May1 Flashcards
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Beef up
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To make or become greater or stronger: beef up the defense budget.
2
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Bubble up
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bubble up - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; “Gases bubbled up from the earth”; “Marx’s ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America”
3
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Star-gazing
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Gaze:To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention
4
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Star spangled banner
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Spangle: Pul, süsleme
A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration.
2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight.
5
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Glitter
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sparkling or glistening light.
- Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
- Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
