pronoun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Blow me down
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Blow me down if she didn’t just run off!
common sense tells you/me etc sth
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Common sense tells me that I should get more sleep.
Forgive me, but
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Forgive me, but I don’t think that is relevant.
forgive me for asking/saying etc sth ( also forgive my asking/saying etc )
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Forgive me for saying so , but that’s nonsense.
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Forgive my phoning you so late.
I'm a Celebrity ... Get me Out of Here!
if my memory serves (me correctly/right) (= used to say that you are almost certain you have remembered something correctly )
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If my memory serves me correctly, Johnson was also there.
It depresses me that
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It depresses me that nobody seems to care.
it doesn’t surprise me
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I didn’t know you two knew each other. Mind you, it doesn’t surprise me .
It gives me great pleasure (= I am very pleased )
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It gives me great pleasure to introduce tonight’s speaker.
It was stupid of me
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It was stupid of me to lose my temper.
know me from Adam (= she did not know me at all )
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She didn’t know me from Adam , but she was really helpful.
me and my big mouth (= said when you wish you had not told someone a secret )
Me neither
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‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘ Me neither .’
my feet are killing me informal (= my feet are hurting )
never cease to amaze me (= I am always surprised by them )
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The things people will do for charity never cease to amaze me .
see right through me
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I can’t bluff – she’d see right through me .
Spare me
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‘They own three houses. One in the country, one in ...’ ‘ Spare me .’
that reminds me (= used when something has just made you remember something you were going to say or do )
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Oh, that reminds me, I saw Jenny in town today.
that’s a new one on me spoken (= used to say that you have never heard something before )
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‘The office is going to be closed for six weeks this summer.’ ‘Really? That’s a new one on me.’
that’s fine by me/that’s fine with me etc spoken (= used when saying that you do not mind about something )
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If Scott wanted to keep his life secret, that was fine by her.
that’s fine by me/that’s fine with me etc spoken (= used when saying that you do not mind about something )
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If Scott wanted to keep his life secret, that was fine by her.
The suspense is killing me
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What happened next? The suspense is killing me .
the suspense is killing me (= I feel very excited or anxious because I do not know what will happen next )
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Come on then, tell me what happened; the suspense is killing me .
What do you take me for? (= what sort of person do you think I am? )
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Of course I won’t tell anyone! What do you take me for?
what worries me is .../the (only) thing that worries me is ...
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The only thing that worries me is the food. I don’t want to get food poisoning.
what worries me is .../the (only) thing that worries me is ...
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The only thing that worries me is the food. I don’t want to get food poisoning.
you don’t/can’t fool me
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You can’t fool me with that old excuse.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(even) if it kills me
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I'm going to finish this even if it kills me.
(it) beats me
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It beats me how these kids can afford to spend so much money on clothes and CDs.
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How do you measure such a thing? Beats me.
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If he beats me at this game, well, he beats me.
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Pretty secluded. Beats me what he does.
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There's only one thing beats me.
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Though why he wants to call himself a doctor beats me.
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Though why the Good Lord didn't strike Durham itself beats me, instead of causing us all this trouble.
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Well, I don't fight, he beats me up - it's my fault, I provoke him.
God give me strength!
I'm buggered/bugger me!
It works for me
My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?
a little bird told me (sth)
allow me
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Another of my promotions, if you will allow me to bask a little in his glory.
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Civil and commercial litigation allows me to help a client stand up for his rights.
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In the meantime, I hope you will allow me and my family a few hours of peace to think about things.
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It also allows me to determine the location and scale of a work in context.
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Most of them allowed me to use their names.
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The other photos on this fantasy book cover are of the people who allowed me to draw portraits of their lives.
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This play is allowing me to do what I trained to do.
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Will you allow me my conjugal rights?
be with you/me
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Anywhere I was with you would be home to me.
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At night his song is with me.
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He was with me the night I met Jasper.
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How compatible will you be with me and the other workers?
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I'd wanted Doug to be with me, but he couldn't get the time off.
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Our response should therefore be with you in early May.
