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/haʊ aɪ ˌmet jɔ: 'mʌðə/

AmE

/haʊ aɪ ˌmet jʊr 'mʌðər/

phrase - an American sitcom

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/ˌblɒk 'letəs/

AmE

/ˌblɑ:k 'let̬ərs/

noun - a style of writing in which every letter of a word is capitalized, written separately

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/'krɒs ðə ˌlaɪn/

AmE

/'krɑ:s ðə ˌlaɪn/

verb - to do something inappropriate

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/baɪ 'ɔ:l ˌmin:z/

AmE

/baɪ 'ɔ:l ˌmi:nz/

phrase - used to tell someone that you let them do something or have something

BrE

/'segmənt/

AmE

/'segmənt/

verb - to divide something into different sections

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/'skɔ:piən/

AmE

/'skɔ:rpiən/

noun - a small animal that has a curved tail with a poisonous sting, lives in hot areas of the world

BrE

/ˌdɪg 'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌdɪg 'ʌp/

verb - to discover some information about something or someone

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/bɪ'saɪd ðə 'pɔɪnt/

AmE

/bɪ'saɪd ðə 'pɔɪnt/

phrase - not important or relevant to the subject that you are discussing

BrE

/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/

AmE

/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

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/'bækˌsi:t/

AmE

/'bækˌsi:t/

noun - a seat at the back of a car

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/ˌeks'waɪf/

AmE

/ˌeks'waɪf/

noun - a person who is not somebody's wife anymore

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/'gɒsɪp/

AmE

/'gɑ:sɪp/

verb - to spread information about other people's private lives and their behaviour, it doesn't always have to be true

BrE

/'θɜ:tiˌsʌmθɪŋ/

AmE

/'θɜ:rt̬iˌsʌmθɪŋ/

noun, informal - a person around the age of thirty

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/ɪ'li:gəli/

AmE

/ɪ'li:gəli/

adverb - in a way that is against the law

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/'frendz/

AmE

/'frendz/

noun - a famous American sitcom, first released in 1994