It could be you (again) 4

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to laugh quietly
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chuckle
'My advice to anyone getting divorced is to do it before you win the Lottery.' More chuckles.
to tell someone who is not wanted that they must leave at once
informal
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send sb packing
he sent his ex-wives packing.
an infectious illness which makes your neck swell and become painful;
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mumps
swinka
One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox.
ospa wietrzna
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chickenpox
One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox.
a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well [= quarrel]
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row
She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her.
to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:
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walk out on sb
She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her.
the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child's father is;
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paternity
Two other women launched successful paternity claims.
money paid by someone who is divorced to their former wife or husband [= alimony];
brit en
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maintenance
they launched successful paternity claims to pay maintenance towards his daughters.
to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved
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allege
He has to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered.
a denial that is definite and which someone will not change
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flat denial
Not exactly a flat denial,
at or from the beginning of an event or process
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at the outset
At the outset, he was incredibly generous to friends,
if you buy... in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group
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a round of drinks
If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git
if sth is ... it looks very new, bright, and expensive
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flash
If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git
an offensive word for an unpleasant and annoying person, especially a man;
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git
If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git, if you don't, you're a tight bastard.'
to fasten a ship or boat to the land or to the bottom of the sea using ropes or an anchor;
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moor
He had a yacht called Lotty, which he moored in Eastbourne.
to pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc
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charter
I still love boats, but we charter them when we're abroad
an angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that continues for a long time
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feud
Aside from the ongoing feud with Brenda, Mark says he has found a new peace.
to prepare for a particular moment or event
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build up to sth
we build up to our holidays so we look forward to it.'
money
British English informal
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dosh
they truly do seem happy and well-suited, even without all that dosh.
wives and girlfriends
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wags
Wags might say she has more chance of winning the Lottery herself.

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