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  • 21make hair stand on end — make (your) hair stand on end to cause you to be very frightened. Massey s detailed account of the battle made my hair stand on end. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form feel your hair stand on end to recognize you are very frightened: I could …

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  • 22make allowance for — make allowance(s) for 1) take into consideration when planning or making calculations a special circuit makes allowances for changes in the ambient temperature 2) regard or treat leniently on account of mitigating circumstances she liked them and …

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  • 23account — ac|count1 [ ə kaunt ] noun *** ▸ 1 arrangement with bank ▸ 2 report/description ▸ 3 arrangement with store ▸ 4 regular customer ▸ 5 for e mail ▸ 6 record of money ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an arrangement in which a bank takes care of your money. You …

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  • 24account */*/*/ — I UK [əˈkaʊnt] / US noun Word forms account : singular account plural accounts 1) [countable] an arrangement in which a bank looks after your money. You can deposit (= put in) or withdraw (= take out) money when you need to There was only £50 in… …

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  • 25account — n. & v. n. 1 a narration or description (gave a long account of the ordeal). 2 a an arrangement or facility at a bank or building society etc. for commercial or financial transactions, esp. for depositing and withdrawing money (opened an account) …

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  • 26account for — verb 1. be the reason or explanation for (Freq. 24) The recession accounts for the slow retail business • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something 2. give reasons for (Freq. 6) …

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  • 27account — 01. My chequing [account] doesn t pay me any interest at all. 02. Jake s [account] of the story was different from Sascha s because she couldn t remember everything that happened. 03. You will have to speak to our [accountant] if you think there… …

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  • 28account — a record of a business transaction. When you buy something on credit, the company you are dealing with sets up an account . This means it sets up a record of what you buy and what you pay. You will do the same thing with any customers to whom you …

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  • 29account — [[t]əka͟ʊnt[/t]] ♦ accounts, accounting, accounted 1) N COUNT If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it. Some banks make it difficult to open …

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  • 30account — 1 noun 1 DESCRIPTION (C) a) a written or spoken description which gives details of an event: There were several different accounts of the story in the newspapers. | give an account: David gave us a vivid account of his trip to Rio. | blow by blow …

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