prolong the agony

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• prolong the agony — phrase to make an unpleasant feeling last longer, especially by making someone wait There’s no point in prolonging the agony – just tell her. Thesaurus: to delay someone, or to make someone waitsynonym to make something continue or last… …   Useful english dictionary

• prolong the agony —    If someone prolongs the agony, they make an unpleasant or tense situation last longer than necessary.     Please don t prolong the agony. Just tell me whether I ve been accepted or not …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• prolong the agony — to make an unpleasant feeling last longer, especially by making someone wait There s no point in prolonging the agony – just tell her …   English dictionary

• agony — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excruciating, extreme, intense ▪ absolute, pure, sheer, utter ▪ exquisite ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• agony — noun (C, U) 1 very severe pain: the agony of arthritis | be in agony: The poor guy was in agony. | be agony spoken: It was agony having my wisdom teeth out. 2 a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant situation: It was agony not knowing if she would… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• agony — n. 1) to experience, feel agony 2) to prolong the agony 3) acute, deep, great, indescribable, untold; mortal agony 4) in agony (in great agony) * * * [ ægənɪ] deep feel agony great indescribable mortal agony …   Combinatory dictionary

• agony — ag|o|ny [ˈægəni] n plural agonies [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: agonia, from Greek, trouble, great anxiety , from agon competition for a prize ] 1.) very severe pain ▪ the agony of arthritis in agony ▪ I was i …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• agony */ — UK [ˈæɡənɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms agony : singular agony plural agonies 1) great pain in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially great worry or sadness agony of:… …   English dictionary

• prolong — verb (T) 1 to deliberately make something such as a feeling or activity last longer: I was trying to think of some way to prolong the conversation. 2 prolong the agony informal to delay telling someone something that they very much want to know:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• prolong — pro|long [prəˈlɔŋ US ˈlo:ŋ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: prolonguer, from Late Latin prolongare, from Latin longus long ] 1.) to deliberately make something such as a feeling or activity last longer = ↑lengthen ▪ I was trying to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• agony — ag|o|ny [ ægəni ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) great pain: in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2. ) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially extreme worry or sadness: agony of: She had to go through the agony of leaving… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English