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School is closed today on account of the snow."The game was cancelled on account of the rain.

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you forgot to buy the milk." Example: "I don't have the data yet, but I'll go out on a limb and say sales are up this month."

The police have narrowed down the list of suspects to just two people. We narrowed the list to five candidates."We have 20 great ideas for the new slogan. We need to narrow them down to the top three."

The teenagers scoffed at the 'No Swimming' signs and jumped into the river anyway."In the 1990s, many people scoffed at the idea that the internet would replace television."The food critic scoffed at the idea of eating a fast-food burger.

I’m sorry about the meeting. I was so nervous that I completely bungled the presentation."The CEO bungled the announcement of the merger, causing the stock price to drop."

"I’m going to indulge my sweet tooth with this cheesecake.

The bread had not only gone stale after being left out for days but had also attracted a trail of ants.

I was worried my dad wouldn't like my new boyfriend, but he took a real shine to him immediately."

A "shoddy replica" of a designer handbag would be a cheap imitation with poorly stitched seams and low-quality fabric.

Paying the receptionist $40,000 and the brain surgeon $400,000. This is equitable because it accounts for the difference in training, responsibility, and market value.

Several employees decided to skive work and spend the afternoon relaxing while the manager was away. He's skiving today."Let's skive off early and go to the pub." She's not ill! She's definitely skiving to go shopping US: "He's playing hooky"

iven the precariously positioned electrical wiring next to the old wooden beams, the entire set-up felt like an accident waiting to happen.

Local archaeologists discovered a plethora of ruins that had been languishing in obscurity for centuries.

We’d always thought Ben was a/an upstanding member of the community, so the revelations about his fraudulent business dealings were a shock.

We cater to both goals in this programme. We hired a local restaurant to cater the wedding. Our hotel caters to families with small children. The politician changed his speech to cater to the angry crowd. Stop catering to his tantrums; you're spoiling him

I personally vetted them."You should hire Mike to fix your roof. I personally vetted him, and his work is excellent."Don't worry, he's not a creep. I personally vetted him; we went to college together."

For thousands of years, having "sanded down" teeth was not a cosmetic choice or a mistake—it was an unavoidable side effect of the technology used to make food. The bread they baked literally contained stone dust and sand.