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  • 31quite the thing — • (not) quite the thing informal what is considered socially (in)correct, (un)fashionable It s not quite the thing to wear an open necked shirt to a formal evening dinner. Source: (Arakin 4, 79) …

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  • 32Not in Portland — Lost episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 7 Directed by Stephen Williams Written by …

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  • 33Not eXactly C — Not eXactly C, or NXC, is a high level programming language for the Lego Mindstorms NXT. NXC, which is short for Not eXactly C, is based on Next Byte Codes, an assembly language. NXC has a syntax like C. The IDE for NXC is the Bricx Command… …

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  • 34not feel yourself — phrase to be feeling slightly ill Thesaurus: to feel or be illsynonym Main entry: feel * * * not feel yourˈself idiom to not feel healthy and well • I m not quite feeling myself today …

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  • 35not be all there — (not) be all there informal to be slightly crazy. Some of the things she said made me think she s not quite all there …

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  • 36quite — /kwaIt/ predeterminer, adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) especially BrE fairly: quite big/tall etc: The restaurant does great food and the prices are quite reasonable. | I got a letter from Sylvia quite recently. | quite a big sth/a tall sth etc: He s quite a …

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  • 37quite */*/*/ — UK [kwaɪt] / US adverb, predeterminer Summary: Quite can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before an adjective or adverb): I was quite angry with her. (before a verb): I quite agree with you. ♦ I can t quite decide which dress to wear… …

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  • 38quite*/*/*/ — [kwaɪt] grammar word summary: Quite can be: ■ an adverb: I was quite angry with her. ■ a determiner: I was taking quite a risk when I decided to talk to him. 1) fairly but not very I was feeling quite tired after our walk.[/ex] They said the dog… …

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  • 39quite — /kwaɪt / (say kwuyt) adverb 1. completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse; not quite ready. 2. actually, really, or truly: quite a sudden change. 3. Colloquial to a considerable extent or degree: quite pretty. –interjection 4. (an… …

  • 40not — adv. expressing negation, esp.: 1 (also n t joined to a preceding verb) following an auxiliary verb or be or (in a question) the subject of such a verb (I cannot say; she isn t there; didn t you tell me?; am I not right?; aren t we smart?). Usage …

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