- ˈborder ˌon sth
- phrasal verb
to be nearly the same as a particular quality, feeling, or statea feeling of mistrust bordering on hatred[/ex]
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ˈborder ˌon sth
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mark sth up — UK US mark sth up Phrasal Verb with mark({{}}/mɑːk/ verb [T] ► COMMERCE to raise the price of something: »Suppliers mark up the price paid for gas at the border before selling it on. ► FINANCE, ECONOMICS to increase the value of something:… … Financial and business terms
troops — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ crack (BrE), elite ▪ additional, extra ▪ armed ▪ a division of up to 6 000 heavily armed troops ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smuggle — smug|gle [ˈsmʌgəl] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Low German; Origin: smuggeln and Dutch smokkelen] 1.) to take something or someone illegally from one country to another smuggle sth across sth ▪ The guns were smuggled across the border. smuggle sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
secure — se|cure1 S3 [sıˈkuə US ˈkjur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(permanent/certain)¦ 2¦(place/building)¦ 3¦(safe from harm)¦ 4¦(confident)¦ 5¦(not worried)¦ 6¦(firmly fastened)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: securus, from se without + cura care … Dictionary of contemporary English
