horse around
horsing around
I know, Lindsey. I was just horsing around, not really giving advice. We had a great time laughing and taking selfies with her big stomach.
beg
Don't look at me that way. You can beg all you want but I'm not giving into you this time -- we're going to eat healthy for the rest of the week.
mean a lot to someone
it would mean a lot to me
Luis: I’m giving my final presentation tonight. It would mean a lot to me if you came.
in hand
"Do you need help giving the dog a bath?""No thanks, I have the situation in hand."
demeaning
The use of student panels to recruit teachers is part of a wider movement towards giving students a greater say in their education. But some believe it is demeaning to subject adults to the judgement of children.
demeaning
The use of student panels to recruit teachers is part of a wider movement towards giving students a greater say in their education. But some believe it is demeaning to subject adults to the judgement of children.
solidity
Now, the special conditions that made mummification possible are giving scientists a chance to explain how the universe acquired the solidity that made life possible in the first place. It will be a key scientific milestone.
food coma
If you overeat on Thanksgiving beware the "food coma." The post-meal fatigue may be real, but the condition is giving turkeys a bad rap due to the misconception that the bird's dose of tryptophan causes sleepiness.
misconception
If you overeat on Thanksgiving beware the "food coma." The post-meal fatigue may be real, but the condition is giving turkeys a bad rap due to the misconception that the bird's dose of tryptophan causes sleepiness.
bad rap
If you overeat on Thanksgiving beware the "food coma." The post-meal fatigue may be real, but the condition is giving turkeys a bad rap due to the misconception that the bird's dose of tryptophan causes sleepiness.
fatigue
If you overeat on Thanksgiving beware the "food coma." The post-meal fatigue may be real, but the condition is giving turkeys a bad rap due to the misconception that the bird's dose of tryptophan causes sleepiness.
account
As word spread of the blasts, social media seemed shaped by every aspect of the response, from runners giving their accounts of the nightmare on Facebook, to authorities using Twitter to give instant updates.
nightmare
As word spread of the blasts, social media seemed shaped by every aspect of the response, from runners giving their accounts of the nightmare on Facebook, to authorities using Twitter to give instant updates.
update
As word spread of the blasts, social media seemed shaped by every aspect of the response, from runners giving their accounts of the nightmare on Facebook, to authorities using Twitter to give instant updates.
streamer
A new picture helps scientists unravel the mystery of a vast green blob discovered in a galaxy millions of light years away. Part of a streamer of gas stretching around the galaxy, it may be giving birth to new stars.
unravel
A new picture helps scientists unravel the mystery of a vast green blob discovered in a galaxy millions of light years away. Part of a streamer of gas stretching around the galaxy, it may be giving birth to new stars.
galaxy
A new picture helps scientists unravel the mystery of a vast green blob discovered in a galaxy millions of light years away. Part of a streamer of gas stretching around the galaxy, it may be giving birth to new stars.
observe
One side of this tree house holds 78 nesting spaces for birds, giving it the appearance of an avian condominium. From the other side a lone visitor can observe the birds’ habitat through peepholes in a partition.
avian
One side of this tree house holds 78 nesting spaces for birds, giving it the appearance of an avian condominium. From the other side a lone visitor can observe the birds’ habitat through peepholes in a partition.
coerce
We've all been there: Banging the back of a glass ketchup bottle, begging it to give you a dollop of the good stuff or battling with a plastic bottle coercing it into giving up the last of its contents.
filibuster
Jon Stewart excoriated Republicans for filibustering a measure giving health benefits to first responders who worked at ground zero after Sept. 11, 2001.
excoriate
Jon Stewart excoriated Republicans for filibustering a measure giving health benefits to first responders who worked at ground zero after Sept. 11, 2001.
pungent
The term "red herring" refers to a particularly strong kipper, a fish that has been heavily cured in brine and/or smoked, turning the flesh red and giving it a pungent odor.
floral
Boutonnieres may remind us of awkward prom photos. But Coldplay front-man, Chris Martin, pulled off the floral look without giving us scary flashbacks.
boutonniere
Boutonnieres may remind us of awkward prom photos. But Coldplay front-man, Chris Martin, pulled off the floral look without giving us scary flashbacks.
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