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I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident.; I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me.

I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang.

I'd scarcely have done it if I didn't think it was absolutely necessary!; He's only two - you can scarcely blame him for behaving badly.

He would scarcely have broken it on purpose.

You're bound to feel nervous about your interview.; These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful).

They are bound and determined to build their own house someday.

He's in the pub, I'll be bound.

The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions.; She feels (duty)-bound to tell him everything.

She is not legally bound to pay the debts, but she has agreed to do it anyway.

We found the girl bound and gagged.

The book was bound in shiny green leather.; a leather-bound book; a spiral-bound notebook

She was on a plane bound for Fairbanks.

A deer bounded across the road.

The town is bounded on one side by a river.

With one bound the dog was over the fence.

The committee felt that newspaper coverage of the murder went beyond reasonable bounds.; What you did was beyond/outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour.

His desire for political power apparently knows no bounds (= seems to be unlimited).

Northbound traffic is moving very slowly because of the accident.

The line did not close completely, but inbound and outbound trains (= trains which were arriving and leaving) had to share one of the two tracks near the station.

During his long illness he was completely housebound (= he could not leave the house).

The airport was completely fogbound (= covered by fog).

leather-bound cuffs

Overall, the percentage of developed countries' imports of industrial goods under bound rates rose from 94% to 99%.

The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.

Their flight was cancelled because the airport was fogbound.

At the port she managed to get a passage on an outward-bound ship.

There has been an increase in outbound traffic leaving Toronto airport for the Caribbean resorts.

Problems resulted in nine inbound and 17 outbound flights being cancelled.; outbound goods

We provide traditional call center services such as outbound and inbound telemarketing, customer support, and data entry.

We expect delays to both inbound and outbound trains.; The company receives around 100 inbound calls per day.

They will discourage foreign investment by effectively levying a tax on inbound investment.

The force pushes the object in an inward direction.; Fold the edges of the paper inward.

inward feelings

inwardly - adverb - She inwardly hoped he would fail.

Inward foreign investment helped India achieve strong annual growth rates.; Net inward migration would have to double to maintain the current numbers of working people.

A rise in inward capital flows into the economy is likely to lead to losses in international competitiveness.

After the accident, her thoughts began to turn inwards (= to her own interests or problems).; Fold the outside edges inwards.

China is now the leading recipient of inward investment in the world.

The outward appearance of the building has not changed at all in 200 years.; If he is suffering, he certainly shows no outward sign of it.

To all outward appearances everything was fine, but under the surface the marriage was very shaky.; There were no outward signs that she was injured.

outward investment (= investment in other companies/countries)

We have the chance to build an outward-looking Europe that lives up to its global responsibilities.

The outward flight/journey took eight hours.

The door opens outward.

Any such fall would drive the dollar even lower, triggering further outward capital flows.

The ball went out-of-bounds.

The President claimed the Senator's comments were out of bounds and damaging to reform.

After three hours cycling we decided to turn homeward.; the homeward journey; It happened when she was on the homeward flight back to the UK.

We were so happy to be homeward bound at last.

Get a loaf of white bread from the corner store.

meat/nut loaf

Stop loafing (about/around) and get on with cleaning the windows!

He looked a right prat in that pink suit.; You've made me spill my drink, you prat!

I'd like to knock him on his prat!

Stop pratting around and get on with your work!

Also - A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes

Most of us get over the pratfalls of childhood.; He also tends to be the subject of pratfalls due to his clumsiness.

He's sulking in his room because I wouldn't let him have any more chocolate.; She brought along a couple of sulky kids who didn't say a word the whole time.

If she doesn't get what she wants she goes into a sulk just like a child.

If she is given an unintentional slight she will brood in sulkiness for days afterwards.

"Does it worry you?" "Not in the slightest."

Like most long-distance runners she is very slight.

It's a slight but enjoyable tale.; She makes this slight comedy a lot more memorable.; It's a slight film that you smile at rather than really enjoy.

He slighted his wife by neglecting to introduce her.; I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight.

