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to defy sb to do sth

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  • defy — de|fy [dıˈfaı] v past tense and past participle defied present participle defying third person singular defies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: defier, from Latin fidere to trust ] 1.) to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • I defy you to do something — I defy you/anyone to do sth idiom used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it • I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film. • I defy you to leave without buying something.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • I defy anyone to do something — I defy you/anyone to do sth idiom used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it • I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film. • I defy you to leave without buying something.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible …   Collocations dictionary

  • authority — noun 1 (often authorities) people with responsibility for making decisions ADJECTIVE ▪ central, district, federal, local, municipal, regional ▪ government, pu …   Collocations dictionary

  • gravity — noun 1 natural force ADJECTIVE ▪ low, weak, zero ▪ the weak gravity on the moon ▪ strong VERB + GRAVITY ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • sceptic — (BrE) (AmE skeptic) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hardened VERB + SCEPTIC/SKEPTIC ▪ convince, win over ▪ He has managed to convince even the sceptics. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • ban — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blanket (esp. BrE), complete, outright, total ▪ partial ▪ temporary ▪ overtime …   Collocations dictionary

  • convention — noun 1 way sth is done ADJECTIVE ▪ accepted, established, long standing, old, traditional, well established ▪ It s an established convention that the part is played by a woman. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • tradition — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ age old, ancient, centuries old, deep rooted, old, time honoured/time honored ▪ long, long established, long standing …   Collocations dictionary

  • explanation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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