unaccounted for adjective UK 43) /an.e'kaun.tid fo"/ USM) / An.e’kaun.tid fo:r/ If a person is unaccounted for, it is not known where they are or whether they are still alive: + A fire on the ship killed a hundred or more passengers - some likely victims are still unaccounted for.Down syndrome is a genetic condition where a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. This means that they have a total of 47 chromosomes instead of 46. This can affect how their brain and body develop. People diagnosed with Down syndrome have happy and healthy lives with supportive care. 2023101/31memorial noun (C1) uk) ima'mo fel’ usd) /me'no-cial/ an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honour a famous person or event: + a war memorial + The statue was erected as a memorial to those who died in the war. Ashby CoopaeCortia DocunentaryiGeti/eages The president ended his v! wreath at the war memorial. it by laying ahave an axe to grind idiom (Pesto woraittS) to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something: + Environmentalists have no political axe to grind - they just want to save the planet.< jlazel sac (Concession) dogSoJ 18 :y0 CtShinall gi DI sNly Balin! pio gm jlzaMll afc et AB Leset ol gayd gill Ls of 25) Ztoall Gakalls Loeeivg Shel olall Slaleal ea dalall Glawdll Laat SlMe-olall* disapproving A powerful and corrupt elite has bled this country dry.the bare bones 4) We have outlined only the bare bones of the method.laurel noun [C or UI (PRAISE) » Taurels [plural format praise for a person because of something they have done, usually in sport, the arts, or politics: + The actors are very good, but when all is considered the laurels must surely go to the director of the play. Pr nken een aen in look to your laurels to work hard in order not to lose the success that you have achieved rest/sit on your laurels memporary EI From Lon en rest/sit on your laurels to be satisfied with what you have achioved and therefore stop trying to achieve anything new — laurelbeer noun UK 43) /bre"/ Us) /brr/ @ wore) an alcoholic drink made from grain and hops (= a type of plant): + He asked for a pint of beer. + This beer is brewed in Mexico.Joyjvem peg ou) Duunp imyspueys e 0) puncid ssoursag « :Aenpes6 dos 0 @ lnspueysprey & oy pULB « ‘puub Ayep @uy 0} yoeg Seeujes-og-pinom Aue emp Sey UOISSe0e) YL + :Senianoe Buyog Jo sys}su09 Siu ueyM AjleIedse uauiAo|dus ose punuB Awep ayy « sy 1H6x Je 40q @ UI UoKR puE GO Aep sity BunyioM 46 ULB ayy seas OL + 2uoye Jo Jo] & Speeu Jey AjANDe Bulg 40 YNDWHP erm (os0 preety ou mop Joy Buuean Sem uarpytyo aay Jo 210 Bune Jo pun6 Ayep ayy « ‘pub year 8 56m x10 YenUMpUEY Suu dn ach) 07 BuINEEY » suoye Jo Jo] B spaau yeu) AuANoe BuLIOG 10 YNOYsIP B ean £81 oo RioM) unou puLBbe like a bear with a sore head idiom ~ informal (US also like a (real) bear) to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot: + You're like a bear with a sore head this morning. What's wrong with you?fit a quart into a pint pot fit a quart into a pint pot To cram toa much into a small container or space. (A quart is a larger amount than a pint, so getting a quart into a pint pot is impossible.) Primarily heard in UK. A: “Just sit on my suitcase white { try zigping it again.” 8: "Oh, quit trying to fit a quart info a pint pot.” See also: fit, pint, pot, quart "CITE" e® Farlex Dictionary of idioms. © 2022 Farlex, nc, al rights reserved.get down to brass tacks idiom to start talking about the most important or basic facts of a situation: + Let's get down to brass tacks. Who's paying for all this?have a bone to pick with somebody enn ee ees have a bone to pick with somebody spoken used to tell someone that you are annoyed with them and want to talk about it — bonebrass noun (CONFIDENCE) [U] UK informal complete confidence and lack of fear: + I don't know how she has the brass to do it. + SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesruffle someone's feathers idiom to upset or annoy someone: * She knows how to ruffle his feathers.fa Mier koolcmsic area ruf-flet iiov verb transitive! 4) =) 1 (also ruffle something — up) to make a smooth surface uneven ) He ruffled her hair affectionately. ) A light wind ruffled the water. 2 to offend or upset someone slightly 4) Louise’s sharp comments had ruffled his pride. ruffle somebody’s feathers (=offend someone) — See Verb tableifwwhen push comes to shove idiom If something can be done if push comes to shove, it can be done if the situation becomes so bad that you have to do it: + If push comes to shove, we can always sell the car.be a question of doing something idiom to be necessary to do a particular thing: + It's simply/just a question of working hard for a month and then you can relax.