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  • 31Dear Aunt Agnes — Created in 1985, Dear Aunt Agnes was a children s show that aired on TV Ontario. The show debuted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 1986. The show s premise was that a divorced mother called her Aunt Agnes to come and take care of her children so that she could …

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  • 32dear*/*/*/ — [dɪə] adj I 1) Dear used in front of someone s name or title at the beginning of a letter to them Dear Diana, I hope you re feeling better now.[/ex] Dear Sir or Madam[/ex] 2) loved, or liked very much a dear friend[/ex] 3) expensive Their… …

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  • 33dear to someone's heart — close/dear to (someone s) heart if something is dear to someone s heart, it is very important to them. Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart …

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  • 34dear to heart — close/dear to (someone s) heart if something is dear to someone s heart, it is very important to them. Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart …

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  • 35dear — 1. adjective /dɪə,diɹ/ a) Loved; lovable. Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow b) Loving, affectionate, heartfelt The dearer the giver, the dearer the trincket he brings! 2. noun …

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  • 36dear to someone's heart — close/dear/near/to someone’s heart phrase very important or interesting to someone a topic that is obviously very close to his heart Thesaurus: importantsynonym Main entry …

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  • 37Dear — Recorded in many spellings as shown below, this is an early English surname. It has two possible origins. The first is from the pre 7th Century word deora , meaning beloved and used as a byname, whilst the second is from the word deor , used to… …

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  • 38Dear Money — A situation in which money or loans are very difficult to obtain in a given country. If you do have the opportunity to secure a loan, then interest rates are usually extremely high. Also known as tight money . This situation can be a result of a… …

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  • 39dear — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland adj expensive II Irish Slang expensive III Jamaican Slang Glossary Expensive. Dat cost dear. (That is very expensive.) …

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  • 40be dear to someone's heart — be dear to someone’s heart formal phrase if something is dear to someone’s heart, they are very interested in it and care a lot about it Education is a subject that is very dear to the Prime Minister’s heart. Thesaurus: to be important, or to… …

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