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sell out | be sold out
(of tickets for a concert, sports game, etc.) to be all sold.
E.g.
The tickets sold out within hours.
This week's performances are completely sold out.
snatch: to take something quickly and often rudely or roughly. Grasp.
E.g.
Gordon snatched up his jacket and left the room.
thunder: to move very fast and with a loud deep noise. Synonym: roar.
E.g.
Heavy trucks kept thundering past.
The horse raced across the pasture, its hooves thundering on the grass.
cliff face: the vertical face of a cliff.
E.g.
People have been banned from climbing the cliff face because it is too dangerous.
meander: (of a river, road, etc.) to bend with curves rather than being in a straight line. Sp. serpentear.
E.g.
The stream meanders slowly down to the sea.
The road meanders along the valley floor.
preclude: /prɪˈkluːd/
to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible. Sp. impedir.
E.g.
preclude something Lack of time precludes any further discussion.
Your failure to become a member this year does not preclude the possibility of your applying next year.
preclude somebody from doing something My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it.
preclude (somebody) doing something His religious beliefs precluded him/his serving in the army.
We cannot have a system that precludes people from seeking independent legal advice.
talk somebody through something
to explain to somebody how something works so that they can do it or understand it. Sp. explicarle algo a alguien paso por paso.
E.g.
Can you talk me through the various investment options?
live off somebody/something phrasal verb to get your income or food from a supply of money or from another person.
E.g.
Mom used to live off the interest from her savings.
Dad lost his job and we had to live off welfare.
Most people in the countryside live off the land (=live by growing or finding their own food). Sp. viven del campo.
She's still living off her parents.
at the expense of somebody/something
if something is done at the expense of someone or something else, it is only achieved by doing something that could harm the other person or thing. With loss or damage to somebody/something. Sp. en detrimento de alguien/algo
E.g.
The growth in short breaks, at the expense of longer package holidays.
He built up the business at the expense of his health.
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