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- buy out Phrasal verb To buy out means to purchase all of a business or someone’s share so you control it fully.
- buy up Phrasal verb To buy up means to quickly buy all or most of something available, often to gain control of it.
- by all means Collocation B2 Certainly; yes; definitely. Used to give permission or express strong agreement or to indicate that something should be…
- by close of business Collocation B2 By the end of the working day; by the time the office or place of business closes. Used to set a deadline.
- by hook or by crook Idiom C1 Using any method necessary to achieve something, whether fair or not.
- by the book Idiom B2 If you do something by the book, you follow the official rules exactly.
- By the way Collocation A1 Used to introduce a new topic, often tangential, or to add information that wasn't previously mentioned.
- cabinet Word C1 A cabinet is a piece of furniture with doors or drawers used for storing things.
- calculation Word C1 A calculation is the process of using numbers to find an answer or estimate.
- calendar invite Collocation B1 An electronic request sent to someone to ask them to attend a meeting or event, which automatically adds the event to t…
- call after Phrasal verb To visit or phone someone briefly, usually on your way somewhere else or soon after an event.
- Call an ambulance. Collocation A2 To summon emergency medical services by dialing the emergency number (e.g., 911, 999, 112) when someone is seriously il…
- call around Phrasal verb To call several people or places to get information or find someone or something.
- call away Phrasal verb To call away means to contact someone and make them leave what they are doing, usually for something urgent.
- call back Phrasal verb To call back means to return someone’s phone call or contact them again.
- call down Phrasal verb To call down is to criticize or scold someone for doing something wrong.
- call for Phrasal verb To call for something means to require it or make it necessary.
- call in Phrasal verb To call in means to ask someone to come or to contact a place by phone, or to visit briefly.
- call it a day Idiom B2 To decide to stop working or doing an activity for the remainder of the day.
- call it quits Idiom B2 To stop doing something or end an effort because continuing is no longer worthwhile.