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come a poor second — be/come a poor second, third, etc. idiom (especially BrE) to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc. Main entry: ↑pooridiom … Useful english dictionary
be a poor third — be/come a poor second, third, etc. idiom (especially BrE) to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc. Main entry: ↑pooridiom … Useful english dictionary
come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
Third Anglo-Maratha War — Date November 1817 – February 1818 Location The modern state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas Result Formal end of the Maratha empire and firm establishment of the British East India Company i … Wikipedia
come — [kum] vi. came, come, coming [ME comen < OE cuman, akin to Goth qiman, Ger kommen < IE base * gwem , *gwā , to go, come > L venire, to come, Gr bainein, to go] 1. to move from a place thought of as “there” to or into a place thought of… … English World dictionary
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