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abide by [ ] - ,
A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee's decision
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about to do something [ ] -
She was about to leave when the phone rang.
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absent-minded [ ] -
My grandfather is very absent-minded and often forgets his key.


act one's age [ ' ] -,
Mr. O'Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. Then Mrs. O'Brien said, "Henry! Act your age!" and he stopped.
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act up [ ] , , , ,
I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
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ahead of time [ ] ,
We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early.
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all at once [ ] , ,
All at once the fire alarm rang so we had to leave the building.
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all in all [ ] , ,
We had a few problems but all in all the meeting was successful.
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as luck would have it [ ] , , , .
As luck would have it, no one was in the building.
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at a loss [ ] " ", " ",
When Don missed the last bus, he was at a loss to know what to do.
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at heart [ ] , ,
She is a very nice person at heart although many people dislike her.
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at odds with [ ] -
The neighbors were at odds with each other.


at someone's beck and call [ ] -
His eldest daughter is always at his beck and call when he spends an evening at home.
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