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English Idioms :: sight
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sigular.html - See: AT FIRST GLANCE or AT FIRST SIGHT, AT SIGHT or ON SIGHT, CATCH SIGHT OF, HEAVE IN SIGHT, LOSE SIGHT OF, ON SIGHT, SET ONE'S SIGHTS. |
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English Idioms :: sight for sore eyes
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sigular.html - {n. phr.}, {informal} A welcome sight. * /After our long, dusty hike, the pond was a sight for sore eyes./ * /"Jack! You're a sight for sore eyes!"/ |
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English Idioms :: sight unseen
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sigular.html - {adv. phr.} Before seeing it; before seeing her, him, or them. * /Tom read an ad about a car and sent the money for it sight unseen./ |
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English Idioms :: sight-read
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sigular.html - {v.} To be able to play music without memorization by reading the sheet music and immediately playing it. * /Experienced, good musicians are expected to be able to sight-read./ |
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English Idioms :: sign
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sigular.html - See: HIGH SIGN, INDIAN SIGN, ROAD SIGN. |
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English Idioms :: sign in
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sigular.html - {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are present. * /Every worker must sign in when coming back to work./ * /Teachers go to the office and sign in each morning before going to their classrooms./ Contrast SIGN OUT. |
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