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cold readingThe technique, or an instance, of using likely guesses and assumptions, then narrowing in on any positive responses, in order to give the impression of having information about a person or event.Rate it:

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cold readingUsed other than as an idiom: see cold, reading.Rate it:

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meter cucoAsustar.Rate it:

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meter en el mismo sacoTratar o considerar del mismo modo a personas que deberían serlo de forma diferente en función de la situación personal de cada cual.Rate it:

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meter la pataCometer un error.Rate it:

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meter pataApurarse, darse prisa.Rate it:

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meter púaSembrar cizaña, intrigar.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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spark spreadThe difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleStored electricity, as in a capacitor.Rate it:

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brown powerThe production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.Rate it:

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je ne sais plus où j'en suis1. I have lost the place where I left off (in reading, etc.). 2. I do not know what I am about.Rate it:

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ABCA primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.Rate it:

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bridgeA song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.Rate it:

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connect upTo join to a network or supply - of water, electricity, Internet etc.Rate it:

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cutie pieA small hand-held radiation meter.Rate it:

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find one's placeTo locate where had most recently stopped reading, in order to resume reading.Rate it:

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it's all greek to meI tried reading the instructions, but it’s all Greek to me..Rate it:

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lire du pouce (or, doigt)To skip in reading (i.e. to do more work with the thumb than the brain).Rate it:

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metedura de pataAcción o efecto de meter la pata.Rate it:

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metida de pataAcción o efecto de meter la pata.Rate it:

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off the gridNot using electricity from the public electrical supply system.Rate it:

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off the gridIn or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used.Rate it:

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on the clockOf a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.Rate it:

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read upTo learn by reading.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education received in primary schools. Literally; reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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