beginning to end. (v) read sb's mind => to guess what someone else is thinking. (v) read sth from cover to cover => read all of sth because you are very interested. |
OTHER COLLOCATIONS AND FIXED PHRASES: (v) read between the lines => to guess someone's real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directly. (v) read somebody like a book => to understand easily what somebody is thinking or feeling. |
NOUN | BOARD |
(n) take sth on board => to listen to and accept a suggestion, idea etc. (n) board and lodging => meals and a place to stay. (n) across the board => involving everyone or everything in a company etc. |
OTHER COLLOCATIONS AND FIXED PHRASES: (n) sweep the board => to win everything that can be won, especially very easily. (n) the boards => the stage in a theatre. (n) full board => a type of accommodation in a hotel, etc. that includes all meals. (n) have a seat on a board => be a member of a board. |