I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.

He speaks with a slight French accent.;

She acknowledged having been at fault.; She is usually acknowledged to be one of our best artists.; He’s acknowledged as a leader in the Latino community.

She acknowledged me with a quick bob of her head.; I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight.

formal - Please acknowledge receipt of this letter (= tell us when you receive it)

In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.

I dropped the bottle into the water and watched it bob up to the surface a moment later.; Suddenly a head bobbed up from behind the hedge.

She acknowledged me with a quick bob of her head.

That coat cost me ten bob in 1956.

UK, old use - a coin representing a small amount of money - a threepenny/sixpenny bit

US informal, old use - In the US, the bit is equal to one eighth of a dollar or ​12 1⁄2 cents.; two bits = 25 cents

She was in bits after the race, and looked totally gutted.

The microscope contains a few hundred dollars-worth of electronic bits and bobs.; I'm almost finished, I just have a few bits and bobs to do around the house before we leave.

A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and items; Sundry little items, tasks, or chores. Primarily heard in UK.; I never thought it would take me this long to pack, but I have so many bits and bobs scattered around the house!

Często po love sb to bits jest but - na przykład: He's my old man and I love him to bits but I can't spend too much time with him.

Ale w innych słownikach nie ma nic o ale - I must say, I love this new camera to bits!

She was thrilled to bits with her present.; I'm thrilled to bits to have won the cash.

if you say that someone is thrilled to bits, you are emphasizing the fact that they are extremely pleased about something. You can also say thrilled to pieces, especially in American English

She curtsied to the Queen.; She gave a curtsy before presenting the flowers to the princess.

I dug a trench around the tent to keep rain water from getting in.

the trenches of the First World War; trench warfare

For weddings and smart summer parties, a fitted dress with a flared duster coat is just the trick.

Even men on the frontier needed pockets - this western duster coat includes two front flap pockets.

One of the control buttons is a toggle for the SuperBright feature (on, off, and movie), another button is a reset, and the remaining buttons control the menu system.; Use this key to toggle between the two typefaces.

switch from one effect, feature, or state to another by using a toggle; Select the function you require by pointing to the toggle (= image of a button on the screen) with the mouse and then clicking.

Toggle bolts have wings that open inside a hollow wall, bracing against it to hold the fastener securely.

Squeezed together, tension is released and the cord lock can move freely up and down the cords. Released, the tension is engaged and the cord lock stays in place.

Były to odcinki liny różnej długości, zwykle około 1 metra z jednej strony zakończone pętelką a z drugiej przetyczką, dzięki czemu mogły być łączone w dość długie odcinki liny.

Była noszona owinięta wokół pasa lub rzadziej wokół karku i pod pachami, połączona na plecach podobnie jak na przykład szelki tornistra. Toggle rope służyła do wspinaczki, podciągania sprzętu wojskowego, budowy mostów linowych i tym podobnych.

In contemporary times, a "frock" may still designate a woman's or girl's, or child's dress or light overdress.

a cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof; an oilskin hat; a protective outer garment of this fabric; The modern oilskin garment was developed by a New Zealander, Edward Le Roy, in 1898.

Le Roy used worn-out sailcloth painted with a mixture of linseed oil and wax to produce a waterproof, yet still breathable garment suitable to be worn on deck in foul-weather conditions.

No one tried to sugarcoat it: bronze wasn't the medal the US team had come for

that means "and there it is" or "and there you have it." Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a result is reached.; You just put these parts together like this, and Bob's your uncle - you have a working model!

The meaning is similar to that of the French expression "et voilà!" or the American "easy as pie" or "piece of cake".; pochodzenie - nepotyzm - So "Bob's your uncle" is another way of saying "your success is guaranteed."

The Senator ducked and weaved and did anything but give a straight answer.; Politicans will turn a blind eye to environmental destruction, they will duck and weave and remain in power.

Did you see his car? He's not short of a bob or two!

Im never drinking again, Im in bits today.; That bird I mooched last night was in bits.

That girl is in Bits