- (to) change out of (all) recognition
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to change so much that you can hardly recognize it
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The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here.
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Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(to) change out of (all) recognition
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out of (all) recognition — beyond/out/of (all) recognition phrase in a way that makes it impossible to recognize who someone is or what something is Many of the bodies were burned beyond all recognition. Family life has changed out of all recognition in the space of a few… … Useful english dictionary
(to) change beyond of (all) recognition — to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom to change so much that you can hardly recognize it • The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. • Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.… … Useful english dictionary
(to) alter out of (all) recognition — to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom to change so much that you can hardly recognize it • The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. • Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.… … Useful english dictionary
(to) alter beyond of (all) recognition — to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnition idiom to change so much that you can hardly recognize it • The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. • Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition.… … Useful english dictionary
beyond of (all) recognition — beyond/out/of (all) recognition phrase in a way that makes it impossible to recognize who someone is or what something is Many of the bodies were burned beyond all recognition. Family life has changed out of all recognition in the space of a few… … Useful english dictionary
change — 1 /tSeIndZ/ verb 1 BECOME DIFFERENT (I, T) to become different: Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her. | changing circumstances/attitudes etc: Animals must be able to adapt to changing conditions in order to survive. | change out of all… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
change — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 becoming/making sb/sth different ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, extensive, far reaching, fundamental, important … Collocations dictionary
recognition — noun 1 remembering/identifying sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate, instant ▪ early, prompt ▪ the early recognition of a disease ▪ dawning … Collocations dictionary
recognition — rec|og|ni|tion W2S3 [ˌrekəgˈnıʃən] n 1.) [singular, U] the act of realizing and accepting that something is true or important recognition of ▪ Don s recognition of the importance of Suzy in his life recognition that ▪ There is general recognition … Dictionary of contemporary English
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