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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Lever
0 Can you help me to clarify the meaning of this word in the following context: He tried to say something but his boss levered him with a hard stare. Thanks 0-
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0 Are you sure it's levered, Antonia, and not "levelled" perhaps? [:^)] 0-
- 0 Are you sure it's levered, Antonia, and not "levelled" perhaps?
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0 Are you sure it's levered, Antonia, and not "levelled" perhaps? [:^)] 0-
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0 Text: to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever 00 (Webster) 02 br
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00 I wonder if it is a picturesque way of saying that his boss gave him a hard and forceful glare? 02 br
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00 We sometimes talk about "a prying gaze" , and a 'pry' is synonymous with 'lever' 02 br
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00 1 : to raise, move, or pull apart with a le
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00 I wonder if it is a picturesque way of saying that his boss gave him a hard and forceful glare? 02 br
02 br
00 We sometimes talk about "a prying gaze" , and a 'pry' is synonymous with 'lever' 02 br
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00 1 : to raise, move, or pull apart with a le
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0 Hi Antonia, 02 br
00 ay be it's the verb form of the following defintion taken out of the Cobuild (it makes sense): 02 br
00 A lever is an idea or action that you can use to make people do what you want them to do, rather than what they want to do. 02 br
00 Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions fr
00 ay be it's the verb form of the following defintion taken out of the Cobuild (it makes sense): 02 br
00 A lever is an idea or action that you can use to make people do what you want them to do, rather than what they want to do. 02 br
00 Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions fr
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