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• compare notes (with somebody) — compare ˈnotes (with sb) idiom if two or more people compare notes, they each say what they think about the same event, situation, etc • We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards. Main entry: ↑compareidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• play around — verb 1. commit adultery (Freq. 1) he plays around a lot • Syn: ↑fool around • Hypernyms: ↑cheat on, ↑cheat, ↑cuckold, ↑betray, ↑wande …   Useful english dictionary

• play — [[t]ple͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ plays, playing, played 1) VERB When children, animals, or perhaps adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games. ...invite the children round to play... They played in the little …   English dictionary

• play — verb 1》 engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose.     ↘amuse oneself by engaging in imaginative pretence.     ↘(play with) treat inconsiderately for one s own amusement: she likes to play… …   English new terms dictionary

• Somebody Else's Problem — (also known as Someone else s problem or SEP ) is an effect that causes people to ignore matters which are generally important to a group but may not seem specifically important to the individual. Author Douglas Adams s description of the effect …   Wikipedia

• Charm School with Ricki Lake — with Ricki Lake Cast of Charm School with Ricki Lake Format Reality Created by Cris Abrego Mark Cron …   Wikipedia

• play up — verb 1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (Freq. 1) The introduction highlighted the speaker s distinguished career in linguistics • Syn: ↑foreground, ↑highlight, ↑spotlight • Ant: ↑play down, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• About Last Night... — Infobox Film name = About Last Night... caption = Theatrical release poster director = Edward Zwick producer = Jason Brett Stuart Oken Arnold Stiefel (executive) E. Darrell Hallenbeck (associate) writer = Tim Kazurinsky Denise DeClue starring =… …   Wikipedia

• The Birds (play) — The Birds Rider and birds Laconian calyx ca. 540 B.C. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is developed from D.Barrett s translation.[2 …   Wikipedia