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<q>A1</q>
<a>without fault, good in every respect</a>
<q>acid test</q>
<a>the ultimate test(originally it was a test on metal, to see whether it was gol
d)</a>
<q>across board</q>
<a>everywhere; including everything</a>
<q>airy fairy</q>
<a>unrealistic; not specific</a>
<q>all at sea</q>
<a>confused; not knowing what is happening</a>
<q>all in</q>
<a>everything included in a price</a>
<q>at the drop of a hat</q>
<a>immediately; without hesitation</a>
<q>angel</q>
<a>individual who funds very young companies - startups</a>
<q>airedale</q>
<a>slick salesperson</a>
<q>across the board</q>
<a>encompassing everything in a certain group</a>
<q>a la carte agency</q>

<a>advertising agency, that provides its services on a piece by piece basis</a>


<q>act of God</q>
<a>catastrophic event caused by the forces of nature</a>
<q>adhesion contract</q>
<a>"take it or leave it" agreement</a>
<q>anchor product</q>
<a>product that accounts for the majority of sales in a company's product line</
a>
<q>to ax</q>
<a>to fire a person; to eliminate a system, function or step</a>
<q>at par</q>
<a>at a price equal to the face value of a security</a>
<q>back to the drawing board</q>
<a>to start again from the beginning</a>
<q>babel</q>
<a>doubletalk</a>
<q>band aid</q>
<a>quick and dirty temporary solution to a problem</a>
<q>bantam store</q>
<a>trial store for a franchise</a>
<q>booby trap</q>
<a>a seemingly good situation that turns bad</a>
<q>beads and trinkets</q>
<a>when one party in negotiation makes a small concession in return for a major
concession</a>
<q>bean counter</q>
<a>accountant</a>
<q>bear hug</q>
<a>an offer to buy a company for a substantially higher price than its market va
lue</a>
<q>beat about the bush</q>
<a>to talk withou saying what is really in your mind</a>
<q>belt and suspenders</q>
<a>very cautious financiers</a>
<q>big noise</q>
<a>a person who is a big noise is very important</a>
<q>bench strength</q>
<a>reserve talent</a>
<q>bozo</q>
<a>very stupid person, clown</a>
<q>brass</q>

<a>top management</a>
<q>bricks and mortar</q>
<a>company's physical plant and facilities</a>
<q>by the book</q>
<a>in accordance with guidelines</a>
<q>blind alley job</q>
<a>job without future</a>
<q>blowing your top</q>
<a>losing your temper</a>
<q>book of words</q>
<a>instructions; book of rules</a>
<q>not to give a brass farthing</q>
<a>not caring at all</a>
<q>bring home the bacon</q>
<a>achieve the desired result</a>
<q>brush off</q>
<a>When you are given the brush-off means you are not wanted.</a>
<q>by and large</q>
<a>generally</a>
<q>by hook or by crook</q>
<a>by one means or another</a>
<q>carry the can</q>
<a>bear the responsibilitytake the blame</a>
<q>chew over</q>
<a>discuss</a>
<q>Catch 22</q>
<a>a no-win situation</a>
<q>cold calling</q>
<a>unsolicited calls to potential customers in the hope of making a sale</a>
<q>cannibalization</q>
<a>when increase in sales of a product results in decreased sales of another pro
duct of same company</a>
<q>cash cow</q>
<a>product or brand generating excessive cash</a>
<q>company rag</q>
<a>internal newsletter published by a company</a>
<q>clamp down</q>
<a>to reduce expenses</a>
<q>to cream</q>
<a>to take the best of something</a>

<q>to canvass</q>
<a>to go door to door selling a product</a>
<q>with a chip on the shoulder</q>
<a>over-sensitive</a>
<q>she is comfortably off</q>
<a>she has a plenty of money</a>
<q>cry off</q>
<a>to cancle something which has been arranged</a>
<q>do away with</q>
<a>to dispose of something</a>
<q>drop a line</q>
<a>to send a letter</a>
<q>dog</q>
<a>product or brand with negative cash flow</a>
<q>dog and pony show</q>
<a>major presentation about company, especially to a customer</a>
<q>fiddle</q>
<a>to act dishonestly (eg. with cash or account)</a>
<q>offered for a song</q>
<a>offered at a very low price</a>
<q>from A to Z</q>
<a>in great detail</a>
<q>File 13</q>
<a>waste basket</a>
<q>goldbricking</q>
<a>where employees hold back their effort</a>
<q>grin fuck</q>
<a>deliberately vague or dishonest verbal response</a>
<q>gatekeeper</q>
<a>someone who controls access to an executive</a>
<q>go ballistic</q>
<a>to lose temper; blow up of a project</a>
<q>golden handcuffs</q>
<a>financial incentives for key employees</a>
<q>golden parachute</q>
<a>clause in employment contract with generous severance pay for a senior manage
r</a>
<q>golden handshake</q>
<a>generous severance pay for a senior manager, upon termination of employment c
ontract</a>
<q>hard copy</q>

<a>printout</a>
<q>hatchet man</q>
<a>manager in charge of closing down operation or negotiating critical situation
</a>
<q>hurdle rate</q>
<a>minimum acceptable rate of return</a>
<q>hush money</q>
<a>cash given in exchange for silence of the receiving party</a>
<q>to jettison (employees)</q>
<a>to terminate (employees)</a>
<q>icebreaker</q>
<a>inoffensive remark or story used to open a presentation or conversation</a>
<q>kickback</q>
<a>payment made in return for a referral</a>
<q>kill the messenger</q>
<a>to take action against the bearer of bad news</a>
<q>kudos</q>
<a>verbal recognition for a job well done</a>
<q>lackey</q>
<a>person who will do anything to please the boss</a>
<q>lingo</q>
<a>slang</a>
<q>laundering</q>
<a>running illegally obtained money through a legitimate business</a>
<q>leapfrog</q>
<a>to advance</a>
<q>mealy-mouthed</q>
<a>person unable to get to the point</a>
<q>mint</q>
<a>unused</a>
<q>mogul</q>
<a>very powerful individual</a>
<q>mouthpiece</q>
<a>a politician, lawyer, or corporate spokesperson</a>
<q>movers and shakers</q>
<a>very important people</a>
<q>mugshot</q>
<a>head and shoulders photograph of someone</a>
<q>nest egg</q>
<a>money and financial assets set aside (eg. for retirement)</a>

<q>raider</q>
<a>someone who attempts to gain control of a company by purchasing its stock</a>
<q>piggybacking</q>
<a>marketing of products related to one's product lines to optimize effort and i
ncrease revenues</a>
<q>push For </q>
<a>to support an idea</a>
<q>rainmaker</q>
<a>someone who can make things happen</a>
<q>get away with it</q>
<a>when someone does something wrong but does not get caught</a>
<q>Rust Belt</q>
<a>in the U.S., the industrialized Midwest</a>
<q>rogue product</q>
<a>product that breaks down very often</a>
<q>rollout</q>
<a>introduction of a new product</a>
<q>round file</q>
<a>wastebasket</a>
<q>sabbatical</q>
<a>leave of absence to pursue a personal project</a>
<q>get cracking</q>
<a>work fast</a>
<q>get into hot water</q>
<a>get into trouble</a>
<q>get no change out of someone</q>
<a>they are not being helpful</a>
<q>get wind of</q>
<a>get to know about</a>
<q>give up the ghost</q>
<a>to stop trying</a>
<q>go by the book</q>
<a>to follow the rules strictly</a>
<q>go it alone</q>
<a>to work on your own</a>
<q>go shares</q>
<a>each pays own share of the bill</a>
<q>good turn</q>
<a>a kind act</a>
<q>grit one's teeth</q>
<a>show determination</a>

