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  • 121cast-off — cast offs also castoff ADJ: ADJ n Cast off things, especially clothes, are ones which someone no longer uses because they are old or unfashionable, and which they give to someone else or throw away. Alexandra looked plump and awkward in her cast… …

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  • 122gloves are off —    When the gloves are off, people start to argue or fight in a more serious way. ( The gloves come off and take the gloves off are also used. It comes from boxing, where fighters normally wear gloves so that they don t do too much damage to each …

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  • 123write-off — noun 1. (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset • Syn: ↑write down • Derivationally related forms: ↑write down (for: ↑write down), ↑write off …

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  • 124To ease off — Ease Ease ([=e]z), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Eased} ([=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Easing}.] [OE. esen, eisen, OF. aisier. See {Ease}, n.] 1. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest,… …

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  • 125Brunswick, Tyne and Wear — Brunswick is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Newcastle in Tyne and Wear, England. It is about ten miles north of the city centre, just off the A1.External links* [http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/councill2.nsf/a/BPC Brunswick …

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  • 126Steel cut off saw — Known also as a steel chop saw. These portable hand operated machine are capable of cutting small sections of steel and other materials. They typically use composite friction disk blades to abrasively cut through the steel. The disks are… …

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  • 127leave off — ► leave off 1) discontinue or stop. 2) cease to wear. Main Entry: ↑leave …

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  • 128ready-to-wear — adjective Describing apparel that does not need any tailoring (for example hemming) before it can be worn. Syn: off the rack …

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