conj phr

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• let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• let\ alone — conj. phr. 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions. Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck. Compare: much less, not to mention 2. let alone or leave alone v To stay away from;… …   Словарь американских идиом

• if — [[t]ɪf[/t]] ♦ (Often pronounced [[t]ɪ̱f[/t]] at the beginning of the sentence.) 1) CONJ SUBORD You use if in conditional sentences to introduce the circumstances in which an event or situation might happen, might be happening, or might have… …   English dictionary

• as — I [[t]əz, STRONG æz[/t]] CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES ♦ (Please look at category 12 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) CONJ SUBORD If something happens as something else happens, it happens at… …   English dictionary

• order — I [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION USES ♦♦ 1) PHR CONJ SUBORD If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing. Most schools are… …   English dictionary

• what — [[t](h)wɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t](h)wɒt[/t]] for meanings 2, 4, 5 and 18.) 1) QUEST You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. What do you want?... What did she tell you,… …   English dictionary

• that — I [[t]ðæ̱t[/t]] DEMONSTRATIVE USES ♦ (Please look at category 20 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) PRON You use that to refer back to an idea or situation expressed in a previous sentence or… …   English dictionary

• else — [[t]e̱ls[/t]] ♦ 1) ADJ: pron indef/quest ADJ You use else after words such as anywhere , someone , and what , to refer in a vague way to another person, place, or thing. If I can t make a living at painting, at least I can teach someone else to… …   English dictionary

• but — [[t]bət, STRONG bʌt[/t]] ♦ buts 1) CONJ COORD You use but to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something which adds to what you have just said. You said you d stay till tomorrow. I know, Bel, but I… …   English dictionary

• like — I [[t]laɪk, la͟ɪk[/t]] PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES ♦ likes 1) PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas... Kathy is a great mate …   English dictionary