<q>guinea pigs</q>
<a>humans used to test something out</a>
<q>hammer it out</q>
<a>to keep working until problem is solved</a>
<q>hang-up</q>
<a>obsession; fear</a>
<q>to hassle someone</q>
<a>to put someone under pressure</a>
<q>have a bash</q>
<a>to make an attempt</a>
<q>He has had his chips.</q>
<a>He is not going to get any more chances.</a>
<q>headache</q>
<a>a difficult problem</a>
<q>go hell for leather</q>
<a>to go extremely fast</a>
<q>high and dry</q>
<a>safe</a>
<q>high-handed</q>
<a>over-bearing</a>
<q>She hit the roof.</q>
<a>She seriously lost her temper.</a>
<q>hog the floor</q>
<a>to not let anyone else speak</a>
<q>hold down a job</q>
<a>to keep a job and not lose it</a>
<q>Hold your horses.</q>
<a>Wait!</a>
<q>homework</q>
<a>you do your homework when you fully investigate a situation</a>
<q>in a nutshell</q>
<a>briefly and concisely</a>
<q>in clover</q>
<a>in a very fortunate position</a>
<q>in on something</q>
<a>being involved in an activity</a>
<q>in the kitty</q>
<a>savings, cash reserves</a>
<q>in the soup</q>
<a>in trouble, in difficulty</a>

<q>in the cart</q>


<a>in trouble, in difficulty</a>
<q>in a jam</q>
<a>in trouble, in difficulty</a>
<q>jack of all trades</q>
<a>a person who can do a lot of different kinds of work</a>
<q>jobs for the boys</q>
<a>good positions in the organisation for one's friends</a>
<q>just as well</q>
<a>it is good that it happened</a>
<q>keep your head</q>
<a>stay calm</a>
<q>keep your eyes skinned</q>
<a>watch carefully</a>
<q>keep on at</q>
<a>to nag; to insist</a>
<q>leg-pull</q>
<a>a joke</a>
<q>let the cat out of the bag</q>
<a>to disclose a secret</a>
<q>let the side down</q>
<a>to fail to support your colleagues in the firm</a>
<q>light-fingered</q>
<a>a thief is light-fingered</a>
<q>loaded question</q>
<a>a question with an ulterior or hidden motive</a>
<q>long in the tooth</q>
<a>elderly</a>
<q>long-winded</q>
<a>using more words than necessary to say something</a>
<q>lose face</q>
<a>lose prestige in the eyes of others</a>
<q>lumbered with</q>
<a>burdened with; having to do something unpleasant</a>
<q>make both ends meet</q>
<a>Not to spend more than you earn.(the ends are income and expenditure)</a>
<q>moonlighter</q>
<a>a person who does two jobs, the second usually in the evening</a>
<q>much of a muchness</q>
<a>similar</a>

<q>mum's the word</q>


<a>to keep quiet about it, to say nothing</a>
<q>narrow squeak</q>
<a>Escaped, but was nearly caught.</a>
<q>nest-egg</q>
<a>A sum of money put aside for retirement or for an unexpected financial commit
ment.</a>
<q>to buy on the never-never</q>
<a>to never finish paying for the goods you buy through hire-purchase</a>
<q>nitty-gritty</q>
<a>details</a>
<q>off the cuff</q>
<a>spontaneousremark made without reference to facts</a>
<q>oil a palm</q>
<a>bribe</a>
<q>grease a palm</q>
<a>bribe</a>
<q>old hand</q>
<a>someone with experience</a>
<q>doing on spec</q>
<a>taking chance, hoping it will be OK</a>
<q>on the carpet</q>
<a>you are on the carpet when your manager is reprimanding you</a>
<q>on the tip of my tongue</q>
<a>I cannot think of the word I want</a>
<q>one-upmanship</q>
<a>doing better than one's colleagues</a>
<q>out of hand</q>
<a>out of control</a>
<q>out of the frying pan into the fire</q>
<a>from a bad situation into a worse one</a>
<q>pass the buck</q>
<a>passing the blame on someone else</a>
<q>pat someone on the back</q>
<a>give someone praise</a>
<q>pay lip service</q>
<a>pretend to agree</a>
<q>pick someone's brains</q>
<a>to obtain information from someone</a>
<q>pigeon holes</q>

<a>places for letters and messages</a>


<q>plug something</q>
<a>to keep putting forward your ideas</a>
<q>Point taken.</q>
<a>I accept your comment as valid.</a>
<q>powers-that-be</q>
<a>the authorities in control</a>
<q>pull strings</q>
<a>use your influence</a>
<q>pull out all the stops</q>
<a>make an all-out effort</a>
<q>pull someone's leg</q>
<a>to play a joke on them</a>
<q>put someone in the picture</q>
<a>to give someone information</a>
<q>put someone out</q>
<a>to cause someone problems</a>
<q>put the cart before the horse</q>
<a>to see things in reverse</a>
<q>put-up job</q>
<a>A situation which was worked out previously, deceitfully.</a>
<q>put your foot down</q>
<a>to insist on being obeyed</a>
<q>quite a few / quite a number</q>
<a>an amount somewhere between few and many</a>
<q>racket</q>
<a>an organised scheme for making money illegally</a>
<q>rake-off</q>
<a>a commission with a hint of deceit</a>
<q>rat-race</q>
<a>the competitive business world, pitting individual against individual</a>
<q>recap</q>
<a>to recapitulateto look back at what has happened</a>
<q>a business on the rocks</q>
<a>collapsing business</a>
<q>through the roof (eg. prices)</q>
<a>rising rapidly and excessively</a>
<q>run-of-the mil</q>
<a>ordinary</a>
<q>rusty</q>

<a>out of practice</a>
<q>sack someone / give them the sack</q>
<a>dismiss them</a>
<q>send someone packing</q>
<a>dismiss them</a>
<q>fire someone</q>
<a>dismiss them</a>
<q>safe as houses</q>
<a>very safe</a>
<q>sauce / cheek</q>
<a>It is a sauce or a cheek when someone treats you disrespectfully.</a>
<q>It has saved my bacon.</q>
<a>It saved me from trouble.</a>
<q>save your breath</q>
<a>don't waste your time trying to explain</a>
<q>say one's piece</q>
<a>say what one wants to say</a>
<q>scapegoat</q>
<a>person who takes the blame for a failure on behalf of an entire group</a>
<q>shark repellent</q>
<a>corporate activity designed to stop an unwanted takeover</a>
<q>sin tax</q>
<a>tax levied on products considered vices</a>
<q>Sunbelt</q>
<a>states in the southern U.S.</a>
<q>to get off scot-free</q>
<a>to do something wrong without getting punished</a>
<q>scrape the barrel</q>
<a>to use last/worst resources</a>
<q>scrape through</q>
<a>to just manage to pass (eg. an examination)</a>
<q>to play a second fiddle</q>
<a>to play a minor role</a>
<q>sell like hot cakes</q>
<a>sell quickly and without difficulties</a>
<q>set off on the wrong foot</q>
<a>start off in the wrong way</a>
<q>set the ball rolling</q>
<a>to get things started</a>
<q>That company is a shambles.</q>

