to have sth in one's pocket
/hæv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɪn wˈʌnz pˈɑːkɪt/
phraseto definitely succeed or win at a particular thing
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1. 'I can't have it in my pocket.
2. He had some money in his pocket - Marta’s money.
3. They're now getting the Amazon customer into their store who then has money in their pocket after a return.
4. The types of people that come to our shop are ranged from billionaires to, you know, guys that maybe have a thousand bucks in their pocket.
5. What that means is sometimes you can rely on partners but you want to make sure that you have it in your pocket if that's not the case.
inevitable
/ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəɫ/
adjectivebound to happen in a way that is impossible to avoid or prevent
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1. That carbon-based life is inevitable?
2. Her death was inevitable.
3. College was inevitable.
4. A war became inevitable.
5. My success is inevitable.
inevitably
/ˌɪˈnɛvətəbɫi/
adverbin a way that cannot be stopped or avoided, and certainly happens
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1. So software inevitably eats the world.
2. This progress inevitably brings cross-straight questions.
3. Overpopulation and a shortage of recources, would inevitably bring social tensions and poverty.
4. Finally, inevitably the troops of the conspiracy run up the stairs.
5. This amount of stress on a battery will inevitably diminish its capacity.
to know
/ˈnoʊ/
verbto be completely certain about something
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1. They did not know that illnesses could be transferred from one person to another.
2. They knew that high heat and chemicals would destroy bacteria.
3. But they knew doctors could not heat a patient's body to a high temperature.
4. The second technique is known as static rappel, where recruits utilize the tower's wooden face to perform a controlled descent.
5. I'm a prodigy, I know science.
the dust settle
/ðə dˈʌst sˈɛɾəl/
phraseto allow or wait for a situation to become calmer or more stable after a significant change or serious dispute
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1. Well, just to say that we have had such an unbelievable increase of inequality in the last few months, I think when the dust settles, we will find out that because of endless cheap credit of the Fed that is fed into Wall Street and then becomes an amplifier of inequality.
2. By the time the dust settled, the Romans had destroyed the Temple and expelled the Jews from Judea, beginning what we now know as the Jewish Diaspora.
3. You may have heard a figure around two percent cited in the news, and that’s backed up by the published literature so far, but it’s probably not going to be the number we have when the dust settles.
4. And there are simple swapping rules for each of the other possible scenarios , so we can guarantee that, after the dust settles and all is said and done, the cat's state of existence will be teleported to the moon.
5. "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC: I have to wait for the dust to settle.
to make certain (that / )
/mˌeɪk sˈɜːtən ðæt/
phraseto check something in order to find out whether it happens or is the case
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1. Also, good bacteria are needed to make certain foods, such as cheeses and yogurts.
2. And then we want to make certain that, whether it's at the state level or the federal level, that all of those regulations and rules are being properly followed.
3. And then we want to make certain that, whether it's at the state level or the federal level, that all of those regulations and rules are being properly followed.
4. Constantly spraying water on produce can increase the health risks of bacteria and make certain fruits and veggies rot faster.
5. This increases the pressure in the core enough to make certain nuclear fusion reactions happen slowly, and the object glow a little.
to make certain of sth
/mˌeɪk sˈɜːtən ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phraseto do something just to make sure that something else will occur
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1. Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
2. There are many people, there are many people that have been watching by television, and you can see here in Rochester, New York, many people coming to make their commitment to Christ, to make certain of their relationship to God.
3. Jesus is passing by and for many of you this may be the last time opportunity that you'll ever have to make certain of your own personal relationship to God.
4. Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
5. Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
to make sure
/mˌeɪk ʃˈʊɹ/
phraseto do something that guarantees the happening of something else or that guarantees something will not happen
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1. To turn things around, you have to convert your product's old-fashioned image into something new, and make sure consumers get the message.
2. When a report, script, article, or manuscript is being prepared, the fact-checkers are assigned to make sure everything is right.
3. The shape and dimensions of the guitar body are important in making sure that the vibrations from the different strings are amplified fully and equally.
4. Army camps always have to be guarded, of course, to make sure that nobody goes in or out without permission, otherwise soldiers could go out when they were not supposed to, and anybody could come in at any time and cause all sorts of trouble.
5. He wanted to hurry back to Mosul to make sure that the town was safe so I gave him new clothes and my best horse.
no contest
/nˈoʊ kˈɑːntɛst/
phraseused to emphasize that it is obvious who will win a competition, comparison, etc. as the odds are undeniably uneven
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1. There's really no contest between frozen humans and these bad boys.
