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/'θɪŋəmi/

AmE

/'θɪŋəmi/

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

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/set 'faɪə tə/

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/set 'faɪər tə/

verb - to cause something to start burning

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/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/

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/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/

verb - to correct something that has been wrong or unfair

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/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ: ˌtu:/

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/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ:r ˌtu:/

phrase, informal - some information or knowledge that can be helpful

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/ˌbrɪŋ tʊ 'laɪf/

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/ˌbrɪŋ tə 'laɪf/

verb - to make a subject more interesting

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/'dʒɪŋks/

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/'dʒɪŋks/

verb, informal - to bring bad luck to something, to spoil something good by talking about it beforehand

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/gəʊ 'stedɪ ən/

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/goʊ 'stedi ən/

verb - not to use too much of something

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/ˌeniθɪŋ'els/

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/ˌeniθɪŋ'els/

phrase - used when asking if you want any other thing, typically in the food service industry

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/'pærət/

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/'pærət/

verb - to repeat someone's words without understanding them or without realizing their meaning

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/'θɪŋi/

AmE

/'θɪŋi/

noun, informal - something that we don't know the word for or we do not want to bother using the proper word

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/'ʃɒkə/

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/'ʃɑ:kər/

noun, informal - something that makes people shocked

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/'enɪθɪŋ 'els/

AmE

/'enɪθɪŋ 'els/

phrase - anything more

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/'swɪtʃ/

AmE

/'swɪtʃ/

verb - to change something to something else, to exchange one thing for another