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to be unable to do sth

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  • unable — un|a|ble W2S3 [ʌnˈeıbəl] adj [not before noun] not able to do something →↑inability unable to do sth ▪ Lucy was unable to find out what had happened. ▪ Unable to sleep, I got up and made myself a drink …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unable*/*/*/ — [ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l] adj unable to do sth formal not able to do something[/ex] Some of the children were unable to read.[/ex] Many teenagers feel unable to talk to their parents about their problems.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • unable — /Vn eIbFl/ adjective not able to do something: be unable to do sth: Many passengers were unable to reach the lifeboats …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ find yourself …   Collocations dictionary

  • box sb/sth in phrasal — verb (T) 1 to park so near to another car that it cannot move 2 to surround someone so that they are unable to move freely: Steve Cram got boxed in on the final curve. 3 feel boxed in a) to feel that you cannot do what you want to do because a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ˈplump for sb/sth — phrasal verb informal to choose someone or something after being unable to decide what to do …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • not be able to do something to save your life — spoken phrase to be very bad at doing something She couldn’t play the piano to save her life! Thesaurus: to be unable to do something wellsynonym Main entry: save * * * not be able to do sth to ˌsave your ˈlife …   Useful english dictionary

  • kiss goodbye to something — say/wave/kiss/goodbye to something phrase to accept that you will not achieve, get, or keep something This latest defeat means they can wave goodbye to any hopes of winning the championship. Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym Main …   Useful english dictionary

  • kiss something goodbye — informal phrase to no longer have or be likely to get something. If someone can kiss goodbye to something, they will not have it or get it I’m afraid we can kiss goodbye to any hope of a recovery this year. Thesaurus: to lose possession of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • repay — verb 1 pay back money ADVERB ▪ fully, in full ▪ The loan must be repaid in full by December 31. VERB + REPAY ▪ be able to, can, can afford to …   Collocations dictionary

  • not have a leg to stand on — To have no case at all • • • Main Entry: ↑leg * * * not have a leg to stand on informal phrase to not have any way of proving that you are right about something When it comes to centralism, the UK government doesn’t have a leg to stand on.… …   Useful english dictionary

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