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يه دعوايى رو چرخوندن عليه طرف مقابل

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I can’t believe you are turning this around on me

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خشم را بر دیگری خالی کردن

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if I keep taking my anger out on them

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not based on specific facts or details and therefore not completely accurate or fair
مهم است که تعمیم ندهیم

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it is important not to come to sweeping conclusions

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یه خط انتن بیشتر نیست

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cell service is down to one bar

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كذر زمان رو از دست دادم

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I lost track of time

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عدالت موضوع محل اختلافی باقی مانده

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justice remains a contested topic

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تحت فشار شدید عمومی قرار گرفت

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the IRA came under increasing public pressure to give information about the whereabouts of the bodies
of some of those people whom the IRA was alleged to have “disappeared”

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to feel angry with someone, because of something that they have done in the past

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Hold it against

He knows it was an accident – I don’t think he’ll hold it against her.

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وقتی به تصمیمش برچسب می زنی روايت ناسالمی از مردانگی رو تقويت مى كنى

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when you stigmatise his choice, then you feed into an unhealthy narrative on masculinity in middle age.

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an abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favourable situation.

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Turn around
“it was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes
If I can show just how much I’ve turned south park around.

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سطح بحث رو بالا بردن

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Elevate the conversation

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تا جايى كه به خاطر دارم

اگه در يادآورى اين امر اشتباه نكنم

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In my recollection

Well, to the best of my recollection there was no final agreement reached on composition or even on the principles.

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شرايط اونقدر بى سابقه بود كه هيچكس نمى دونست چى كار كند

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The situation was so unprecedented that no one knew what to do.

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شمم بهم مى گه

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My intuition is telling me

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طاهر رو حفظ كردن و بهتر از چيزى كه هست نشون دادن

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Keep up appearances

They were very unhappily married but kept up appearances for the sake of their children.

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اهميت دادن

you respect them and care about them.

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Don’t you have no regard for you reputation?

The Party ruled the country without regard for the people’s views

There were armed people about, people with little regard for human life

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to make problems, difficulties, or disagreements less serious or easier to solve, usually by talking to the people involved

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Would you like me to try to smooth things over between you and your parents?

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to be going to do something very soon

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As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.
She was so tired that she was on the point of collapse.
Valency was on the point of obeying.

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use or be used until no longer in good condition or working order

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The plot was already pretty worn out when llm hung this story on it.

He wore out two pairs of shoes last year

​to make yourself/somebody feel very tired
The kids have totally worn me out.
You’ll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.

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تحریک عمدی

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wilful provocation

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از لحاظ اقتصادی آسیب پذیر

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economically vulnerable/ the problem is that our society is set up to make women economically vulnerable when they choose.

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منحرف کردن

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deflect
The prime minister deflected mounting criticism today by announcing tax cuts.
The prime minister deflected mounting criticism today by announcing tax cuts.
deflect blame to him

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to believe what someone says and act accordingly.

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take you at your word
They graded her feminism, instead of simply taking a grown, accomplished woman at her word.
You’re right to be wary, but, in this case, I think we can take John at his word. He’s just trying to help.

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(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

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pervasive
Distrust of the media had become pervasive, and Luce believed that the public needed to better understand the purpose and function of the press.
a pervasive odor

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easily perceptible

capable of being touched or felt

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The energy at each march was palpable—the exhilaration of young people finding a collective voice.
As fascism advanced in Europe, there was a palpable sense that liberties were imperilled at home

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to bring into peril : ENDANGER

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Six House Republicans are joining other GOP lawmakers in warning President Trump that his plan to cut U.S. troop levels in Germany is ill-advised and would imperil American interests in the region.

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impossible to solve

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insoluble

If you have an insoluble problem of great complexities…

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to make something increase or become more serious

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deepen
It certainly helped to deepen my understanding of the situation.
The housing crisis could deepen.
the crisis deepened.

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صدات قطع و وصل مى شه

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Sorry you are breaking up.

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ارقام رو زير سوال نبردند.

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They didn’t dispute the figures.

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اصلاح جزئى

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Very mild improvement

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strongly prejudiced against women.

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misogynistic
The Most Misogynistic, Hateful Elected Official in the Democacratic World: Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro.
The novel was also criticized for racist and misogynistic content.
It has been criticized for its misogynistic, sexist and regressive approach.

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loosely connected far-right, white nationalist movement based in the United States

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The alt-right, an abbreviation of alternative right,

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notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.

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publicity
the case attracted wide publicity in the press.
There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film.
he is looking for publicity he is trying to provoke us.
Such studies have received a lot of publicity
this is free publicity for him!
we have got to control the publicity.
we need all publicity we can get.
It is trued what they say, there is no such thing as bad publicity!
he cannot afford that kind of publicity.

