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  • 31take something amiss — BE OFFENDED, take offence, be upset. → amiss * * * take something amiss british phrase to be offended by something, especially something that was not intended to be offensive Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym Main entry: amiss * * *… …

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  • 32something would not go amiss — something would not go/come/amiss british phrase used for saying that something would be welcome, suitable, or useful An apology wouldn’t go amiss. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry …

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  • 33something would not come amiss — something would not go/come/amiss british phrase used for saying that something would be welcome, suitable, or useful An apology wouldn’t go amiss. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry …

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  • 34take amiss — phrasal : to impute a wrong motive or a bad meaning or intention to : take offense at afraid a refusal will be taken amiss Dorothy Barclay don t take it amiss if his counsels are not pleasant Richard Ginder * * * take amiss To take offence at… …

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  • 35one man may steal a horse, while another may not look over a hedge — People may take different degrees of liberty depending on our opinion of them. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. ix. K4 This prouerbe..saith, that some man maie steale a hors better, Than some other maie stande and loke vpone. 1591 LYLY… …

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  • 36take something amiss — British to be offended by something, especially something that was not intended to be offensive …

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  • 37Grover Cleveland: American Interest in the Cuban Revolution — ▪ Primary Source              Although the strife in Cuba was not a major issue in the presidential campaign of 1896, its importance for America was already recognized by political leaders. In his final presidential message to Congress on… …

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  • 38Imperfection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Imperfection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 imperfection imperfection Sgm: N 1 imperfectness imperfectness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 deficiency deficiency Sgm: N 1 inadequacy inadequacy &c.(insufficiency) 640 Sgm: N 1 peccancy …

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  • 39OK — Synonyms and related words: John Hancock, Roger, absolute, absolutely, accede to, accept, acceptable, acceptance, accord, accord to, accredit, accurate, ace high, acquiescence, adequate, adherence, admiration, admire, admissible, admission, admit …

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  • 40decent — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Christlike, Christly, OK, acceptable, accepted, accommodating, according to Hoyle, acknowledged, adequate, admissible, admitted, advantageous, advisable, affable, affectionate, agreeable, all right, amiable …

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