<a>That company is in a mess.</a>


<q>shark</q>
<a>greedy and dishonest businessman</a>
<q>sharp (businessman)</q>
<a>quick to take advantage of a situation</a>
<q>to shilly-shally</q>
<a>to be unable to make a decision</a>
<q>to manage on a shoestring</q>
<a>to manage when income barely meets expenses</a>
<q>shoplifting</q>
<a>customers stealing from shops</a>
<q>short-sighted</q>
<a>failing to see what is ahead</a>
<q>show-down</q>
<a>confrontation</a>
<q>Show a leg !</q>
<a>Wake up and do some work !</a>
<q>show your paces</q>
<a>show what you are capable of achieving</a>
<q>sitting duck</q>
<a>when someone is a sitting duck, they are an easy target for criticism</a>
<q>six of one and half a dozen of the other</q>
<a>very little differences between the alternatives</a>
<q>to be at sixes and sevens</q>
<a>to be confused and not know what to do next</a>
<q>skate around a problem</q>
<a>to avoid facing a problem straightforwardly</a>
<q>slippery customer</q>
<a>customer unlikely to keep a promise</a>
<q>small beer</q>
<a>something or someone of little importance</a>
<q>smart alec</q>
<a>a person who is too clever</a>
<q>snarl-up</q>
<a>a traffic jam (eg. cars or computers)</a>
<q>soft option</q>
<a>the less complicated or troublesome alternative</a>
<q>spade work</q>
<a>preliminary hard work before a project can get started</a>
<q>spiel</q>

<a>glib talk(from the German spielen = to play)</a>


<q>split the difference (in bargaining)</q>
<a>coming to the centre of difference between two figures</a>
<q>spot cash</q>
<a>immediate payment in cash</a>
<q>squash an idea</q>
<a>to reject it firmly</a>
<q>the price is too steep</q>
<a>the price is far too high</a>
<q>sticky business</q>
<a>a difficult and unpleasant problem</a>
<q>sticky wicket / sticky patch</q>
<a>difficult period</a>
<q>storm in a teacup</q>
<a>a minor problem being treated as a serious one</a>
<q>tagline</q>
<a>short slogan used in advertising</a>
<q>making a mountain out of a molehill</q>
<a>treating minor problem as a serious one</a>
<q>straight from the horse's mouth</q>
<a>a statement directly from someone in authority</a>
<q>straw that broke the camel's back / the last straw</q>
<a>too much, to be unable to take any more</a>
<q>stymied</q>
<a>to cannot reach objectives</a>
<q>suss out</q>
<a>to investigate thoroughlyto find out the answers to the questions</a>
<q>swallow it hook, line and sinker</q>
<a>to believe everything that one has been told</a>
<q>It's a sweat.</q>
<a>It is hard work.</a>
<q>It's no sweat.</q>
<a>It is not a problem.</a>
<q>swings and roundabouts</q>
<a>When you invest in a number of different projects, some will be profitable, o
thers will make losses. What you gain on the swings, you will lose on the rounda
bouts.</a>
<q>swing the lead</q>
<a>to avoid doing something by making things easy or by making excuses</a>
<q>tail wagging the dog</q>
<a>when the subordinate makes the decision for the manager</a>

<q>take a back seat</q>


<a>let the subordinate decide the direction in which we are going</a>
<q>take a knock</q>
<a>to suffer a setback</a>
<q>take a leaf out of someone's book</q>
<a>to copy them</a>
<q>take it in one's stride</q>
<a>to do it without difficulty</a>
<q>take with a pinch of salt</q>
<a>not to take too seriously</a>
<q>take someone down a peg or two</q>
<a>deflate someone's ego</a>
<q>take the wind out of his sails</q>
<a>to make it difficult for someone to do what he intended to do</a>
<q>cutting the ground from under his feet</q>
<a>making it difficult for someone to do what she intended to do</a>
<q>talk the hind leg off a donkey</q>
<a>to talk too much</a>
<q>talk out of one's hat</q>
<a>to talk rubbish</a>
<q>tall order</q>
<a>order difficult to comply with</a>
<q>tall story</q>
<a>a story hard to believe</a>
<q>taped</q>
<a>when you have got someone taped it means you know what they are trying to do<
/a>
<q>It is my cup of tea.</q>
<a>I like it.</a>
<q>teach your grandmother how to suck eggs</q>
<a>to tell an expert how to do something</a>
<q>tear someone off a strip</q>
<a>to reprimand them severely</a>
<q>tell someone straight</q>
<a>to tell someone the truth whether or not it hurs them</a>
<q>thank your lucky stars</q>
<a>when you are very fortunate</a>
<q>thin end of the wedge</q>
<a>there is much more and worse to come</a>
<q>throw a spanner in the works</q>

<a>to upset the existing arrangements</a>


<q>throw out the baby with the bath water</q>
<a>to discard the important things with the trivia</a>
<q>tied up</q>
<a>not available at the present time</a>
<q>tilt the scales</q>
<a>a factor which made it possible to reach a desicion</a>
<q>tit for tat</q>
<a>retaliation</a>
<q>tittle-tattle</q>
<a>gossip ; idle chatter</a>
<q>top dog</q>
<a>the person in charge</a>
<q>topsy turvy</q>
<a>things not as they should be ; things upside down ; confused</a>
<q>tot up</q>
<a>add up</a>
<q>trashy</q>
<a>of very poor quality</a>
<q>trump</q>
<a>put forward your best idea</a>
<q>play your trump card</q>
<a>put forward your best idea</a>
<q>turn down</q>
<a>reject</a>
<q>turn over a new leaf</q>
<a>make a fresh start</a>
<q>turn the heat on</q>
<a>put pressure on those being investigated</a>
<q>twiddle one's thumbs</q>
<a>do nothing</a>
<q>two-faced</q>
<a>a hypocrite</a>
<q>underhand</q>
<a>devious</a>
<q>up to your eyes in work</q>
<a>overloaded with work</a>
<q>use your loaf</q>
<a>use your head</a>
<q>to waffle</q>

<a>to say or write something which has little or no meaning</a>


<q>a wangle</q>
<a>a trick</a>
<q>to wangle</q>
<a>to achieve something by manipulation</a>
<q>wet blanket</q>
<a>person reducing or dampening our enthusiasm</a>
<q>a whitewash</q>
<a>a cover up of the truth</a>
<q>windfall</q>
<a>an unexpected piece of luck</a>
<q>it happened in the year dot</q>
<a>it happened a long time ago</a>
</category>
<q>acid test</q>
<a>the ultimate test(originally it was a test on metal, to see whether it was gol
d)</a>
<q>across board</q>
<a>everywhere; including everything</a>
<q>airy fairy</q>
<a>unrealistic; not specific</a>
<q>all at sea</q>
<a>confused; not knowing what is happening</a>
<q>all in</q>
<a>everything included in a price</a>
<q>at the drop of a hat</q>
<a>immediately; without hesitation</a>
<q>angel</q>
<a>individual who funds very young companies - startups</a>
<q>airedale</q>
<a>slick salesperson</a>
<q>across the board</q>
<a>encompassing everything in a certain group</a>
<q>a la carte agency</q>
<a>advertising agency, that provides its services on a piece by piece basis</a>
<q>act of God</q>
<a>catastrophic event caused by the forces of nature</a>
<q>adhesion contract</q>
<a>"take it or leave it" agreement</a>
<q>anchor product</q>

