Oct 8 (4) Pat's words 2021 06 01

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to weave wove (weaved) woven (weaved)
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to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame):
wove woven (US weaved)
fabric
dress fabric seats upholstered in red fabric cotton fabrics
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cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc.
to sew - sewed - sewn (sewed)
My grandmother taught me to sew. I made this skirt just by sewing two pieces of material together. He sewed the badge neatly onto his uniform.
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to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle:
UK: sewed (US: sewn or sewed)
to darn
She still darns the holes in her socks.
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to repair a hole or a piece of clothing with long stitches across the hole and other stitches across them:
mend (mend, mend)
Could you mend this hole in my shirt? UK I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended. UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.
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to repair something that is broken or damaged
mend mend
knitting
I'm hopeless at knitting. She takes her knitting with her everywhere.
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the activity of knitting something, or a thing that is being knitted
embroidery
Let me show you Pat's embroideries. It was a beautiful piece of embroidery.
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patterns or pictures that consist of stitches sewn directly onto cloth:
cross-stitch
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a decorative style of sewing that uses stitches that cross each other to form an X
windfall
Investors each received a windfall of £3,000. UK The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric.
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an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly:
In twenty-tens
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In 2010
the early two thousands
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2000-2010
cumbersome
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awkward because of being large, heavy, or not effective
wrap brain around
That algebra equation is really difficult. I can't wrap my brain around it"
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to find a way to understand or accept (something)
slim to none
"What are their chances of winning?" "​Slim to none."
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almost none
to met; to run into
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to met someone with intention; without intention
happenstance
By (a strange) happenstance they were both in Paris at the same time.
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chance or a chance situation, especially one producing a good result.
the other day
I saw him the other day. She called the other night.
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recently
He thinks he is somebody
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He thinks he is a big boss
tell sth/sb apart
As babies, the twins looked so much alike that I just couldn't tell them apart.
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to be able to see the difference between two very similar things or people:
a hop, skip, and a jump
We're just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Orlando is a hop, skip, and a jump from Puerto Rico.
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a very short distance:
waterlogged
The game was cancelled because of a waterlogged pitch. Water the plants regularly but do not allow the soil to become waterlogged.
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(of land) full of water and almost covered by a layer of it:
to get in a rut
I had so many ambitions when I first graduated from college, but now I feel like I've gotten into a rut
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To become seemingly trapped or stuck in a mundane, non-changing pattern of life, work, and/or personal behavior.
hunk
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a tall, strong, attractive man
to have a baby/to deliver a baby
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to have a baby women/doctor
tommy
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stomach
out of whack
If your computer is out of whack, it isn't doing what you need it to do. An out of whack kitchen scale will give you the wrong measurements
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Anything out of whack isn't working quite right.
to get the gist
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To understand the central, essential, or general matter of something, such as an argument, speech, concept, process, etc., without being proficient in the more specific details.
made of something
it's made of steel
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made * something
to pop into your head/mind
• A line from an old drinking song popped into his head. List these assets and liabilities at random as they pop into your mind or as they are suggested to you by others.
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to suddenly think of something
unseasonably
unseasonably warm weather The weather was unseasonably cold most of the week. unseasonally heavy snow
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in a way that is not usual or expected for the time of year
to encompass
The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts.
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to contain, but not about physical subjects
It was like pulling out my teeth.
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It was hard and unpleasant.
to tune out
"if you're in a boring lecture you can tune out"
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stop listening or paying attention to something.
crutch
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a stick with a piece that fits under the arm, that you lean on for support if you have difficulty in walking because of a foot or leg injury:
malarkey
məˈlɑːr. ki
I like the socializing but I can't be bothered with dressing up and all that malarkey.
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silly behaviour or nonsense:
kudos
Being an actor has a certain amount of kudos attached to it.
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the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society:
elaborate
You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt - nothing too elaborate. They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding. He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn't quite believe him.
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containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts
impeccable
impeccable taste/manners/credentials His English is impeccable.
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perfect, with no problems or bad parts:
conundrum
Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.
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a problem that is difficult to deal with:
con artist
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a person who deceives other people by making them believe something false or making them give money away

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