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That's how it was with me and I know it was true for many others.
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The monster had promised to be with me on my wedding night, but he had not planned to kill me.
bear with me
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Bear with me for a minute while I check our records.
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Bear with me for just a couple of minutes while I find my notes.
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If you'll just bear with me, I'll explain.
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But I hope to learn these soon if anybody will have the goodness to bear with me.
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To explain just why, you will have to bear with me while I explain about the naming of modern medical potions.
believe (you) me
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No, it's too far to walk, believe me.
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And believe me, my wife does not enjoy reminding me twice.
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But I could see from the look in his eyes that he did not believe me.
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Conrad and Philippa don't believe me, not really.
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No, no, believe me, the less she knows of my activities, the better.
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Oh, please, you must believe me.
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There is nothing to do now but wait, and believe me, midnight seems like a week away.
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Those who did believe me offered no solace; only sympathy and empty platitudes.
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You think they gon na believe me?
between you and me
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Between you and me, I don't think she has a chance of getting that promotion.
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Between you and me, I think Elizabeth is a bit of a nightmare.
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But - between you and me - he's really past it.
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But just between you and me and a few hundred miles, thoughts of ancient spirits still trail closely behind.
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C'mon, secretly just between you and me the voice persisted in her head, it would be hard not to.
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I wanted everything to start afresh between you and me.
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In fact, between you and me, I think she's relieved.
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Look, Miranda, he said, those twenty long years that lie between you and me.
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This has to stay between you and me.
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You know the difference between you and me, Sherman?
between you, me, and the gatepost
blow/blow me/blow it etc
cannot for the life of me
color me surprised/confused/embarrassed etc
correct me if I'm wrong
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you say you'd never met him before?
correct me if I'm wrong
do me/us a favour!
do you read me?
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I do not want this to happen again! Do you read me?
don't ask me
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"How does this thing work?" "Don't ask me!"
don't blame me
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Go ahead, but don't blame me if it doesn't work.
don't come the innocent/victim/helpless male etc with me
don't get me wrong
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Don't get me wrong - I like Jenny, but she can be a little bossy.
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Don't get me wrong , I love my family, I just don't want to be with them all the time.
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I like Jenny, don't get me wrong , but I do think she acts a little childishly at times.
don't give me that
don't give me that line
don't make me laugh
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"Could you finish this by tomorrow?" "Don't make me laugh ."
don't mind me
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Oh, don't mind me, I was just thinking out loud.
don't remind me
don't tell me
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"We finally made it here." "Don't tell me - you couldn't find your keys."
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Don't tell me we're out of milk!
excuse me
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Excuse me - I didn't realize there was anyone in here.
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Excuse me for a minute. I'll be right back.
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Excuse me. I need to get through.
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Excuse me. Is this the right bus to the airport?
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Oh, excuse me, is that your bag I just stood on?
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Oh, excuse me. Did I mispronounce your name?
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Oh, excuse me. I didn't know you were standing in line.
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Answer, all I know is Sam and Diane were there, was there, excuse me.
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If you will excuse me I must get back to lurking.
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Oh excuse me, I am.
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Well, excuse me, M'Lud, there are other explanations.
excuse me (for living)!
far be it from me to do sth
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Far be it from me to tell you what to wear.
forgive me
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Forgive me for asking, but how old are you?
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Forgive me for saying this, but you really don't look well at all.
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Forgive me, I didn't mean to offend you.
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And I am almost glad, because now you can forgive me!
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But please say you will forgive me.
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But, if you will forgive me, perhaps I can just correct you on a couple of points.
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I am sure Martha will forgive me for saying that her very presence excites envy from others.
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I know that you've never forgiven me for what happened, and I don't blame you, darling.
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I must tell you something and you must forgive me.
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Mr. Soames I hope that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I do not.
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Of course - if you will forgive me for saying so - it is a bit stilted in its present form.
fuck me
give me sth (any day/time)
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I don't like those fancy French desserts. Give me a bowl of chocolate ice cream any day.
