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cast-iron alibi

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  • cast-iron — adjective 1. ) made of cast iron 2. ) very definite, and certain to be effective: She claims to have a cast iron alibi. cast iron safety procedures 3. ) very strong, or able to deal with difficult conditions: a cast iron stomach cast iron nerves …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cast-iron — UK / US adjective 1) made of cast iron 2) very definite, and certain to be effective She claims to have a cast iron alibi. cast iron safety procedures 3) very strong, or able to deal with difficult conditions a cast iron stomach cast iron nerves …   English dictionary

  • cast-iron — /ˈkast aɪən / (say kahst uyuhn) adjective 1. made of cast iron. 2. strong; hardy: *Plugger Pete, whose cast iron constitution was well seasoned to alcohol –frank hardy, 1950. 3. inflexible; rigid; unyielding. 4. incontrovertible: a cast iron… …  

  • ˌcast-ˈiron — adj 1) made of cast iron 2) very definite, and certain to be effective a cast iron alibi[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • cast-iron — adj 1.) a cast iron excuse/alibi/guarantee etc an excuse etc that is very certain and cannot fail 2.) made of cast iron ▪ a cast iron frying pan …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cast-iron — adj 1.) a cast iron excuse/alibi/guarantee etc an excuse etc that is very certain and cannot fail 2.) made of cast iron ▪ a cast iron frying pan …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cast iron — 1) N UNCOUNT Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting. Made from cast iron, it is finished in graphite enamel. ...the cast iron chair legs. 2) ADJ: usu… …   English dictionary

  • cast-iron — adjective 1 a cast iron excuse/alibi/guarantee etc an excuse etc that is very certain and cannot fail 2 made of cast iron: a cast iron frying pan 3 extremely strong or determined: You need a cast iron stomach to eat Imran s curry! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cast-iron — adj. Cast iron is used with these nouns: ↑alibi, ↑bath, ↑fireplace, ↑guarantee, ↑main, ↑pan, ↑skillet, ↑stove …   Collocations dictionary

  • alibi — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cast iron (BrE), good, ironclad (AmE), perfect, solid ▪ She was in the office all of Wednesday and so has a solid alibi. ▪ false …   Collocations dictionary

  • alibi — al|i|bi [ˈælıbaı] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: somewhere else ] 1.) something that proves that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it a perfect/cast iron/unshakeable etc alibi ▪ He had a perfect alibi… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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