<a>product that accounts for the majority of sales in a company's product line</
a>
<q>to ax</q>
<a>to fire a person; to eliminate a system, function or step</a>
<q>at par</q>
<a>at a price equal to the face value of a security</a>
<q>back to the drawing board</q>
<a>to start again from the beginning</a>
<q>babel</q>
<a>doubletalk</a>
<q>band aid</q>
<a>quick and dirty temporary solution to a problem</a>
<q>bantam store</q>
<a>trial store for a franchise</a>
<q>booby trap</q>
<a>a seemingly good situation that turns bad</a>
<q>beads and trinkets</q>
<a>when one party in negotiation makes a small concession in return for a major
concession</a>
<q>bean counter</q>
<a>accountant</a>
<q>bear hug</q>
<a>an offer to buy a company for a substantially higher price than its market va
lue</a>
<q>beat about the bush</q>
<a>to talk withou saying what is really in your mind</a>
<q>belt and suspenders</q>
<a>very cautious financiers</a>
<q>big noise</q>
<a>a person who is a big noise is very important</a>
<q>bench strength</q>
<a>reserve talent</a>
<q>bozo</q>
<a>very stupid person, clown</a>
<q>brass</q>
<a>top management</a>
<q>bricks and mortar</q>
<a>company's physical plant and facilities</a>
<q>by the book</q>
<a>in accordance with guidelines</a>
<q>blind alley job</q>

<a>job without future</a>


<q>blowing your top</q>
<a>losing your temper</a>
<q>book of words</q>
<a>instructions; book of rules</a>
<q>not to give a brass farthing</q>
<a>not caring at all</a>
<q>bring home the bacon</q>
<a>achieve the desired result</a>
<q>brush off</q>
<a>When you are given the brush-off means you are not wanted.</a>
<q>by and large</q>
<a>generally</a>
<q>by hook or by crook</q>
<a>by one means or another</a>
<q>carry the can</q>
<a>bear the responsibilitytake the blame</a>
<q>chew over</q>
<a>discuss</a>
<q>Catch 22</q>
<a>a no-win situation</a>
<q>cold calling</q>
<a>unsolicited calls to potential customers in the hope of making a sale</a>
<q>cannibalization</q>
<a>when increase in sales of a product results in decreased sales of another pro
duct of same company</a>
<q>cash cow</q>
<a>product or brand generating excessive cash</a>
<q>company rag</q>
<a>internal newsletter published by a company</a>
<q>clamp down</q>
<a>to reduce expenses</a>
<q>to cream</q>
<a>to take the best of something</a>
<q>to canvass</q>
<a>to go door to door selling a product</a>
<q>with a chip on the shoulder</q>
<a>over-sensitive</a>
<q>she is comfortably off</q>
<a>she has a plenty of money</a>

<q>cry off</q>
<a>to cancle something which has been arranged</a>
<q>do away with</q>
<a>to dispose of something</a>
<q>drop a line</q>
<a>to send a letter</a>
<q>dog</q>
<a>product or brand with negative cash flow</a>
<q>dog and pony show</q>
<a>major presentation about company, especially to a customer</a>
<q>fiddle</q>
<a>to act dishonestly (eg. with cash or account)</a>
<q>offered for a song</q>
<a>offered at a very low price</a>
<q>from A to Z</q>
<a>in great detail</a>
<q>File 13</q>
<a>waste basket</a>
<q>goldbricking</q>
<a>where employees hold back their effort</a>
<q>grin fuck</q>
<a>deliberately vague or dishonest verbal response</a>
<q>gatekeeper</q>
<a>someone who controls access to an executive</a>
<q>go ballistic</q>
<a>to lose temper; blow up of a project</a>
<q>golden handcuffs</q>
<a>financial incentives for key employees</a>
<q>golden parachute</q>
<a>clause in employment contract with generous severance pay for a senior manage
r</a>
<q>golden handshake</q>
<a>generous severance pay for a senior manager, upon termination of employment c
ontract</a>
<q>hard copy</q>
<a>printout</a>
<q>hatchet man</q>
<a>manager in charge of closing down operation or negotiating critical situation
</a>
<q>hurdle rate</q>
<a>minimum acceptable rate of return</a>

<q>hush money</q>
<a>cash given in exchange for silence of the receiving party</a>
<q>to jettison (employees)</q>
<a>to terminate (employees)</a>
<q>icebreaker</q>
<a>inoffensive remark or story used to open a presentation or conversation</a>
<q>kickback</q>
<a>payment made in return for a referral</a>
<q>kill the messenger</q>
<a>to take action against the bearer of bad news</a>
<q>kudos</q>
<a>verbal recognition for a job well done</a>
<q>lackey</q>
<a>person who will do anything to please the boss</a>
<q>lingo</q>
<a>slang</a>
<q>laundering</q>
<a>running illegally obtained money through a legitimate business</a>
<q>leapfrog</q>
<a>to advance</a>
<q>mealy-mouthed</q>
<a>person unable to get to the point</a>
<q>mint</q>
<a>unused</a>
<q>mogul</q>
<a>very powerful individual</a>
<q>mouthpiece</q>
<a>a politician, lawyer, or corporate spokesperson</a>
<q>movers and shakers</q>
<a>very important people</a>
<q>mugshot</q>
<a>head and shoulders photograph of someone</a>
<q>nest egg</q>
<a>money and financial assets set aside (eg. for retirement)</a>
<q>raider</q>
<a>someone who attempts to gain control of a company by purchasing its stock</a>
<q>piggybacking</q>
<a>marketing of products related to one's product lines to optimize effort and i
ncrease revenues</a>
<q>push For </q>
<a>to support an idea</a>

<q>rainmaker</q>
<a>someone who can make things happen</a>
<q>get away with it</q>
<a>when someone does something wrong but does not get caught</a>
<q>Rust Belt</q>
<a>in the U.S., the industrialized Midwest</a>
<q>rogue product</q>
<a>product that breaks down very often</a>
<q>rollout</q>
<a>introduction of a new product</a>
<q>round file</q>
<a>wastebasket</a>
<q>sabbatical</q>
<a>leave of absence to pursue a personal project</a>
<q>get cracking</q>
<a>work fast</a>
<q>get into hot water</q>
<a>get into trouble</a>
<q>get no change out of someone</q>
<a>they are not being helpful</a>
<q>get wind of</q>
<a>get to know about</a>
<q>give up the ghost</q>
<a>to stop trying</a>
<q>go by the book</q>
<a>to follow the rules strictly</a>
<q>go it alone</q>
<a>to work on your own</a>
<q>go shares</q>
<a>each pays own share of the bill</a>
<q>good turn</q>
<a>a kind act</a>
<q>grit one's teeth</q>
<a>show determination</a>
<q>guinea pigs</q>
<a>humans used to test something out</a>
<q>hammer it out</q>
<a>to keep working until problem is solved</a>
<q>hang-up</q>
<a>obsession; fear</a>

<q>to hassle someone</q>


<a>to put someone under pressure</a>
<q>have a bash</q>
<a>to make an attempt</a>
<q>He has had his chips.</q>
<a>He is not going to get any more chances.</a>
<q>headache</q>
<a>a difficult problem</a>
<q>go hell for leather</q>
<a>to go extremely fast</a>
<q>high and dry</q>
<a>safe</a>
<q>high-handed</q>
<a>over-bearing</a>
<q>She hit the roof.</q>
<a>She seriously lost her temper.</a>
<q>hog the floor</q>
<a>to not let anyone else speak</a>
<q>hold down a job</q>
<a>to keep a job and not lose it</a>
<q>Hold your horses.</q>
<a>Wait!</a>
<q>homework</q>
<a>you do your homework when you fully investigate a situation</a>
<q>in a nutshell</q>
<a>briefly and concisely</a>
<q>in clover</q>
<a>in a very fortunate position</a>
<q>in on something</q>
<a>being involved in an activity</a>
<q>in the kitty</q>
<a>savings, cash reserves</a>
<q>in the soup</q>
<a>in trouble, in difficulty</a>
<q>in the cart</q>
<a>in trouble, in difficulty</a>
<q>in a jam</q>
<a>in trouble, in difficulty</a>
<q>jack of all trades</q>
<a>a person who can do a lot of different kinds of work</a>

