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middle-of-the-roader
rubber-stamp majority
dog-eat-dog competition
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egg-head
treasure-hunter ,
nightcap
baby-sitter
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The child cried itself to sleep. , .
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to bow somebody out of the room , -
the truck rumbled into the town ,
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danced her out into a quiet corridor. , .
My uncle Gorji danced into the house. , , .
She banged out of the room. , .
stormed out of the little restaurant. ( ).
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shrugged the stare off. .
waved her into the car. , .
Tom could laugh everything off. .
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Chairperson, colour-blindness, Jack-of-all-trades, stay-at-home, free-and-easy, do-nothing, moon-lit, window-pane, hardshell, die-hard, might-have-been, night-flying, profit-sharing, heavyweight, sleepyhead, forget-me-nots, know-all, oil-bearing, well-informed, long-suffering, noteworthy, duty-free, jet-black, grown-up (person), turned-up (nose), bald-headed, short-sighted, money-laundering, dry-cleaner's, pick-pocketing, fire-proof, heart-broken.
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A five-minute talk, a two-day beard, a three-day conference, a bread-and-cheese supper, a black-and-white film, a part-time job, a one-track way, apresent-day situation, a well-to-do man, a two-year-old child, doll-faced girl, soft-skinned hands, hollow-cheeked fellow, god-forsaken country, weather-beaten face, hand-knitted gloves, enemy-held territory.
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The quake of the earth, the fall of water, the shot of a gun, the field of ice, the windows of a shop, head of cabbage, oil of olive, the place of one's birth, powder for teeth, a trap for mice, a book for notes, a tube for tests, a board for bills, a cage for birds, thirsty for blood, tired with talk, sick with sea.
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1. was a great hand at legpulling.
2. You can't fill pails with a teaspoon.
3. If the guy didn't know shorthand, I would fire him right now.
4. Reinhardt began to see daylight.
5. It is generally accepted that any future spaceship will be rocket-driven.
6. His name-calling, we'll agree, is in bad taste.
7. She flew around to the play-yard.
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1. Mildred whirled, glared at Harry, then looked around the table.
2. Brown, the goalkeeper, staggered towards the goal.
3. Mason peeled off his pyjamas and splashed hurriedly into the shower.
4. He was helped into his overcoat.
5. He struggled into his bathrobe.
6. Mary was forced to assist him with an arm into the hall.
7. The employers hoped to starve the strikers back to work.
8. The wheels creaked into motion.
9. The train steamed into (out of) the station and in a few minutes stopped.
10. The heavy cart rumbled into the village.
11. We remind him that we all have our ups and downs.
