be+not+afraid

  • 21afraid of your own shadow — afraid/scared/of your own shadow phrase very easily frightened Thesaurus: not brave or willing to take riskssynonym Main entry: shadow …

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  • 22not be up to scratch — (not) be up to scratch to not be of an acceptable standard or quality. I m afraid your last essay wasn t up to scratch …

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  • 23afraid - frightened — If you are afraid of someone or something, you feel fear because you think they may harm you. They were afraid of you. The guards were so afraid that they trembled. You can also say that you are frightened of someone or something. Frightened has… …

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  • 24afraid — adjective (not before noun) 1 I m afraid spoken used to politely tell someone something that may annoy them, upset them or disappoint them: That s the most we can offer you, I m afraid. (+ (that)): I m afraid you ve been given the wrong address.… …

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  • 25afraid — a|fraid W2S1 [əˈfreıd] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Past participle of affray to frighten (14 19 centuries), from Old French affreer; AFFRAY] 1.) frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may… …

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  • 26Afraid of Sunlight — Infobox Album | Name = Afraid of Sunlight Type = Album Artist = Marillion Released = 24 June 1995 22 March 1999 (two disc edition) Recorded = The Racket Club, Aylesbury, January June 1995 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 51:25 (single disc… …

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  • 27afraid — a|fraid [ ə freıd ] adjective never before noun *** 1. ) frightened, for example because you feel you are in danger: Don t be afraid, I won t hurt you. afraid of: Everyone seems to be afraid of her. He s afraid of flying. afraid to do something:… …

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  • 28afraid — [[t]əfre͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ of n, ADJ to inf If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you. She did not seem at… …

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  • 29afraid — This word, meaning filled with fear, apprehension, concern, or regret, is overused in everyday conversation with the verb to be as a loose, inaccurate synonym for to think, to feel, to believe. Avoid such statements as I m afraid you re wrong and …

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  • 30not — [[t]nɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Not is often shortened to n t in spoken English, and added to the auxiliary or modal verb. For example, did not is often shortened to didn t .) 1) NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. The sanctions are not… …

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