<q>jobs for the boys</q>


<a>good positions in the organisation for one's friends</a>
<q>just as well</q>
<a>it is good that it happened</a>
<q>keep your head</q>
<a>stay calm</a>
<q>keep your eyes skinned</q>
<a>watch carefully</a>
<q>keep on at</q>
<a>to nag; to insist</a>
<q>leg-pull</q>
<a>a joke</a>
<q>let the cat out of the bag</q>
<a>to disclose a secret</a>
<q>let the side down</q>
<a>to fail to support your colleagues in the firm</a>
<q>light-fingered</q>
<a>a thief is light-fingered</a>
<q>loaded question</q>
<a>a question with an ulterior or hidden motive</a>
<q>long in the tooth</q>
<a>elderly</a>
<q>long-winded</q>
<a>using more words than necessary to say something</a>
<q>lose face</q>
<a>lose prestige in the eyes of others</a>
<q>lumbered with</q>
<a>burdened with; having to do something unpleasant</a>
<q>make both ends meet</q>
<a>Not to spend more than you earn.(the ends are income and expenditure)</a>
<q>moonlighter</q>
<a>a person who does two jobs, the second usually in the evening</a>
<q>much of a muchness</q>
<a>similar</a>
<q>mum's the word</q>
<a>to keep quiet about it, to say nothing</a>
<q>narrow squeak</q>
<a>Escaped, but was nearly caught.</a>
<q>nest-egg</q>
<a>A sum of money put aside for retirement or for an unexpected financial commit

ment.</a>
<q>to buy on the never-never</q>
<a>to never finish paying for the goods you buy through hire-purchase</a>
<q>nitty-gritty</q>
<a>details</a>
<q>off the cuff</q>
<a>spontaneousremark made without reference to facts</a>
<q>oil a palm</q>
<a>bribe</a>
<q>grease a palm</q>
<a>bribe</a>
<q>old hand</q>
<a>someone with experience</a>
<q>doing on spec</q>
<a>taking chance, hoping it will be OK</a>
<q>on the carpet</q>
<a>you are on the carpet when your manager is reprimanding you</a>
<q>on the tip of my tongue</q>
<a>I cannot think of the word I want</a>
<q>one-upmanship</q>
<a>doing better than one's colleagues</a>
<q>out of hand</q>
<a>out of control</a>
<q>out of the frying pan into the fire</q>
<a>from a bad situation into a worse one</a>
<q>pass the buck</q>
<a>passing the blame on someone else</a>
<q>pat someone on the back</q>
<a>give someone praise</a>
<q>pay lip service</q>
<a>pretend to agree</a>
<q>pick someone's brains</q>
<a>to obtain information from someone</a>
<q>pigeon holes</q>
<a>places for letters and messages</a>
<q>plug something</q>
<a>to keep putting forward your ideas</a>
<q>Point taken.</q>
<a>I accept your comment as valid.</a>
<q>powers-that-be</q>

<a>the authorities in control</a>


<q>pull strings</q>
<a>use your influence</a>
<q>pull out all the stops</q>
<a>make an all-out effort</a>
<q>pull someone's leg</q>
<a>to play a joke on them</a>
<q>put someone in the picture</q>
<a>to give someone information</a>
<q>put someone out</q>
<a>to cause someone problems</a>
<q>put the cart before the horse</q>
<a>to see things in reverse</a>
<q>put-up job</q>
<a>A situation which was worked out previously, deceitfully.</a>
<q>put your foot down</q>
<a>to insist on being obeyed</a>
<q>quite a few / quite a number</q>
<a>an amount somewhere between few and many</a>
<q>racket</q>
<a>an organised scheme for making money illegally</a>
<q>rake-off</q>
<a>a commission with a hint of deceit</a>
<q>rat-race</q>
<a>the competitive business world, pitting individual against individual</a>
<q>recap</q>
<a>to recapitulateto look back at what has happened</a>
<q>a business on the rocks</q>
<a>collapsing business</a>
<q>through the roof (eg. prices)</q>
<a>rising rapidly and excessively</a>
<q>run-of-the mil</q>
<a>ordinary</a>
<q>rusty</q>
<a>out of practice</a>
<q>sack someone / give them the sack</q>
<a>dismiss them</a>
<q>send someone packing</q>
<a>dismiss them</a>
<q>fire someone</q>

<a>dismiss them</a>
<q>safe as houses</q>
<a>very safe</a>
<q>sauce / cheek</q>
<a>It is a sauce or a cheek when someone treats you disrespectfully.</a>
<q>It has saved my bacon.</q>
<a>It saved me from trouble.</a>
<q>save your breath</q>
<a>don't waste your time trying to explain</a>
<q>say one's piece</q>
<a>say what one wants to say</a>
<q>scapegoat</q>
<a>person who takes the blame for a failure on behalf of an entire group</a>
<q>shark repellent</q>
<a>corporate activity designed to stop an unwanted takeover</a>
<q>sin tax</q>
<a>tax levied on products considered vices</a>
<q>Sunbelt</q>
<a>states in the southern U.S.</a>
<q>to get off scot-free</q>
<a>to do something wrong without getting punished</a>
<q>scrape the barrel</q>
<a>to use last/worst resources</a>
<q>scrape through</q>
<a>to just manage to pass (eg. an examination)</a>
<q>to play a second fiddle</q>
<a>to play a minor role</a>
<q>sell like hot cakes</q>
<a>sell quickly and without difficulties</a>
<q>set off on the wrong foot</q>
<a>start off in the wrong way</a>
<q>set the ball rolling</q>
<a>to get things started</a>
<q>That company is a shambles.</q>
<a>That company is in a mess.</a>
<q>shark</q>
<a>greedy and dishonest businessman</a>
<q>sharp (businessman)</q>
<a>quick to take advantage of a situation</a>
<q>to shilly-shally</q>

<a>to be unable to make a decision</a>


<q>to manage on a shoestring</q>
<a>to manage when income barely meets expenses</a>
<q>shoplifting</q>
<a>customers stealing from shops</a>
<q>short-sighted</q>
<a>failing to see what is ahead</a>
<q>show-down</q>
<a>confrontation</a>
<q>Show a leg !</q>
<a>Wake up and do some work !</a>
<q>show your paces</q>
<a>show what you are capable of achieving</a>
<q>sitting duck</q>
<a>when someone is a sitting duck, they are an easy target for criticism</a>
<q>six of one and half a dozen of the other</q>
<a>very little differences between the alternatives</a>
<q>to be at sixes and sevens</q>
<a>to be confused and not know what to do next</a>
<q>skate around a problem</q>
<a>to avoid facing a problem straightforwardly</a>
<q>slippery customer</q>
<a>customer unlikely to keep a promise</a>
<q>small beer</q>
<a>something or someone of little importance</a>
<q>smart alec</q>
<a>a person who is too clever</a>
<q>snarl-up</q>
<a>a traffic jam (eg. cars or computers)</a>
<q>soft option</q>
<a>the less complicated or troublesome alternative</a>
<q>spade work</q>
<a>preliminary hard work before a project can get started</a>
<q>spiel</q>
<a>glib talk(from the German spielen = to play)</a>
<q>split the difference (in bargaining)</q>
<a>coming to the centre of difference between two figures</a>
<q>spot cash</q>
<a>immediate payment in cash</a>
<q>squash an idea</q>

