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replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ verb [ T ]

1 USE INSTEAD to start using another thing or person instead of the one that you are using now

We're thinking of replacing our old TV with a fancy new one.

2 BE USED INSTEAD to start to be used instead of the thing or person that is being used now

This system will replace the old one.

3 GET SOMETHING NEW to get something new because the one you had before has been lost or damaged

We'll have to replace this carpet soon.

4 PUT BACK formal to put something back in the place where it usually is

She picked up the books and carefully replaced them on the shelf.

ex.5-> 1d, 2d, 3b, 4c, 5a

miss the boat

to be too late to get what you want

I'm afraid you've missed the boat. All the tickets have been sold.

blow it/your chance(s)-informal-

If you blow it or blow your chance, you lose an opportunity to do something by doing or saying the wrong thing.

I blew it when I criticized the way she ran the office.

Tom blew his chances of getting the job by arriving late for the interview.

hit the jackpot

to be very successful, especially by winning or earning a lot of money

insofar /ɪnsəʊˈfɑːrˌəz/adv. [~ + as]

to such an extent:

I will do the work insofar as I am able.

insofar as conj	(to the extent that, in that)	si es que loc adv
	Both ideas, insofar as they can be called 'ideas', are equally preposterous.
	Ambas ideas, si es que podemos llamarlas "ideas", son igualmente absurdas.
		si acaso loc conj
		en tanto que loc conj
	Ambas ideas, si acaso podemos llamarlas "ideas", son igualmente absurdas.

preposterous /prɪˈpɒst ə rəs/ adjective

extremely stupid

That's a preposterous idea!

pre•pos•ter•ous /prɪˈpɑstərəs, -trəs/   adj. 

1. completely opposite to common sense;
foolish: a preposterous scheme.

insofar as /ɪnsəʊˈfɑːrˌəz/ conjunction formal

to the degree that

The story is based insofar as possible on notes made by Scott himself.

By a process of elimination.

pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ /pərˈsuːt/ noun [ U ]

1 TRY when you try to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time

the pursuit of pleasure

He left his native country in pursuit of freedom.

2 FOLLOWING when you follow someone or something to try to catch them

The police are in pursuit of a 25-year-old murder suspect.

be the apple of somebody's eye

to be loved very much by someone:

Ben was always the apple of his father's eye.

Hannah’s bits:

If you fail one exam you can resit it.

On Instagram-> I’ll give them a follow

The Royal Family are quite down to earth.

People can’t be kicked off about new laws.

Immigrants go on the benefit system.

Say prayers and sing hymns.

I’m bubbling.

Job seekers allowance->go to job centres