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  • 51cordon off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cordon off : present tense I/you/we/they cordon off he/she/it cordons off present participle cordoning off past tense cordoned off past participle cordoned off 1) to form a cordon around an area Police had… …

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  • 52passing off — When a trade or service mark is not registrable it may still be entitled to certain protection, i.e. a passing off action. Passing off is available where there is a prospect of confusion of identity through the unauthorised use of similar marks… …

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  • 53board off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms board off : present tense I/you/we/they board off he/she/it boards off present participle boarding off past tense boarded off past participle boarded off to hide something by putting wooden boards over or… …

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  • 54board off — ˌboard ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they board off he/she/it boards off present participle boarding off past tense …

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  • 55slack off — UK US slack off Phrasal Verb with slack({{}}/slæk/ verb ► if someone slacks off, they stop working hard or putting effort into something: »Companies just want to make sure their employees aren t slacking off. »He urged Washington not to slack off …

    Financial and business terms

  • 56cordon off — verb divide by means of a rope The police roped off the area where the crime occurred • Syn: ↑rope in, ↑rope off • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑close in, ↑inclose, ↑shut in …

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  • 57Hands off — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58To top off — Top Top, v. t. 1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; chiefly used in the past participle. [1913 Webster] Like moving mountains topped with snow. Waller. [1913 Webster] A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 59palm off something — palm off (something) to trick or persuade someone to take something. They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine. Related vocabulary: fob something off on… …

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  • 60palm off — (something) to trick or persuade someone to take something. They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine. Related vocabulary: fob something off on someone …

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