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in pencil
What does in pencil mean? | written or signed with a pencil | I wrote the exam in pencil in case I wanted to change some of the answers.
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in pencil
What does in pencil mean? | written or signed with a pencil | I wrote the test in pencil so that I could erase my mistakes easily.
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in pencil
What does in pencil mean? | written or signed with a pencil |
I wrote the test in pencil so that I could change my answers easily.
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in pencil
What does in pencil mean? | written or signed with a pencil |
I wrote the exam in pencil so that I could change some of the answers easily.
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cut
What does "cut" mean? | adulterate drugs |
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in the affirmative
What does "in the affirmative" mean? | saying yes | Everybody in the class voted in the affirmative to go golfing for the field trip.
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bomb
What does "bomb" mean? | a terrible performance or show. | That movie was a total bomb.
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not at all
What does "not at all" mean? | certainly not | I am not at all happy with my new computer.
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tail between one`s legs
What does "tail between one`s legs" mean? | feeling ashamed or beaten | The salesman resigned from his company with his tail between his legs after he told a lie about his expense account.
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