<a>to reject it firmly</a>


<q>the price is too steep</q>
<a>the price is far too high</a>
<q>sticky business</q>
<a>a difficult and unpleasant problem</a>
<q>sticky wicket / sticky patch</q>
<a>difficult period</a>
<q>storm in a teacup</q>
<a>a minor problem being treated as a serious one</a>
<q>tagline</q>
<a>short slogan used in advertising</a>
<q>making a mountain out of a molehill</q>
<a>treating minor problem as a serious one</a>
<q>straight from the horse's mouth</q>
<a>a statement directly from someone in authority</a>
<q>straw that broke the camel's back / the last straw</q>
<a>too much, to be unable to take any more</a>
<q>stymied</q>
<a>to cannot reach objectives</a>
<q>suss out</q>
<a>to investigate thoroughlyto find out the answers to the questions</a>
<q>swallow it hook, line and sinker</q>
<a>to believe everything that one has been told</a>
<q>It's a sweat.</q>
<a>It is hard work.</a>
<q>It's no sweat.</q>
<a>It is not a problem.</a>
<q>swings and roundabouts</q>
<a>When you invest in a number of different projects, some will be profitable, o
thers will make losses. What you gain on the swings, you will lose on the rounda
bouts.</a>
<q>swing the lead</q>
<a>to avoid doing something by making things easy or by making excuses</a>
<q>tail wagging the dog</q>
<a>when the subordinate makes the decision for the manager</a>
<q>take a back seat</q>
<a>let the subordinate decide the direction in which we are going</a>
<q>take a knock</q>
<a>to suffer a setback</a>
<q>take a leaf out of someone's book</q>
<a>to copy them</a>

<q>take it in one's stride</q>


<a>to do it without difficulty</a>
<q>take with a pinch of salt</q>
<a>not to take too seriously</a>
<q>take someone down a peg or two</q>
<a>deflate someone's ego</a>
<q>take the wind out of his sails</q>
<a>to make it difficult for someone to do what he intended to do</a>
<q>cutting the ground from under his feet</q>
<a>making it difficult for someone to do what she intended to do</a>
<q>talk the hind leg off a donkey</q>
<a>to talk too much</a>
<q>talk out of one's hat</q>
<a>to talk rubbish</a>
<q>tall order</q>
<a>order difficult to comply with</a>
<q>tall story</q>
<a>a story hard to believe</a>
<q>taped</q>
<a>when you have got someone taped it means you know what they are trying to do<
/a>
<q>It is my cup of tea.</q>
<a>I like it.</a>
<q>teach your grandmother how to suck eggs</q>
<a>to tell an expert how to do something</a>
<q>tear someone off a strip</q>
<a>to reprimand them severely</a>
<q>tell someone straight</q>
<a>to tell someone the truth whether or not it hurs them</a>
<q>thank your lucky stars</q>
<a>when you are very fortunate</a>
<q>thin end of the wedge</q>
<a>there is much more and worse to come</a>
<q>throw a spanner in the works</q>
<a>to upset the existing arrangements</a>
<q>throw out the baby with the bath water</q>
<a>to discard the important things with the trivia</a>
<q>tied up</q>
<a>not available at the present time</a>
<q>tilt the scales</q>

<a>a factor which made it possible to reach a desicion</a>


<q>tit for tat</q>
<a>retaliation</a>
<q>tittle-tattle</q>
<a>gossip ; idle chatter</a>
<q>top dog</q>
<a>the person in charge</a>
<q>topsy turvy</q>
<a>things not as they should be ; things upside down ; confused</a>
<q>tot up</q>
<a>add up</a>
<q>trashy</q>
<a>of very poor quality</a>
<q>trump</q>
<a>put forward your best idea</a>
<q>play your trump card</q>
<a>put forward your best idea</a>
<q>turn down</q>
<a>reject</a>
<q>turn over a new leaf</q>
<a>make a fresh start</a>
<q>turn the heat on</q>
<a>put pressure on those being investigated</a>
<q>twiddle one's thumbs</q>
<a>do nothing</a>
<q>two-faced</q>
<a>a hypocrite</a>
<q>underhand</q>
<a>devious</a>
<q>up to your eyes in work</q>
<a>overloaded with work</a>
<q>use your loaf</q>
<a>use your head</a>
<q>to waffle</q>
<a>to say or write something which has little or no meaning</a>
<q>a wangle</q>
<a>a trick</a>
<q>to wangle</q>
<a>to achieve something by manipulation</a>
<q>wet blanket</q>

<a>person reducing or dampening our enthusiasm</a>


<q>a whitewash</q>
<a>a cover up of the truth</a>
<q>windfall</q>
<a>an unexpected piece of luck</a>
<q>it happened in the year dot</q>
<a>it happened a long time ago</a>
</category>
<category name="ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS">
<q>naysay</q>
<a>naysaid naysaid</a>
<q>outrun</q>
<a>outran outrun</a>
<q>overhang</q>
<a>overhung overhung
overhanged overhanged</a>
<q>overrun</q>
<a>overran overrun</a>
<q>proofread</q>
<a>proofread proofread</a>
<q>prove</q>
<a>proved proved
prove proven</a>
<q>queath or quethe</q>
<a>quoth quoth
quoth quethen</a>
<q>recast</q>
<a>recast recast</a>
<q>repay</q>
<a>repaid repaid</a>
<q>rethink</q>
<a>rethought rethought</a>
<q>rid</q>
<a>rid rid
ridded ridden/ridded</a>
<q>see</q>
<a>saw seen</a>
<q>shall</q>
<a>should ---</a>
<q>shed</q>
<a>shed shed

shedded shedded/shedden</a>
<q>shit</q>
<a>shit shit
shat shat
shitted shitted</a>
<q>shove</q>
<a>shoved shoved
shove shoven</a>
<q>shrive</q>
<a>shrove shriven</a>
<q>slay</q>
<a>slew slain
slayed slayed</a>
<q>slide</q>
<a>slid slid
slid slidden</a>
<q>sling</q>
<a>slang slung
slung slung</a>
<q>smite</q>
<a>smote smitten
smit smitten</a>
<q>sow</q>
<a>sowed sowed
sew sown</a>
<q>speed</q>
<a>sped sped
speeded speeded</a>
<q>spill</q>
<a>spilled spilled
spilt spilt</a>
<q>spit</q>
<a>spit spit
spat spitten</a>
<q>split</q>
<a>split split</a>
<q>starve</q>
<a>starved starved
starved starven
starved storven</a>
<q>stick</q>
<a>stuck stuck</a>
<q>strew</q>
<a>strew strewn
strewed strewed</a>

<q>string</q>
<a>strang strung
strung strung</a>
<q>sweep</q>
<a>swept swept
swep swopen</a>
<q>swell</q>
<a>swelled swelled
swoll swollen</a>
<q>swelt</q>
<a>swolt swolten
swelted swelted</a>
<q>swike</q>
<a>swiked swiked
swoke swicken</a>
<q>swing</q>
<a>swang swung
swung swung</a>
<q>swink</q>
<a>swank swonken
swonk swonken</a>
<q>take</q>
<a>took taken</a>
<q>thrive</q>
<a>throve thriven
thrived thrived</a>
<q>thrust</q>
<a>thrusted thrusted
thrust thrust</a>
<q>tread</q>
<a>trod trodden
trod trod</a>
<q>unbind</q>
<a>unbound unbound
unbound unbounden</a>
<q>undergo</q>
<a>underwent undergone</a>
<q>underlie</q>
<a>underlay underlain</a>
<q>undertake</q>
<a>undertook undertaken</a>
<q>underwrite</q>
<a>underwrote underwritten</a>

