🎲 - no dice - US informal
= sg that people say when you may not or cannot do sg:
~ I asked if we could go to the party, but Mom said no dice.
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= sg that people say when you may not or cannot do sg:
~ I asked if we could go to the party, but Mom said no dice.
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✳️ - underneath it all
= in reality, actually
~ He might seem unkind, but underneath it all, he's a very caring person.
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= in reality, actually
~ He might seem unkind, but underneath it all, he's a very caring person.
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🖌🖋🖍 - Reducing time clauses
- ON HEARING the bell ...
= IMMEDIATELY / WHEN they HEARD the bell ...
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- ON HEARING the bell ...
= IMMEDIATELY / WHEN they HEARD the bell ...
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