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/'lu:z/

AmE

/'lu:z/

verb - to become thinner, less heavy

BrE

/'mɪdst/

AmE

/'mɪdst/

noun, formal - the middle part of something

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/'faɪnd/

AmE

/'faɪnd/

verb - to discover yourself or someone in a particular situation, usually unexpected

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/'fɒləʊp/

AmE

/'fɑ:loʊp/

adjective - coming after something that was done earlier

BrE

/ˌget ðə 'mesɪdʒ/

AmE

/ˌget ðə 'mesɪdʒ/

verb, informal - to understand what is meant

BrE

/'klɪfˌhæŋə/

AmE

/'klɪfˌhæŋər/

noun - a part of a play or a movie that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next

BrE

/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

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/'segmənt/

AmE

/'segmənt/

verb - to divide something into different sections

BrE

/'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