<q>undo</q>
<a>undid undone</a>
<q>unwind</q>
<a>unwound unwound
unwound unwounden</a>
<q>uphold</q>
<a>upheld upheld
upheld upholden</a>
<q>upset</q>
<a>upset upset
upsetted upsetted</a>
<q>wax</q>
<a>waxed waxed
wex waxen</a>
<q>waylay</q>
<a>waylaid waylaid</a>
<q>weave</q>
<a>wove woven
weft weft</a>
<q>wed</q>
<a>wed wed
wedded wedded</a>
<q>weep</q>
<a>wept wept
wop/wep wopen</a>
<q>wend</q>
<a>wended wended
went went</a>
<q>wet</q>
<a>wet wet
wetted wetted</a>
<q>will</q>
<a>would willed
willed willed</a>
<q>wind</q>
<a>wound wound
wound wounden</a>
<q>wot</q>
<a>wist wist</a>
<q>withdraw</q>
<a>withdrew withdrawn</a>
<q>withhold</q>
<a>withheld withheld
withheld withholden</a>

<q>withstand</q>
<a>withstood withstood
withstood withstanden</a>
<q>worth</q>
<a>worth worth
worth worthen</a>
<q>wreak</q>
<a>wreaked wreaked
wroke wroken</a>
<q>wring</q>
<a>wrang wrung
wrung wrung</a>
<q>writhe</q>
<a>writhed writhed
wrothe writhen</a>
<q>can</q>
<a>could couth
couth couth</a>
<q>misunderstand</q>
<a>misunderstood misunderstood
misunderstood misunderstanden</a>
<q>bind</q>
<a>bound bound</a>
<q>bite</q>
<a>bit bitten</a>
<q>bend</q>
<a>bent bent</a>
<q>awake</q>
<a>awoke awoke
awoke awaked</a>
<q>arise</q>
<a>arose arisen</a>
<q>break</q>
<a>broke broken</a>
<q>bring</q>
<a>brought brought</a>
<q>begin</q>
<a>began begun</a>
<q>beat</q>
<a>beat beaten</a>
<q>be</q>
<a>was/were been</a>
<q>bear</q>

<a>bore born</a>
<q>blow</q>
<a>blew blown</a>
<q>sell</q>
<a>sold sold</a>
<q>choose</q>
<a>chose chosen</a>
<q>do</q>
<a>did done</a>
<q>come</q>
<a>came come</a>
<q>draw</q>
<a>drew drawn</a>
<q>smell</q>
<a>smelt smelt
smelled smelled</a>
<q>lose</q>
<a>lost lost</a>
<q>meet</q>
<a>met met</a>
<q>forget</q>
<a>forgot forgotten</a>
<q>set</q>
<a>set set</a>
<q>cost</q>
<a>cost cost</a>
<q>forgive</q>
<a>forgave forgiven</a>
<q>drink</q>
<a>drank drunk</a>
<q>spend</q>
<a>spent spent</a>
<q>find</q>
<a>found found</a>
<q>buy</q>
<a>bought bought</a>
<q>catch</q>
<a>caught caught</a>
<q>burn</q>
<a>burnt burnt
burned burned</a>

<q>hang</q>
<a>hung hung
hanged hanged</a>
<q>build</q>
<a>built built</a>
<q>forbid</q>
<a>forbade forbidden</a>
<q>lie</q>
<a>lay lain</a>
<q>lend</q>
<a>lent lent</a>
<q>leave</q>
<a>left left</a>
<q>learn</q>
<a>learnt learnt
learned learned</a>
<q>foresee</q>
<a>foresaw foreseen</a>
<q>freeze</q>
<a>froze frozen</a>
<q>know</q>
<a>knew known</a>
<q>cut</q>
<a>cut cut</a>
<q>fight</q>
<a>fought fought</a>
<q>let</q>
<a>let let</a>
<q>feed</q>
<a>fed fed</a>
<q>grow</q>
<a>grew grown</a>
<q>give</q>
<a>gave given</a>
<q>have</q>
<a>had had</a>
<q>lay</q>
<a>laid laid</a>
<q>drive</q>
<a>drove driven</a>

<q>dig</q>
<a>dug dug</a>
<q>rise</q>
<a>rose risen</a>
<q>light</q>
<a>lit lit
lighted lighted</a>
<q>sink</q>
<a>sank sunk
sunk sunken</a>
<q>fling</q>
<a>flang flung
flung flung</a>
<q>bereave</q>
<a>bereaved bereaved
bereft bereft</a>
<q>send</q>
<a>sent sent</a>
<q>clothe</q>
<a>clothed clothed
clad clad</a>
<q>sew</q>
<a>sewed sewn
sewed sewed</a>
<q>spell</q>
<a>spelt spelt
spelled spelled</a>
<q>lade</q>
<a>laded laden
laded laded</a>
<q>cleave (to split apart)</q>
<a>clove cloven
clave claven</a>
<q>shoot</q>
<a>shot shot
shot shotten</a>
<q>show</q>
<a>showed shown
shew showed</a>
<q>stand</q>
<a>stood stood
stood standen</a>
<q>carve</q>
<a>carved carved
corve carven</a>

<q>help</q>
<a>helped helped
holp holpen</a>
<q>mow</q>
<a>mowed mowed
mew mown</a>
<q>cling</q>
<a>clang clung
clung clung</a>
<q>delve</q>
<a>delved dolven
dolve delved</a>
<q>dream</q>
<a>dreamt dreamt
dreamed dreamed</a>
<q>bet</q>
<a>bet bet
betted betted</a>
<q>abide</q>
<a>abided abided
abode abidden</a>
<q>fit</q>
<a>fit fit
fitted fitted</a>
<q>spring</q>
<a>sprang sprung
sprung sprung</a>
<q>climb</q>
<a>climbed climbed
clomb clomben</a>
<q>flee</q>
<a>fled fled
flew flown</a>
<q>fare</q>
<a>fared fared
fore faren</a>
<q>behold</q>
<a>beheld beheld
beheld beholden</a>
<q>kneel</q>
<a>knelt knelt
kneeled kneeled</a>
<q>wake</q>
<a>woke woken
waked waked</a>

<q>fold</q>
<a>folded folded
feld folden</a>
<q>dwell</q>
<a>dwelt dwelt
dwelled dwelled</a>
<q>nim</q>
<a>nimmed nimmed
nam num</a>
<q>creep</q>
<a>crept crept
crep cropen</a>
<q>shear</q>
<a>shore shorn
sheared sheared</a>
<q>dive</q>
<a>dived dived
dove doven</a>
<q>cleave (to cling to)</q>
<a>cleft cleft
cleaved cleaved</a>
<q>grave</q>
<a>grove graven
graved graved</a>
<q>lean</q>
<a>leaned leaned
leant leant</a>
<q>rewind</q>
<a>rewound rewound
rewound rewounden</a>
<q>bide</q>
<a>bided bided
bode bidden</a>
<q>hew</q>
<a>hew hewn
hewed hewn</a>
<q>shape</q>
<a>shaped shaped
shope shapen</a>
<q>gird</q>
<a>girt girt
girded girded</a>
<q>plead</q>
<a>pleaded pleaded
pled pled</a>