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And so this rural scene to which we had escaped gave me a frame of reference to understand my parents.
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Half an hour later, I was in a forest eating the bread they had given me.
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I gave her your number and told her to give me five minutes to warn you first.
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Just give me the one with 80 percent meat, 20 percent filler.
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Minna pulled away and gave me a look that was part triumph and part astonishment.
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Thelma, haggard and overly lipsticked, gave me a refill.
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They'd be sorry for me, they'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist.
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This gave me more information about the teams than any of the other committee members had.
give me strength
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I felt the blood running down my face, and the pain gave me strength .
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Some one give me strength , I pray.
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To find such understanding in a book gave me strength .
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When things looked dark, when the way was long, you gave me strength to continue.
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You say that I have the endurance - you say it in order to give me strength .
give me/it a break!
gracious (me)!/good gracious!/goodness gracious!
if you ask me
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All this stuff about poisons in the water supply is a load of hogwash, if you ask me.
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He's just plain crazy if you ask me.
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If you ask me, getting rid of the death tax is the best thing they could do.
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But the policeman wouldn't even have noticed, if you ask me.
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Good for him, if you ask me.
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Hanging around the house with a parson has saved the day, if you ask me.
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He's too keen, if you ask me.
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I give him my input if he asks me.
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Looks as if it should have been done hours ago, if you ask me.
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The bloke who made up those tests was the real loony if you ask me.
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There's more dies than lives in these alleys, if you ask me.
if you don't mind my saying so/if you don't mind me asking
it's all Greek to me
it/what gets me
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Again, it gets me away utterly from television.
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But it gets me out of the house for a while.
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But never mind the niceties: it gets me in.
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But what gets me most is when somebody dies who hasn't really lived.
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Heaven knows I've tried talking to him, but it gets me nowhere.
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Sometimes I can laugh it off but inside it gets me down.
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That's what gets me about it.
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The same old thing - cleaning the same things all the time, that's what gets me.
let me be the judge of that
let me remind you/may I remind you (that)
let me see
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And Martini rolls a big, let me see , a big nineteen.
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But you could give me this project, put me in charge of the entire operation - and let me see it through.
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I promised to give it the fifty-one hours, so that's, let me see , forty-five left.
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Now let me see if I can split the difference.
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So far, let me see , it's two-eighty.
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Why won't you let me see your schoolbooks nowadays?
let me think
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I said well, let me think about it.
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These kids were by... gee, let me think.
lucky you/me etc
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Here in the Adirondacks, if you were lucky you might have found an orange in your Christmas stocking.
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How lucky you were, I think.
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If you lucky you can do alright.
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If you are lucky you might get a codex thrown in for a good measure for telecomms application.
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It was lucky you were together when you found the bodies.
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You don't know how lucky you are in that respect.
make me/you sick
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He's so cute it makes me sick .
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It's enough to make you sick , the way they treat old people.
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Another helping will make you sick .
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But it made me sick and dizzy, so I didn't take it.
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Finally, the very thought of one more sweet and sticky mouthful would make him sick .
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He said riding in the ambulance made him sick .
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I was too young to exercise my intellectual force to demolish prejudices that made me sick .
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It made you sick to your stomach.
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It was the suspense that was making me sick .
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The shocking stills above are from the 1992 film and show the Ally McBeal star making herself sick after a binge.
me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc
me either
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"I've never had a broken bone." "Me either ."
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And when I go upstairs with somebody, that isn't me either .
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Books and magazines won't grab me either .
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But he, unconsciously, has not spared me either .
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Don't be writing to me either .
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I didn't look behind me either .
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I don't want to talk about me either , but just be what you are.
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Mrs Cigans can not accompany me either .
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No one ever told me either that a stepmother could suffer so badly from empty nest syndrome.
my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me!
my head/back etc is killing me
now you tell me!
pardon me
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Pardon me, but I'd better answer that phone.
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Pardon me, but that's not exactly what happened.
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Pardon me, can you tell me how to get to the library?
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Pardon me for thinking they were important, pardon me for feeling beautiful and lyrical, pardon me for loving you.
