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gaffer

the manager, the boss

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Word of the Day
blackguard

Definition: (noun) Someone who is morally reprehensible.
Synonyms: bounder, cad, hound, heel, dog.
Usage: There, you low blackguard, that will teach you to be impertinent to a lady.
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Ozymandias

noun: 1. A megalomaniac tyrant, especially one whose arrogance is undone by time. 2. A symbol of the impermanence of power and pride.

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hustler (2)

a skilled player, esp. at pool or billiards, who cheats other players by pretending to be an average player and then challenging them to play for money

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Idiom of the Day
the moral high ground

A position of moral authority or superiority that one's arguments, beliefs, ideas, etc., are claimed or purported to occupy, especially in comparison to a differing viewpoint. (Used especially in the phrase "take/claim/seize/etc. the moral high ground.") Watch the video

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Phrasal Verb of the Day | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
look into

If you look into something, you investigate it or you try to find out more about it.

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base on (2)

to use something as source material

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Word of the Day
glasshouse

Definition: (noun) A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.
Synonyms: greenhouse, nursery.
Usage: This kind of plant is very delicate and needs to be grown in a glasshouse.
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balls (2)

courage, fortitude

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Idiom of the Day
great cry and little wool

A great deal of fuss, noise, fanfare, or protestation over something of little or no substance, importance, or relevance. Watch the video

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keep out of

If you keep out of something, you don't get involved in it.

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Word of the Day
egotist

Definition: (noun) A conceited and self-centered person.
Synonyms: swellhead.
Usage: Mr. Whittleworth is an insufferable egotist with delusions of omnipotence, but we tolerate him because he pays us well.
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pinkie | pinky

the little finger

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