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  • 31kiss up to — phrasal : to curry favor with * * * ˌkiss ˈup to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they kiss up to he/she/it kisses up to present participle …

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  • 32Campaigning for Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008 — Campaigning for the first round of the presidential election held in Zimbabwe on March 29 2008 took place from February to March. There were three major candidates: President Robert Mugabe of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic… …

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  • 33Mergers and acquisitions — Merger redirects here. For other uses, see Merge (disambiguation). For other uses of acquisition , see Acquisition (disambiguation). Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis …

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  • 34thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing …

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  • 35know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ …

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  • 36know which side one's bread is buttered on — {v. phr.} To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain. * /Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on./ …

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  • 37Committee on Jewish Law and Standards — The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is the central authority on halakha (Jewish law and tradition) within Conservative Judaism; it is one of the most active and widely known committees on the Conservative movement s Rabbinical Assembly.… …

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  • 38flatter — flatter1 flatterable, adj. flatterer, n. flatteringly, adv. /flat euhr/, v.t. 1. to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention. 2. to praise or compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively: She flatters him by constantly praising… …

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  • 39One (Sky Ferreira song) — One Single by Sky Ferreira B side Cherry Bomb Released August 23, 2010 …

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  • 40flatter — I flat•ter [[t]ˈflæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention 2) to praise or compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively 3) to represent favorably, esp. too favorably: The portrait flatters her[/ex] 4) to… …

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