2. In the end it was no contest.
3. Humans officially dominate the planet, no contest.
4. There just is no contest.
5. Again, it is absolutely no contest.
no two ways about it
/nˈoʊ tˈuː wˈeɪz ɐbˈaʊt ɪt/
phraseused to say that something is undoubtedly true and there are no other alternatives or interpretations concerning it
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1. No two ways about it, it's the story of a species of alien invaders who look, act, and accessorize like clowns.
2. There's no two ways about it.
3. I mean, there's no two ways about it.
4. There's just no two ways about it.
5. There's just no two ways about it.
no way
/nˈoʊ wˈeɪ/
phraseused to emphasize that under no circumstances would one do something or something would happen
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1. There is no way to amplify them other than adding more odor molecules.
2. There's no way I'm taking this thing off.
3. There's no way I'm turning it off.
4. There's no way.
5. There's no way on this table.
positive
/ˈpɑzətɪv/
adjective(of a person) completely sure about the truth or correctness of something
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1. The future of Apple's health initiatives look positive.
2. Cash flows turn positive.
3. Every comment, every comment is positive.
4. - Overwhelming response was positive.
5. Tip number four, be positive.
to set / put sb straight
/sˈɛt pˌʊt ˌɛsbˈiː stɹˈeɪt/
phraseto make sure everything is clearly understood by someone and there are no misunderstandings
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1. Thank you for setting me straight on all that.
2. Would you be willing to maybe go over a few and set the record straight on some of these?
3. The Loyal White Knights will set you straight.
4. It'd be quicker just to put him straight into a body bag.
5. So I'm here to set the record straight.
to put one's money on
/pˌʊt wˈʌnz mˈʌni ˈɑːn/
phrase*** to feel very sure that something is true or that somebody will succeed
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robust
/ɹoʊˈbəst/
adjectivedisplaying forcefulness and determination
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1. Scale-based advantages, especially in distribution, are incredibly robust.
2. So this finding is very robust.
3. Employment is robust in these jobs, employment growth.
4. The research is robust.
5. Modern commercial aircrafts are very robust.
robustly
/ˌɹoʊˈbəstɫi/
adverbin a determined and strong manner
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1. They're coming back very robustly in this lawsuit.
2. The freedom of expression has it really been robustly protected by the Supreme Court.
3. Right from the start, Voltaire's views on religion were expressed robustly.
4. And at the end of the day, in my view, that is the only way that we can fully and robustly understand the workings of the American criminal system.
5. Even if those animals are reproducing very robustly.
robustness
/ɹoʊˈbəstnəs/
nounthe quality of having determination and strength
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1. Don’t robustness.
2. And so that really shows the robustness of this organism we work with.
3. That is the robustness of our neural network to perturbations or adversarial perturbations.
4. So, this is the adversarial robustness specification.
5. Politicians in the US talk about the robustness of the US consumer.
slam dunk
/slˈæm dˈʌŋk/
nounsomething that is sure to happen
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1. This is a slam dunk.
2. This suit is by no means a slam dunk.
3. You can get a nice cup on the ball and slam dunk it.
4. He was slam dunking it,
5. Most supermarket challenges are slam dunks.
to stare sb in the face
/stˈɛɹ ˌɛsbˈiː ɪnðə fˈeɪs/
phraseto be imminent or unavoidable
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1. Like Britney Maynard, who stared death-by-cancer in the face and decided not to wait around, but instead to do it on her own terms.
2. Anyway, human lives were on the line they stared failure in the face and they beat it.
3. But finally taking advantage of the amazing marketing opportunity that had been staring them in the face all along, they announced a one-week bra sale to usher in this new era of bra size equality.
4. So they can stare death in the face as you do a 360 no-scope on their, on their butts.
5. Sometimes you don't realize what you're missing until it's staring you in the face.
sure
/ˈʃʊɹ/
adjectivefeeling confident about something being correct or true
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1. When he finally went on his sleepy way home, Tom felt sure that he had just made an excellent new friend.
2. This company sure does.
3. Sugary candy sure does a number on your scalp.
4. Mine sure has.
5. This DC fangirl sure hopes so.
sure-fire
/ʃˈʊɹfˈaɪɚ/
adjectivebound to succeed or happen as expected
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1. But buying a fund isn’t a sure-fire bet either.
