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Garnish the dish with parsley before serving.; Use chopped parsley for a garnish.

After his house and car were taken, and wages garnished, he was forced to move in with his parents; The state does not permit wage garnishment for most civil debts.

We took the road that bypasses the town.; The oil pipeline bypasses the protected wilderness area; Take the highway that bypasses Richmond to avoid heavy traffic.

They bypassed the committee and went straight to senior management.

Keep your eyes peeled for Polly and Maisie.; keep your eyes peeled for possible Christmas gifts you can buy

Peel, core, and chop the apples. noun - the skin of fruit and vegetables, especially after it has been removed: apple peel; The dessert was decorated with strips of lemon peel.

We peeled the wallpaper off the walls.

My back is peeling; My back is peeling from that sunburn I got last weekend.

Ramon peeled his sweaty shirt off and hung it on a chair to dry.

One motorbike peeled away from the formation and circled round behind the rest.

We need two dice to play the game; You roll/throw the dice and whoever gets the highest score goes first.; Let's play dice.

Cut the potatoes into small dice; Peel and dice the potatoes.; diced carrots

I asked if we could go to the party, but Mom said no dice.

Don't throw your apple core on the floor!; Peel and core the pears before cooking them.

They handed out fliers asking you to vote for Jane Schumacker; Her job is to hand out flyers for the club on street corners.

Frequent flyers receive travel privileges; business/executive flyers: The company's strategy of concentrating on high-margin business flyers is beginning to pay off;

a low-cost/no-frills flyer: Stiff competition from rival low-cost flyers forced down fares.

Despite his belief in the efficiency of markets, he would occasionally take a flyer on a company's shares.

It's a no-frills store supplying only basic goods at affordable prices.; a no-frills airline; He opted for a no-frills flight to save on expenses; a no-frills airline/flight

We are continually looking to offer our frequent flyers an upgraded experience; a frequent flyer miles programme/program

High-flyers in the industry typically earn 25 percent more than their colleagues.

The former technology high flyer lost £6m in the June half year.

There was more profit-taking in the recent high flyer, which closed 25p lower at £10.03 after this week's solid figures.; The high-flyer tech stock came a little nearer earth, dropping 132.5p to 1,875p.

Clay is used for making bricks and pots.

clayey soil; The horses hooves made a slapping sound as they walked through the thick, clayey mud;

The defender hoofed the ball up the field.

We missed the bus and had to hoof it.

Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.; Instead of paying in one lump sum, he opted to pay in monthly instalments; Both boys opted for the Navy when they left school.

Company policy is to leave new workers out of the pension scheme, unless they choose to opt in.

Employees can choose to opt out of the pension scheme; New employees are automatically enrolled in the union, unless they opt out.

The soil in this area is very chalky.; Corn is grown a lot in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well.; These new plants haven't taken - they don't like this dry soil.

It was the first time we had set foot on foreign/French/American soil (= gone to a foreign country/France/America).

soiled nappies/underwear/sheets

Gardening is a way for city dwellers to return to the soil.

These were top lawyers, the kind who wouldn't normally soil their hands with police work or criminal law.

city, town, cave, etc. dweller

I'll be getting the insurance money in two lumps; You have to pay your tax in two lumps the following year.

My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.

She was changing the baby's nappy.

Her divorce settlement included a lump sum of $2 million.; The money can be paid to the winner in a lump sum or in yearly payments.

a single payment of an amount rather than several payments of smaller amounts

The train was packed with commuters.; Because of disruption caused by the snow, many commuters faced long delays.

commuter town/suburb, etc.: Fanwood, New Jersey, is still an important commuter town.; commuter flight/airline/bus, etc.: They caught a commuter flight to Boston in the morning.