<q>melt</q>
<a>melted melted
molt molten</a>
<q>saw</q>
<a>sawed sawed
sawed sawn</a>
<q>load</q>
<a>loaded loaded
loaded loaden</a>
<q>sneak</q>
<a>sneaked sneaked
snuck snuck</a>
<q>overshoot</q>
<a>overshot overshot
overshot overshotten</a>
<q>become</q>
<a>became become</a>
<q>hit</q>
<a>hit hit</a>
<q>speak</q>
<a>spoke spoken</a>
<q>get</q>
<a>got got</a>
<q>hurt</q>
<a>hurt hurt</a>
<q>go</q>
<a>went gone</a>
<q>steal</q>
<a>stole stolen</a>
<q>shut</q>
<a>shut shut</a>
<q>ride</q>
<a>rode ridden</a>
<q>fly</q>
<a>flew flown</a>
<q>read</q>
<a>read read</a>
<q>fall</q>
<a>fell fallen</a>
<q>hear</q>
<a>heard heard</a>

<q>hold</q>
<a>held held</a>
<q>teach</q>
<a>taught taught</a>
<q>put</q>
<a>put put</a>
<q>make</q>
<a>made made</a>
<q>mistake</q>
<a>mistook mistaken</a>
<q>sing</q>
<a>sang sung</a>
<q>spread</q>
<a>spread spread</a>
<q>say</q>
<a>said said</a>
<q>shine</q>
<a>shone shone</a>
<q>bequeath</q>
<a>bequeathed bequeathed
bequoth bequoth/bequeathen</a>
<q>tell</q>
<a>told told</a>
<q>seek</q>
<a>sought sought</a>
<q>shake</q>
<a>shook shaken</a>
<q>strike</q>
<a>struck struck
struck stricken</a>
<q>eat</q>
<a>ate eaten</a>
<q>tear</q>
<a>tore torn</a>
<q>sit</q>
<a>sat sat
sat set
sat sitten</a>
<q>ring</q>
<a>rang rung</a>
<q>chide</q>
<a>chode chidden

chided/chid chided
</a>
<q>bleed</q>
<a>bled bled</a>
<q>breed</q>
<a>bred bred</a>
<q>feel</q>
<a>felt felt</a>
<q>forgo</q>
<a>forwent forgone</a>
<q>throw</q>
<a>threw thrown</a>
<q>think</q>
<a>thought thought</a>
<q>swim</q>
<a>swam swum</a>
<q>broadcast</q>
<a>broadcast broadcast</a>
<q>forego</q>
<a>forewent foregone</a>
<q>understand</q>
<a>understood understood
understood understanden</a>
<q>befall</q>
<a>befell befallen</a>
<q>hide</q>
<a>hid hidden</a>
<q>mean</q>
<a>meant meant</a>
<q>write</q>
<a>wrote written
writ written</a>
<q>swear</q>
<a>swore sworn</a>
<q>deal</q>
<a>dealt dealt</a>
<q>keep</q>
<a>kept kept</a>
<q>beget</q>
<a>begot begotten</a>
<q>overcome</q>

<a>overcame overcome</a>
<q>beset</q>
<a>beset beset</a>
<q>forecast</q>
<a>forecast forecast</a>
<q>bid (to request, to say)</q>
<a>bade bidden
bid bid
bidded bidded</a>
<q>drag</q>
<a>drug drug
dragged dragged/draggen</a>
<q>win</q>
<a>won won</a>
<q>overtake</q>
<a>overtook overtaken</a>
<q>cast</q>
<a>cast cast</a>
<q>forsake</q>
<a>forsook forsaken</a>
<q>gainsay</q>
<a>gainsaid gainsaid</a>
<q>beseech</q>
<a>besought besought</a>
<q>outbid</q>
<a>outbid outbid</a>
<q>pay</q>
<a>paid paid</a>
<q>outdo</q>
<a>outdid outdone</a>
<q>bid (in auctions)</q>
<a>bid bid</a>
<q>mete</q>
<a>meted meted
mate/met meten</a>
<q>fret</q>
<a>fret fret
fretted fretted/fretten</a>
<q>overthrow</q>
<a>overthrew overthrown</a>
<q>interbreed</q>
<a>interbred interbred</a>

<q>overhear</q>
<a>overheard overheard</a>
<q>inset</q>
<a>inset inset</a>
<q>mishear</q>
<a>misheard misheard</a>
<q>wear</q>
<a>wore worn</a>
<q>browbeat</q>
<a>browbeat browbeaten</a>
<q>glide</q>
<a>glid glidden
glided glid/glided</a>
<q>rewrite</q>
<a>rewrote rewritten</a>
<q>lead</q>
<a>led led</a>
<q>interweave</q>
<a>interwove interwoven</a>
<q>oversell</q>
<a>oversold oversold</a>
<q>misread</q>
<a>misread misread</a>
<q>redo</q>
<a>redid redone</a>
<q>burst</q>
<a>burst burst
bursted bursted
borst bursten</a>
<q>overeat</q>
<a>overate overeaten</a>
<q>oversee</q>
<a>oversaw overseen</a>
<q>may</q>
<a>might ---</a>
<q>outsell</q>
<a>outsold outsold</a>
<q>overcast</q>
<a>overcast overcast</a>
<q>rebuild</q>
<a>rebuilt rebuilt</a>

<q>quit</q>
<a>quit quit</a>
<q>overdo</q>
<a>overdid overdone</a>
<q>input</q>
<a>input input</a>
<q>overdraw</q>
<a>overdrew overdrawn</a>
<q>partake</q>
<a>partook partaken</a>
<q>slink</q>
<a>slank slunk
slunk slunk</a>
<q>reave</q>
<a>reft reft</a>
<q>re-lay</q>
<a>re-laid re-laid</a>
<q>grind</q>
<a>ground ground
grinded grounden/grinded</a>
<q>outgrow</q>
<a>outgrew outgrown</a>
<q>overlay</q>
<a>overlaid overlaid</a>
<q>sake</q>
<a>sook saken</a>
<q>mislead</q>
<a>misled misled</a>
<q>reset</q>
<a>reset reset</a>
<q>override</q>
<a>overrode overridden</a>
<q>overset</q>
<a>overset overset</a>
<q>run</q>
<a>ran run</a>
<q>leap</q>
<a>leaped leaped
leapt leapt
lope lopen</a>
<q>resell</q>

<a>resold resold</a>
<q>misunderstood</q>
<a>misunderstood misunderstood
misunderstood misunderstanden</a>
<q>work</q>
<a>worked worked
wrought wrought</a>
<q>foretell</q>
<a>foretold foretold</a>
<q>rerun</q>
<a>reran rerun</a>
<q>oversleep</q>
<a>overslept overslept
overslep oversleepen</a>
<q>rend</q>
<a>rent rent</a>
<q>shave</q>
<a>shove shaven
shaved shaved</a>
<q>shoe</q>
<a>shoed shoed
shod shod/shodden</a>
<q>spin</q>
<a>span spun
spun spun</a>
<q>stink</q>
<a>stank stunk
stunk stunk</a>
<q>shite</q>
<a>shit shit
shat shat/shitten</a>
<q>mislay</q>
<a>mislaid mislaid</a>
<q>spoil</q>
<a>spoiled spoiled
spoilt spoilt</a>
<q>remake</q>
<a>remade remade</a>
<q>crow</q>
<a>crew crown
crowed crowed</a>
<q>sleep</q>
<a>slept slept</a>

<q>overlie</q>
<a>overlay overlain</a>
<q>seethe</q>
<a>seethed seethed
sod sodden</a>
<q>overpay</q>
<a>overpaid overpaid</a>
<q>slit</q>
<a>slit slit
slit slitten</a>
<q>shrink</q>
<a>shrank shrunk
shrunk shrunken</a>
<q>rive</q>
<a>rived rived
rove riven</a>
<q>stride</q>
<a>strode stridden
strided strided</a>
<q>knit</q>
<a>knit knit
knitted knitted</a>
<q>sting</q>
<a>stang stung
stung stung</a>
</category>

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