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And can you pardon me for coming to such a conclusion as that in the last line of my verses?
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I ask you to pardon me.
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Or is it, pardon me for being so vulgar but others will ask the same, her family?
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Rex, pardon me, but you don't seem to be shrugging helplessly or shaking your head.
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You must pardon me, by the way, for speaking to you in this vague way.
pardon me for breathing/living
pardon me for interrupting/asking/saying
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Pardon me for asking, but where did you buy your shoes?
rather you/him/her/them than me
remember me to sb
run that by me again
sb tells me (that)
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Debbie tells me you're looking for a new job.
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He tells me calmly that he would like another bellini at the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido.
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He always tells me what to see, what to read.
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He comes back and tells me his bus is forty two.
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Hindsight tells me that I was looking for trouble, but-at the time I knew nothing about it.
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Not in the violence, Tod tells me.
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Rachel tells me not to go to a gay therapist.
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She just calls me up and tells me how cool I am or whatever for an hour or something.
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Something tells me I won't be seeing her for a while either.
sb will be the death of me
search me!
show me the money
so help me (God)
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A police station, so help me, is a piece of the action.
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But, so help me ... I have done nothing!
tell me
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Tell me a little about yourself.
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Tell me about Thursday night. Did you visit Mrs Berry?
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Tell me Caroline, do you trust me?
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Tell me where you left the money.
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Tell me, do you think this dress matches theses shoes?
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Come in and tell me what the problem is.
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So tell me - what're you doing in Argentina?
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He told me I was too old to even be considered.
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It was Nina who told me otherwise.
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Look, will you tell me where you are?
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Nobody would dream of coming in uninvited, and telling me to put my cigarette out.
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She told me once that Spiritualists ate sweets during the service.
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She told me what she was looking for in the genealogy some kind of outlaw, I think.
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Then the nurse came to tell me that he wouldn't see me.
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They kept telling me that Dino and Bob and Leonardthey said, Those guys are killers, why are you protecting them?
tell me about it
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"I'm totally sick of my boss." "Yeah, tell me about it."
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But I was pleased they had told me about it once.
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Can you tell me about it?
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Her father, Meir Ahronson, told me about it himself.
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I remember the day when they told me about it.
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She had had a rewarding session with the dressmaker and wanted to tell me about it.
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You got problems, man, you tell me about it.
tell me another (one)
that's news to me!
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The meeting's been canceled? That's news to me.
this/that leads (me) to sth
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Anything less than that leads to what the theistic traditions frequently refer to as idolatry.
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But the priority is to get off a path that leads to more and more isolation.
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It is this that leads to the dependency culture predominant among deaf people in integrated education.
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It was a straight road, the kind of road that leads to a temple or a sacred monument.
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So that leads me to think that these sorts of events are not particularly uncommon.
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Then the operatives are more likely to make mistakes when set-ups are constantly changing, and that leads to increased wastage.
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This is the scene that leads to the Giza plateau.
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Those same lessons apply to changing our attitude from one that leads to failure to one that leads to success.
woe is me
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Oh woe is me, another potentially terrific game scuppered by an irritating multiload!
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Our only possible response before such a personal theophany can be: Woe is me!
words fail me
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Just look at this mess. Look at it. It's...\#Words fail me!
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To get off a train with a total stranger ... I really can not ... well, words fail me.
you can tell him from me
you could have fooled me
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"Look, we're doing our best to fix it." "Well, you could have fooled me."
you had me worried
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You really had me worried - I thought you didn't like the present.
you have me there
you won't catch me doing sth
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You won't catch me ironing his shirts!
you'll thank me
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You'll thank me for this one day, Laura.
you're putting me on!
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Seth is moving to Alaska? You're putting me on!
you're telling me
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"Wow, it's really hard working outside all day." "You're telling me!"
you've got me (there)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bud was sitting across from me .
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He reminds me of David Bowie.
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Judy, bring me that book.
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Kiki gave it to me for Christmas.
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You guys go without me .