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Such studies have received a lot of publicity

تجسم

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embodiment
he is the living embodiment of …
I am the embodiment of that belief/ideal/ that statement.
You have been the embodimentof every graceful fancy that my mind has ever become acquainted with.
embodiment of american dream.
He is the embodiment of all that is evil.
she is the embodiment of what we call the Christ Principle, the energy of Love.

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remain strong or vigorous

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hold up.
the facts doesn’t hold up.
Numerous other claims did not hold up under investigation.
their testimony won’t hold up in court.
Each train will hold up to 1800 passengers.

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communicate with/reach someone

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get ahold of
I couldn’t get ahold of you.
been trying to get ahold of you since yesterday.

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an action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal.

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stepping stone.
Modeling is a stepping stone to acting.
A good stepping stone can lead to many others.
He used it as a stepping stone into politics.
he described the treaty as a stepping stone toward the ultimate freedom!

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used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends

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run its course
The disease usually runs its course in a few days.
It’s got to run its course now.
Don’t you feel like this has just run its course?

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to give extra information so we can understand the broader picture and not draw conclusions about a fact or situation in isolation

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To look at something in context’ or ‘to put it into context

Just to put all of this into context..

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reasonable grounds to believe that a particular person has committed a crime, especially to justify making a search or preferring a charge

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Probable cause

Police says facial recognition is only investigative lead and doesn’t supply probable cause for

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reluctant to take risks

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risk-averse
Thus, risk aversion may manifest differently in different domains – human life versus economic outcomes – with women leaders being significantly more risk averse in the domain of human life, but more risk taking in the domain of the economy.

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exist or occur at a date earlier than (something).

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Predate

He predated the check by three days.
This was a case that predated this new policy that we have.

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اين موضوع براى دهه ها محل بحث بوده است

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The issue has been subject of debate for decades.

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increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series

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Incremental

small, incremental tax hikes.

We are seeking continuous, incremental improvements, not great breakthroughs

Incremental changes.

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employ someone
develop character etc
accept work/responsibility
fight or compete against someone
decide to do something
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She decided to take this issue on in a big way.

We’re not taking on any new staff at the moment.

The war took on a different meaning for everyone involved.

I can’t take on any more work at the moment.

This evening Manchester United take on Barcelona

My mother took it on herself to invite them.

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to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually

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Undermine

The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.

Criticism just undermines their confidence.

Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her.

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shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

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That case quickly galvanized civilians and soldiers who are fed up with this system not working.

charities were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people.

The prospect of his mother coming to stay galvanized him into action and he started cleaning the house.

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Syndicate

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سِنديكِت

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خبر اصلى

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The main news

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بايد حواسمون به اين موضوع باشه

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Something else to keep an eye on

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to criticize someone about something they have said or done and challenge them to explain it

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Call out

Calling her out in front of everyone wasn’t exactly fair.
call someone out on something: She called him out on his shameless hypocrisy.

That has led to a growing phenomena of public call outs that for some are necessary way of demanding accountability from public figures and those in power

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feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.

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Dismissive

He’s so dismissive of anybody else’s suggestions.
a dismissive attitude

His view of call out culture is overly narrow and even dismissive

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Being admired, or supported by many people.

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Gaining popularity

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1 : to dig up out of or as if out of the earth

2 : to make known or public

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unearth an old photo album
unearth a scandal
Unearthing all tweets of him

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to offer to give help or information

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No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police appeal.
Nobody has yet come forward with any information relating to the girl’s death.

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Corresponding in size or degree

In proportion

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Commensurate
A salary that is commensurate with skills and experience

The pension is not commensurate with what she suffered.

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اسيب شديد فيزيكى بر سلامت جنسى و حقوقش تاثير گذاته

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The severe physical harm impacted her sexual and reproductive health and rights

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بايد در زمان مناسب و به صورت موثر بررسى شو

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It should be investigated in a timely and effective mannner

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make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.

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adjudicate
Mark Zuckerberg described it as a “Supreme Court” that would be an adjudicating body that makes decisions on the hardest and the thorniest and the most controversial speech decisions that Facebook made

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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contentious
And when you say “speech decisions,” you mean the most contentious posts that get on Facebook and that people say shouldn’t be there, or that their posters shouldn’t be allowed to post.

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have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with

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resemble
This might or might not at all resemble what it’s like when the Supreme Court alerts journalists that a decision is coming.

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lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time

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indefinite
they may face indefinite detention./
But we hold that it was improper, that is to say, in violation of Facebook’s own rules as well as generally-accepted principles of freedom of expression, for Facebook to make that suspension indefinite./
An indefinite ban of the former president violates Facebook’s own rules./
We’re here for the indefinite future.
for an indefinite period.