2. Math and pants-wearing were sure-fire signs of the devil's influence, and it was the bonfire for those women.
3. So a beard is a sure-fire way to get some giggles.
4. In fact that's the sure-fire way to stop expansion.
5. It's a sure-fire soother.
surely
/ˈʃʊɹɫi/
adverbused to express an almost definite degree of certainty over what is being said
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1. Surely the lower-speed roundabouts cause horrible traffic problems.
2. Surely this word prevent also has a little bit of its modern meaning.
3. Surely, no real-life reimagining of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie could tarnish their radiant happiness and general excitement for life?
4. Hard work surely pays off.
5. - Surely, you guys remember our twin swap video.
to swear by
/swˈɛɹ bˈaɪ/
verbto be certain that something is good or useful
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1. Celebrities like Halle Berry, Kourtney Kardashian, and Vanessa Hudgens all swear by it.
2. Patients swore by it.
3. The shop swears by three principles: organic milk, natural ingredients, and seasonal products.
4. My wife swears by hers.
5. Health experts swear by their wonderful health benefits.
there is no way
/ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ wˈeɪ/
phraseused to deny the possibility of something happening
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1. There is no way to amplify them other than adding more odor molecules.
2. There's no way I'm taking this thing off.
3. There's no way I'm turning it off.
4. There's no way.
5. There's no way on this table.
true
/ˈtɹu/
adjectiveaccording to reality or facts
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1. Muslims believe that God sent Muhammad as the final prophet to bring people back to the one true religion, which involves the worship of, and submission to, a single and all-powerful God.
2. During that time, his mother told him folktales and true tales of horror, including her experiences during an outbreak of cholera in 1832.
3. Hollywood dreams come true.
4. Your wish came true.
5. - Number two is true!
truth
/ˈtɹuθ/
nounthe true principles or facts about something, in contrast to what is imagined or thought
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1. Truth saw her journey as a mission from God.
2. They were really speaking the truth.
3. Truth matters.
4. Truth has a moral implication to it.
5. - Truth hurts.
undeniable
/ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəɫ/
adjectiveabsolutely certain or true; unable to be denied or questioned
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1. His voice was undeniable.
2. Facts are undeniable.
3. This phenomenon is undeniable.
4. The popularity of coffee is undeniable.
5. Bernadette’s chemistry with Helberg's Howard Wolowitz was undeniable.
undeniably
/ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbɫi/
adverbin a way that is definite and cannot be disputed
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1. But desalination undeniably uses a large amount of energy.
2. Commencement is undeniably the best day in academic life.
3. Rich cabinet finishes, and a symmetrical design, are undeniably traditional.
4. His success is undeniably due to his clever approach to each dish.
5. The reinvented room is undeniably incredible.
without doubt
/wɪðˌaʊt dˈaʊt/
adverbuses to emphasize an opinion or the point one is making
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1. It is without doubt the most beautiful aircraft ever to evolve from the mind of man.
2. - This is a front-runner for me, without doubt.
3. Martin Heidegger is without doubt the most incomprehensible German philosopher that ever lived.
4. Along with its adorable qualities, the koala is without doubt one of Australia's bravest ambassadors.
5. The joint stock corporation is, without doubt, the most important institution in the world economy today.
you bet
/juː bˈɛt/
interjectionused to show that someone has made a good suggestion or guess
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to bet one's (life / boots / bottom dollar)
/bˈɛt wˈʌnz lˈaɪf bˈuːts bˈɑːɾəm dˈɑːlɚ/
phraseused to state one's certainty about something happening or being the case
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1. so I mean you can bet your boots that i'll be picking one up all right here like a pallbearer the aircraft um you know it's so hard to say if you can only have one if I could only have one I would definitely take the pro just because I do so much video work and having an extra horsepower is just super helpful when you need it but that said if I didn't work in video and it was strictly for productivity it might be a little bit overkill
2. Plus, you can bet your bottom dollar Tom Holland is probably going to cameo in either the upcoming Morbius movie, or the just announced Madame Web film.
3. Keeping with the style of the first six films, you can also bet your bottom dollar that the movie will also be presented via a found footage format.
4. And with Scott at the helm, you can bet your bottom dollar you'll at least be entertained.
5. But for White House reporters, and other CBS reporters, and so forth, you bet your bottom dollar that their sources on what was said in that room come from those people sitting around the edges, probably sometimes from people sitting at the table.