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/'fəʊtəˌgrɑ:f wel/

AmE

/'foʊt̬əˌgræf wel/

verb - tending to look nice in photographs

BrE

/ðə ˌlesə ɒv tu: 'i:vəlz/

AmE

/ðə ˌlesər ɑ:v tu: 'i:vəlz/

phrase - a bad decision etc. that seems better than another bad decision etc.

BrE

/gəʊ 'əʊvəbɔ:d/

AmE

/goʊ 'oʊvərbɔ:rd/

verb, informal - to do something more than is necessary

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/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

AmE

/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

adverb, dated - as soon as possible

BrE

/ˌnʌn'teɪkn/

AmE

/ˌnʌn'teɪkn/

phrase - a phrase we use as a response to "no offense"

BrE

/rʌb 'sɔ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/

AmE

/rʌb 'sɑ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

BrE

/æt ˌɜ:lɪəst kən'vi:nɪəns/

AmE

/æt ˌɜ:rlɪəst kən'vi:nɪəns/

phrase - as soon as possible

BrE

/'krɒs ðə ˌlaɪn/

AmE

/'krɑ:s ðə ˌlaɪn/

verb - to do something inappropriate

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/ˌwɒt ðə'hel/

AmE

/ˌwɑ:t ðə'hel/

phrase, informal - a phrase you say to express that you don't care about something

BrE

/'nʌθɪŋ tʊ ˌraɪt 'həʊm əˌbaʊt/

AmE

/'nʌθɪŋ tʊ ˌraɪt 'hoʊm əˌbaʊt/

phrase - an idiomatic phrase that means 'nothing special, not great'

BrE

/'weər ɑ: ju: 'ɒf tə/

AmE

/'wer ɑ:r ju: 'ɑ:f tə/

phrase, informal - another way to say 'Where are you going?'